Teri Garr

Teri Garr

  • Birthday: 1944-12-11
  • Place of birth: Lakewood, Ohio, USA
  • Also know as: Teri Hope

Biography

Teri Ann Garr (born December 11, 1944) is a retired American actress, dancer and singer. She frequently appeared in comedic roles throughout her career, which spans four decades and includes over 140 credits in film and television Her accolades include one Academy Award nomination, a BAFTA Award nomination, and one National Board of Review Award. Born in Lakewood, Ohio, Garr was raised in North Hollywood. She is the third child of a comedic-actor father and a studio costumer mother. In her youth, Garr trained in ballet and other forms of dance. She began her career as a teenager with small roles in television and film in the early 1960s, including appearances as a dancer in six Elvis Presley musicals. After spending two years attending college, Garr left Los Angeles and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City. Her self-described "big break" as an actress was landing a role in the Star Trek episode "Assignment: Earth", after which she said, "I finally started to get real acting work." Garr had a supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola's thriller The Conversation (1974) before having her film breakthrough as Inga in Young Frankenstein (1974). In 1977, she was cast in a high-profile role in Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Garr continued to appear in various high-profile roles throughout the 1980s, including supporting parts in the comedies Tootsie (1982), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Sandra Lester, and then appearing opposite Michael Keaton the next year in Mr. Mom (1983). She reunited with Coppola the same year, appearing in his musical One from the Heart (1982), followed by a supporting part in Martin Scorsese's black comedy After Hours (1985). Her quick banter led to Garr being a regular guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and Late Night with David Letterman. In the 1990s, she appeared in two films by Robert Altman: The Player (1992) and Prêt-à-Porter (1994), followed by supporting roles in Michael (1996) and Ghost World (2001). She also appeared on television as Phoebe Abbott in three episodes of the sitcom Friends (1997–98). In 2002, Garr announced that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the symptoms of which had negatively affected her ability to perform beginning in the 1990s.

Filmography

Mom and Dad Save the World

1992

As Marge Nelson

Firstborn

1984

As Wendy

Ronnie and Julie

1997

As Elizabeth Monroe

Where's the Bus?

1966

As Girl

Perfect Alibi

1995

As Laney Tolbert

Stranger in the Family

1991

As Randi Thompson

Witches' Brew

1980

As Margaret Lightman

Flapjack Floozie

1988

As Helen Eagles

To Catch a King

1984

As 汉娜·温特

Young Frankenstein

1974

As Inga

The Absent-Minded Waiter

1977

As Susan Cates

Mr. Mom

1983

As Caroline

One from the Heart

1982

As Frannie

Changing Habits

1997

As Connie

Miracles

1986

As Jean

To Catch a King

1984

As Hannah Winter

Pack of Lies

1987

As Helen Schaefer

Out Cold

1989

As Sunny

Java Junkie

1979

As Waitress

The Winter of Our Discontent

1983

As Mary Hawley

Prime Suspect

1982

As Amy McCleary

Intimate Strangers

1986

As Sally Bierston

The Dream Studio

2004

As self

Oh, God!

1977

As Bobbie Landers

Short Time

1990

As Carolyn Simpson

Tootsie

1982

As Sandy

The Sting II

1983

As Veronica

Casper Meets Wendy

1998

As Fanny

The Black Stallion

1979

As Alec's Mother

Expired

2007

As Claire's Mother / Aunt Tilde

Let It Ride

1989

As Pam

The Sky is Falling

2001

As Mona Hall

Double Jeopardy

1996

As Cindy Dubroski

Do It Debbie's Way

1983

As Self

After Hours

1985

As Julie

Dumb and Dumber

1994

As Helen Swanson

The Escape Artist

1982

As Arlene

Once Upon a Brothers Grimm

1977

As Frog Princess

Kill the Man

1999

As Mrs. Livingston

Doctor Franken

1980

As Kelli Fisher

Life Without Dick

2002

As Madame Hugonaut

The Definite Maybe

1997

As Dionne Waters

Half a Dozen Babies

1999

As Lee Dilley

Aliens for Breakfast

1994

As Mrs. Bickerstaff

Batman Beyond: The Movie

1999

As Mary McGinnis (voice)

Dick

1999

As Helen Lorenzo

Honky Tonk Freeway

1981

As Ericka

The Wandering Soul Murders

2001

As Tess Malone

NightScream

1997

As Julie Ordwell

The Cool Ones

1967

As Whiz Girl

Law and Order

1976

As Rita Wasinski

Michael

1996

As Judge Esther Newberg

The Black Stallion Returns

1983

As Alec Ramsay's Mother

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990

As Jill (of Jack and Jill)

Changes

1969

As Waitress

Aloha Scooby-Doo!

2005

As Mayor Molly Quinn (voice)

The Conversation

1974

As Amy Fredericks

Maryjane

1968

As Teri

Kabluey

2007

As Suze

Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein

1996

As Inga (archive footage)

A Simple Wish

1997

As Rena

Fun in Acapulco

1963

As Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Murder Live!

1997

As JoAnn McGrath

Kissin' Cousins

1964

As Hillbilly Dancer (uncredited)

Summertree

1971

As Bennie's Girlfriend (uncredited)

The Moonshine War

1970

As Young Wife

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

2000

As Mary McGinnis (voice)

Head

1968

As Testy True

Clambake

1967

As Dancer (uncredited)

Red Line 7000

1965

As Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

As Self (archive footage)

Ready to Wear

1994

As Louise Hamilton

Viva Las Vegas

1964

As Dancer (uncredited)

Roustabout

1964

As Carnival Dancer (uncredited)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965

As Harem Girl (uncredited)

Pajama Party

1964

As Pajama Girl

The T.A.M.I. Show

1964

As Self - Go-Go Dancer (uncredited)

What a Way to Go!

1964

As Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)

The Player

1992

As Teri Garr

Ghost World

2001

As Maxine (uncredited)

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

As Self (archive footage)

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