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Teri Garr
Terry Ann Garr, known as Teri Garr, was born on December 11, 1944, and she died on October 29, 2024. She was a renowned American actress particularly lauded for her comedic roles in film and television in the 1970s and 1980s. Garr often portrayed characters struggling to cope with life-changing experiences. She received nominations for an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award for her performance in Tootsie (1982) as a struggling actress who loses a pivotal soap opera role to her male friend and acting coach.
Garr was raised in North Hollywood, California, and began her career as a teenager with small roles in television and film in the early 1960s. After spending two years attending college, she moved to New York City and studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. She gained significant attention for her roles in films such as Francis Ford Coppola's thriller The Conversation and Mel Brooks's comedy horror Young Frankenstein. Continued success followed with major roles in films like Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and The Black Stallion (1979). In the 1980s, she continued to garner acclaim for her roles in films such as One from the Heart (1982), Mr. Mom (1983), and After Hours (1985). Garr announced her retirement from acting in 2011 following a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Terry Ann Garr
Born: Los Angeles, California, U.S
Citizenship: American
Birthday: December 11, 1944
Occupations: Actress
Years Active: 1963-2011
Children: 1
Spouses: John O'Neil
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Awards and Nominations Received by Teri Garr
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Movies Featuring Teri Garr
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
One from the Heart (re-release)
Kabluey
Oh, God!
Let It Ride
Mr. Mom
The Escape Artist
Firstborn
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
And the Oscar Goes To…
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
The Making of ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’
Life Without Dick
Searching for Debra Winger
Aloha Scooby-Doo!
Short Time
Mother Goose Rock ’n’ Rhyme
Waiting for the Light
Stranger in the Family
Doctor Franken
Inside the Coppola Personality
One from the Heart
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Robert Altman’s Players
Witches’ Brew
The Tale of the Frog Prince
The Sting II
Steve Martin: Homage to Steve
Night of 100 Stars II
Prime Suspect
To Catch a King
The History of White People in America
Miracles
Fresno
Full Moon in Blue Water
Out Cold
The Winter of Our Discontent
Flapjack Floozie
Honky Tonk Freeway
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Clambake
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Summertree
Kissin’ Cousins
Mom and Dad Save the World
The Moonshine War
Head
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Fun in Acapulco
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Pajama Party
What a Way to Go!
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Prêt-à-Porter
The Cool Ones
Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video
Maryjane
The T.A.M.I. Show
Casper Meets Wendy
Changing Habits
Aliens for Breakfast
Red Line 7000
A Better Man: The Making of ‘Tootsie’
Where’s the Bus?
Perfect Alibi
Changes
Ronnie and Julie
Half a Dozen Babies
Batman Beyond: The Movie
The Absent-Minded Waiter
Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein
A Simple Wish
Java Junkie
Career Timeline
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1990
Short Time
Carolyn Simpson
Mother Goose Rock ’n’ Rhyme
Jill (of Jack and Jill)
Waiting for the Light
Kay
1982
The Escape Artist
One from the Heart
Frannie
The Tale of the Frog Prince
Princess
Prime Suspect
Amy McCleary
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Oh, God!
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
Frog Princess
Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary
Self
The Absent-Minded Waiter
Susan Cates
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Harem Girl (uncredited)
Red Line 7000
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
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