Place of Birth: Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Teri Garr
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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
---|---|---|
The Conversation | Amy Fredericks | 1974 |
Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Ronnie Neary | 1977 |
Ghost World | Maxine (uncredited) | 2001 |
The Player | Teri Garr | 1992 |
Michael | Judge Esther Newberg | 1996 |
Young Frankenstein | Inga | 1974 |
Ready to Wear | Louise Hamilton | 1994 |
After Hours | Julie | 1985 |
The Absent-Minded Waiter | Susan Cates | 1977 |
Oh, God! | Bobbie Landers | 1977 |
Life Without Dick | Madame Hugonaut | 2002 |
Short Time | Carolyn Simpson | 1990 |
Dumb and Dumber | Helen Swanson | 1994 |
The Black Stallion Returns | Alec Ramsay's Mother | 1983 |
Tootsie | Sandy | 1982 |
Mom and Dad Save the World | Marge Nelson | 1992 |
Mr. Mom | Caroline | 1983 |
Full Moon in Blue Water | Louise | 1988 |
One from the Heart | Frannie | 1982 |
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | Fluffy Peters | 1976 |
The Sting II | Veronica | 1983 |
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme | Jill (of Jack and Jill) | 1990 |
Batman Beyond: The Movie | Mary McGinnis (voice) | 1999 |
Dick | Helen Lorenzo | 1999 |
Casper Meets Wendy | Fanny | 1998 |
The Black Stallion | Alec's Mother | 1979 |
A Simple Wish | Rena | 1997 |
Honky Tonk Freeway | Ericka | 1981 |
Head | Testy True | 1968 |
Expired | Claire's Mother / Aunt Tilde | 2007 |
Let It Ride | Pam | 1989 |
Firstborn | Wendy | 1984 |
The Escape Artist | Arlene | 1982 |
The Wandering Soul Murders | Tess Malone | 2001 |
Waiting for the Light | Kay | 1990 |
NightScream | Julie Ordwell | 1997 |
Changing Habits | Connie | 1997 |
Changes | Waitress | 1969 |
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve | Herself | 1984 |
Miracles | Jean | 1986 |
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm | Frog Princess | 1977 |
To Catch a King | Hannah Winter | 1984 |
Pack of Lies | Helen Schaefer | 1987 |
Out Cold | Sunny | 1989 |
Java Junkie | Waitress | 1979 |
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary | Self | 1977 |
Ronnie and Julie | Elizabeth Monroe | 1997 |
Fun in Acapulco | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | 1963 |
Kissin' Cousins | Hillbilly Dancer (uncredited) | 1964 |
Summertree | Bennie's Girlfriend (uncredited) | 1971 |
Maryjane | Teri | 1968 |
The Moonshine War | Young Wife | 1970 |
Clambake | Dancer (uncredited) | 1967 |
The Cool Ones | Whiz Girl | 1967 |
Where's the Bus? | Girl | 1966 |
The Definite Maybe | Dionne Waters | 1997 |
Perfect Alibi | Laney Tolbert | 1995 |
The Sky is Falling | Mona Hall | 2001 |
The Winter of Our Discontent | Mary Hawley | 1983 |
Stranger in the Family | Randi Thompson | 1991 |
Kill the Man | Mrs. Livingston | 1999 |
Witches' Brew | Margaret Lightman | 1980 |
Inside the Coppola Personality | Self | 1981 |
Double Jeopardy | Cindy Dubroski | 1996 |
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Mary McGinnis (voice) | 2000 |
The Tale of the Frog Prince | Princess | 1982 |
Half a Dozen Babies | Lee Dilley | 1999 |
Kabluey | Suze | 2007 |
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine | Self (segment "Coppola") | 1981 |
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' | Self | 2001 |
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' | Self | 2008 |
Aloha Scooby-Doo! | Mayor Molly Quinn (voice) | 2005 |
Robert Altman's Players | Self | 1992 |
Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View | Susan Woolley | 1992 |
Murder Live! | JoAnn McGrath | 1997 |
Prime Suspect | Amy McCleary | 1982 |
And the Oscar Goes To... | Self (archive footage) | 2014 |
Doctor Franken | Kelli Fisher | 1980 |
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder | Marsha Pegler | 1990 |
Do It Debbie's Way | Self | 1983 |
Aliens for Breakfast | Mrs. Bickerstaff | 1994 |
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein | Inga (archive footage) | 1996 |
The T.A.M.I. Show | Self - Go-Go Dancer (uncredited) | 1964 |
Law and Order | Rita Wasinski | 1976 |
Searching for Debra Winger | Self | 2002 |
Intimate Strangers | Sally Bierston | 1986 |
Flapjack Floozie | Helen Eagles | 1988 |
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video | Self | 1979 |
Viva Las Vegas | Dancer (uncredited) | 1964 |
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Harem Girl (uncredited) | 1965 |
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk | Susie | 1967 |
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) | 2013 |
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic | 1991 | |
The Dream Studio | self | 2004 |
Pajama Party | Pajama Girl | 1964 |
A Swingin' Affair | 1963 | |
What a Way to Go! | Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited) | 1964 |
Roustabout | Carnival Dancer (uncredited) | 1964 |
Red Line 7000 | Nightclub Dancer (uncredited) | 1965 |
For Pete's Sake | 1966 | |
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert | Brita Burrows | 1993 |
Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985 |
Jackie Gleason: The Great One | Self | 1988 |
A Taste Of Jupiter | 2005 | |
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim | Self | 1987 |
Shining Time Station: One of the Family | Sister Conductor | 1995 |
The History of White People in America | Self | 1985 |
You Haven't Changed a Bit | Corinne | 1970 | Series | Cast | Year |
That Girl | 1966 | |
Life with Bonnie | Mrs. Abigail Portinbody | 2002 |
King of the Hill | Laney (voice) | 1997 |
Friends | Phoebe Sr. | 1994 |
Adventures in Wonderland | Duchess | 1992 |
Good & Evil | 1991 | |
Star Trek | Roberta Lincoln | 1966 |
Batman Beyond | Mary McGinnis (voice) | 1999 |
M*A*S*H | Lt. Suzanne Marquette | 1972 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Minerva Grahame-Bishop | 1999 |
Frasier | Nancy (voice) | 1993 |
Women of the House | Sissy Emerson | 1995 |
The Girl with Something Extra | Amber | 1973 |
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Yenta | 1996 |
Good Advice | Paige Turner | 1993 |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Princess | 1982 |
Wogan | Self | 1982 |
Fresno | Talon Kensington | 1986 |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
The Tony Danza Show | Self | 2004 |
Tales from the Crypt | Irene Paloma | 1989 |
The Odd Couple | Insurance Agent | 1970 |
Bitte umblättern | Self | 1977 |
ER | Celinda Randlett | 1994 |
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | Wife/Singer | 1971 |
The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | 1973 |
The Weird Al Show | 1997 | |
Legends | Inga (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2006 |
Dream On | Sandra McCadden | 1990 |
The Mothers-in-Law | Usherette | 1967 |
Shindig! | Self - Dancer | 1964 |
Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | 1975 |
Felicity | Dr. Zwick | 1998 |
Intimate Portrait | Self | 1993 |
Faerie Tale Theatre | Self | 1982 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1962 |
The Andy Griffith Show | Girl In A Red Convertible | 1960 |
Mayberry R.F.D. | Cashier | 1968 |
McCloud | Sgt. Phyllis Norton | 1970 |
What's New, Scooby-Doo? | Sandy Gordon (voice) | 2002 |
Men Behaving Badly | Carol | 1996 |