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Teri Garr
Actor
Born December 11, 1944 (77 years)
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
| 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise · as (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Expired · as Claire's Mother / Aunt Tilde |
| 2007 | Kabluey · as Suze |
| 2006 | Unaccompanied Minors · as Valerie's Sister |
| 2005 | A Taste of Jupiter · as Ginnie |
| 2005 | Aloha, Scooby-Doo! · as Mayor Molly Quinn (voice) |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2004 | The Best TV Shows That Never Were · as Roberta Lincoln |
| 2002 | Life Without Dick · as Madame Hugonaut |
| 2002 | What's New Scooby-Doo? (TV Series) · as Sandy Gordon |
| 2002 | Greetings From Tucson (TV Series) · as Helen |
| 2002 | Life with Bonnie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2001 | A Colder Kind of Death · as Tess Malone |
| 2001 | Ghost World · as Maxine (uncredited) |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine (TV Series) · as Mimi Stark |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker · as Mary McGinnis (voice) |
| 1999 | Dick · as Helen Lorenzo |
| 1999 | Kill the Man · as Mrs. Livingston |
| 1999 | The Sky Is Falling · as Unknown |
| 1999 | Batman Beyond (TV Series) · as Mary McGinnis (voice) |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Minerva Grahame-Bishop |
| 1999 | Half a Dozen Babies · as Lee Dilley |
| 1998 | Felicity (TV Series) · as Dr. Zwick |
| 1998 | Casper Meets Wendy · as Fanny |
| 1997 | Changing Habits · as Connie |
| 1997 | NightScream · as Julie Ordwell |
| 1997 | Ronnie & Julie · as Elizabeth Monroe |
| 1997 | The Weird Al Show (TV Series) · as Teri Garr |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Laney (voice) |
| 1997 | A Simple Wish · as Rena |
| 1996 | Michael · as Judge Esther Newberg |
| 1996 | Double Jeopardy · as Cindy Dubroski |
| 1996 | Sabrina, The Teenage Witch (TV Series) · as Yenta |
| 1996 | Men Behaving Badly (US) (TV Series) · as Carol |
| 1995 | Perfect Alibi · as Laney Tolbert |
| 1995 | Women of the House (TV Series) · as Sissy Emerson |
| 1995 | Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (TV Series) · as Teri |
| 1994 | Ready to Wear · as Louise Hamilton |
| 1994 | Aliens for Breakfast · as Mrs. Bickerstaff |
| 1994 | Duckman (TV Series) · as Vanessa La Pert |
| 1994 | Friends (TV Series) · as Phoebe Abbott Sr. |
| 1994 | ER (TV Series) · as Celinda Randlett |
| 1994 | Dumb and Dumber · as Helen Swanson |
| 1993 | Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert · as Brita Burrows |
| 1993 | Good Advice (TV Series) · as Paige Turner |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Nancy (voice) |
| 1992 | The Player · as Teri Garr |
| 1992 | Mom and Dad Save the World · as Marge Nelson |
| 1992 | Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View · as Susan Woolley |
| 1992 | Adventures in Wonderland (TV Series) · as Duchess |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show (TV Series) · as Teri Garr |
| 1991 | Stranger in the Family · as Randi Thompson |
| 1991 | The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV Series) · as Selena |
| 1990 | Short Time · as Carolyn Simpson |
| 1990 | Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme · as Jill (of Jack and Jill) |
| 1990 | Waiting for the Light · as Kay |
| 1989 | Let It Ride · as Pam |
| 1989 | Out Cold · as Sunny |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1988 | Full Moon in Blue Water · as Louise |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown (TV Series) · as Teri Garr |
| 1987 | Pack of Lies · as Helen Schaefer |
| 1986 | Miracles · as Jean |
| 1986 | Intimate Strangers · as Sally Bierston |
| 1986 | Fresno (TV Series) · as Talon Kensington |
| 1985 | After Hours · as Julie |
| 1984 | Firstborn · as Wendy |
| 1984 | To Catch a King · as Hannah Winter |
| 1983 | Mr. Mom · as Caroline Butler |
| 1983 | The Sting II · as Veronica |
| 1983 | The Black Stallion Returns · as Alec Ramsay's Mother |
| 1983 | Do It Debbie's Way · as Unknown |
| 1982 | The Escape Artist · as Arlene |
| 1982 | Prime Suspect · as Amy McCleary |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as Princess |
| 1982 | Tootsie · as Sandy |
| 1981 | One from the Heart · as Frannie |
| 1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway · as Ericka |
| 1980 | Witches' Brew · as Margaret Lightman |
| 1979 | The Black Stallion · as Alec's Mother |
| 1979 | Java Junkie · as Waitress |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind · as Ronnie Neary |
| 1977 | Oh, God! · as Bobbie Landers |
| 1976 | Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood · as Fluffy Peters |
| 1974 | The Conversation · as Amy Fredericks |
| 1974 | Young Frankenstein · as Inga |
| 1973 | The Girl with Something Extra (TV Series) · as Amber |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Maria Thompson |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H (TV Series) · as Suzanne |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show (TV Series) · as Miss Brennan |
| 1972 | Maude (TV Series) · as Mrs. Carlson |
| 1971 | Summertree · as Bennie's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
| 1971 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (TV Series) · as Wife/Singer |
| 1970 | The Moonshine War · as Young Wife |
| 1970 | McCloud (TV Series) · as Sgt. Phyllis Norton |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple (TV Series) · as Insurance Agent |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Amelia |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Maggie Philbin |
| 1968 | Mayberry R.F.D. (TV Series) · as Cashier |
| 1968 | Head · as Testy True (as Terry Garr) |
| 1967 | Clambake · as Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Cool Ones · as Whiz Girl |
| 1967 | Movin' with Nancy · as Dancer |
| 1967 | The Mothers-In-Law (TV Series) · as The Usherette |
| 1966 | For Pete's Sake! · as actor |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Roberta Lincoln |
| 1966 | That Girl (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Girl Outside Rink |
| 1965 | Red Line 7000 · as Nightclub Dancer |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! · as Harem Girl (uncredited) |
| 1965 | Where The Action Is (TV Series) · as The Telegram Lady |
| 1964 | Roustabout · as Girlie Show Dancer |
| 1964 | What a Way to Go! · as Dancer in Shipboard Number |
| 1964 | Kissin' Cousins · as Hillbilly Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Pajama Party · as Pajama Girl |
| 1964 | Viva Las Vegas · as Dancer (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Fun in Acapulco · as Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Girl in Red Convertible |