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Teri Garr
Terry Ann "Teri" Garr was an American actress, comedian and dancer. Known for her comedic roles in film and television in the 1970s and 1980s, she often played women struggling to cope with the life-changing experiences of their husbands, children or boyfriends. She received nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award for her performance in Tootsie (1982), playing a strugglin…
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entertainment · American actress (1944–2024) · actor · dancer · television actor · film actor · voice actor · stage actor · also Teri Garr, Terry Ann Garr, Terry Garr, Garr
Born 11 December 1944 · Died 29 October 2024 · Q233873
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2026· 1 entry
2024· 14 entries
The Cheat Sheet: Teri Garr Wasn’t Impressed By Elvis Presley’s Movies: ‘They Were Bad’
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Decider: Teri Garr Was Funny, Smart, And Beautiful — And Always Came Out On Top When Sparring With Men
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Hollywood Life: Celebrity Tributes for Teri Garr After Her Death: Dustin Hoffman, Lisa Kudrow & More
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New York Daily News: Teri Garr, ‘Tootsie’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’ star, dead at 79 after long MS battle
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Hollywood Life: Teri Garr’s Net Worth: How Much the Late Actress Made Before Her Death
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Page Six: Teri Garr, star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ dead at 79
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Yahoo: Teri Garr's Memory Celebrated On Social Media
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WWNO: Teri Garr, actor, comedian and multiple sclerosis ambassador, dies at 79
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Yahoo: Teri Garr's Life in Photos
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IndieWire: Teri Garr, Beloved Actress Who Made Audiences Laugh in ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ Dead at 79
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WSLS 10: Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died
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Deadline.com: Teri Garr Dies: ‘Tootsie’ Oscar Nominee & ‘Young Frankenstein’ Star Was 79
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Died 2024-10-29.
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“I don't want to say I'm envious of any other woman's body. It's a bad myth to perpetuate. Women have enough trouble liking themselves.”
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2019· 1 entry
It was revealed Garr had retired from acting in 2011
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2006· 1 entry
Garr published an autobiography, Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood, which details her career and health struggles after her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2002
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2002· 1 entry
Garr announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the symptoms of which had affected her ability to perform
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1993· 1 entry
Garr married building contractor John O'Neil, and that same year, in November, they adopted daughter Molly O'Neil
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1989· 1 entry
Garr appeared in Let It Ride, also opposite Dreyfuss
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1986· 1 entry
Garr appeared in episode 2223 of Sesame Street as Amelia Adams, a student of Oscar the Grouch's school, Oscar's New School For Grouch Research
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1982· 2 entries
Film critic Pauline Kael called her "the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on the screen
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Starred opposite Dustin Hoffman in the comedy Tootsie (1982), playing an actress whose actor friend (Hoffman) disguises himself as a woman to further his career
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1980· 1 entry
1983, and 1985), and was a frequent visitor on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, appearing over 40 times
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1978· 1 entry
Garr appeared off-Broadway in a production of One Crack Out by Canadian playwright David French, playing the wife of Charlie, a pool hustler in Toronto
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1972· 1 entry
Landed a regular role in The Ken Berry "WOW" Show, a summer replacement series
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1968· 1 entry
Appeared in both The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry R
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1966· 1 entry
Garr made one appearance on Batman (episode seven, uncredited)
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1944· 1 entry
Born 1944-12-11.
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