Posted on 10/29/2024 11:17:54 AM PDT by DFG
Actress Teri Garr has died at age 79, Variety reported on Tuesday.
Garr passed away in Los Angeles after a long battle with multiple sclerosis.
The late star was best known for her roles in the films “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” the latter of which earned her an Oscar nomination.
Garr was born on December 11, 1944 in Lakewood, Ohio. She moved to Los Angeles and then later to New York to pursue acting. She started out as a go-go dancer and made appearances in six Elvis Presley musicals in the 1960s.
Her first on-screen speaking role was in 1968’s “Head,” written and produced by Jack Nicholson.
Some of her other earliest credits included appearances in shows like “Star Trek,” “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour,” and “The New Dick Van Dyke Show.”
Garr’s big break came with her role as Inga, Frankenstein’s assistant, in Mel Brooks’ 1974 comedy horror “Young Frankenstein.” Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman and Cloris Leachman also starred in the movie.
That same year, Garr starred in Francis Ford Coppola’s thriller “The Conversation.” She followed that up with Steven Spielberg’s 1977 sci-fi film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”
Come the 1980s, Garr landed a role opposite Dustin Hoffman in the satirical rom-com “Tootsie.” Her performance as Sandy Lester earned Garr her first and only nomination for an Academy Award.
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Sad.
Inga made her career.
Likeable personality, but of course hollyweird liberal left.
RIP Teri Garr. You leave us with good memories and a smile.
Damn. Was always a fan
Cute voice, and ALL the rest.
Thanx, dahlin'
“What Knockers!”
“Oh, thanks!”
What knockers
One of a handful of favorites for me. Beautiful and funny - a tough combination to beat.
"Zhank you, Herr Doktor!"
One of my favorite holywood actresses. Grace Kelly and Aubrey Hepburn are the tops.
Teri played the angry wife in both “Close Encounters” and “O God”.
Just beautiful.
oops Audrey
She was fun to watch and she had a nice laugh and smile.
She was beautiful. I always enjoyed her acting. It’s too bad about her long battle with MS.
What knockers.🤣🤣
Every time one of Dave's headline guests canceled, he would replace the guest with Teri Garr. Garr would pretend that she was miffed or insulted, and she played that routine to perfection, again and again.
Always liked her.
79 is a full life, even though she had MS for 40 years.
No one gets smarter, healthier, or happier after age 80.
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