She was perfect as the quirky blonde in Martin Scorsese's hugely underrated comedy "After Hours".
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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Rest In Peace, Teri.
She was perfect as the quirky blonde in Martin Scorsese's hugely underrated comedy "After Hours".
Sad news. I remember her in the episode of Star Trek with Gary Seven.
I forgot to add my girls were 4 and 1 when she passed - instantly became a real life “Mr Mom”
Terri was a good actress and was especially cute in Young Frankenstein.
!! — I remember seeing that episode, and thinking, “Wait, she looks famil— WHAT KNOCKERS!”
Ruined that episode of Star Trek for me from then on. 🤣
Great lines by the writers with absolutely fantastic delivery.
I loved her. She was so fun. Remember her first in the original Star Trek series.
I think that episode was intended to become a new TV series by Roddenberry.
It was but it didn’t get picked up.
Da feelin' is mootchal!
-PJ
R.I.P.
I always liked Teri Garr.
Damn MS ended her career far too early. Lovely woman. It is only by accident she got into pictures. Her mother worked for the studio as a seamstress, and told her daughter Teri to try out for the role.
She was in an episode of Star Trek — 1968?
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Inga: Vere Volf ( after hearing a howl )
Dr. Frankenstein: Where Wolf?
Igor: ( pointing to the source of the howl ) There.
Dr. Frankenstein: Where?
Igor: There wolf. There castle.
Dr. Frankenstein: Why are you talking that way ?
Igor: I thought you wanted to.
Dr. Frankenstein: No, I don’t want to.
Igor: [shrugs] Suit yourself. I’m easy.
😂 😆 😝
Sad.... I always liked her.
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