Teri Garr
Teri Garr at the AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) benefit (date unknown)
Born	Teri Ann Garr December 11, 1944 (1944-12-11) (age 63) Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Spouse(s)	John O'Neil (1993-1996)

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Biography

Early life

Garr was born in Lakewood, Ohio. Her father, Eddie Garr (né Gonnau), was a vaudeville performer, comedian and actor whose career peaked when he briefly took over the lead role in the Broadway drama Tobacco Road. Her mother, Phyllis (née Lind), was a dancer, wardrobe mistress, and model.^[2] Garr is a graduate of Magnificat High School, an all-girl's Roman Catholic high school in Rocky River, Ohio. Lakewood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. ... This article is about the musical variety theatre. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Tobacco Road is a term that refers to the tobacco producing area of North Carolina, and is often used when referring to sports (particularly basketball) played between rival North Carolina universities. ... Look up Wardrobe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Magnificat High School is a Catholic all-female college preparatory high school located in Rocky River, Ohio, a residential suburb west of Cleveland, Ohio. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Rocky River is a city located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. ...

Career

Early in her career she was sometimes credited as Terri Garr, Terry Garr, Teri Hope, or Terry Carr. Garr's movie debut was as an extra in 1963's A Swingin' Affair. During her early career she appeared in several Elvis Presley movies, usually in uncredited roles as a dancer. She had a cameo appearance as a damsel in distress in The Monkees film Head. For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... A Swingin’ Affair! A Swingin Affair is a 1962 jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon, recorded two days after his best-known album Go!, and with the same line-up. ... Elvis redirects here. ... A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television. ... A poster for The Perils of Pauline (1914). ... The Monkees were a pop-rock quartet created and based in Los Angeles in 1965 for an NBC American television series of the same name. ... Head is a motion picture released in 1968, starring TV group The Monkees (in credit order: Peter Tork, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz and Michael Nesmith), and distributed by Columbia Pictures. ...

Garr later had significant roles in major films such as Young Frankenstein, Oh, God!, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Stallion and Mr. Mom. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Dustin Hoffman's actress friend in Tootsie. For the musical, see Young Frankenstein (musical). ... Oh God! is a 1977 comedy film directed by Carl Reiner based on a novel by Avery Corman. ... This article is about the film; for the definition of the UFO related phenomenon, see Close encounter. ... The Black Stallion, known as the Black or Shetan, is the title character from author Walter Farleys bestselling series about the wild stallion is his young friend Alec Ramsay. ... For the Lonestar song, see Mr. ... George Fields and Dorothy Michaels at the Russian Tea Room Tootsie is a 1982 comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult makes it hard for him to find work. ...

Garr has also appeared frequently on television. A notable early appearance came in the Star Trek episode "Assignment: Earth" (1968). 'The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, The Ken Berry 'Wow' Show, and The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour. She hosted Saturday Night Live three times throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s. As a recurring guest on Late Night with David Letterman, she was renowned for her unscripted banter with personal friend Letterman, who once goaded her into showering in his office while the camera rolled.^[3][4] She played a recurring character in Friends (the estranged birth mother of Lisa Kudrow's character, Phoebe Buffay) in the late 1990s. The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... Assignment: Earth is a second season episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour was a variety show which ran on CBS from August 1971 until May 1974. ... Kenneth Ronald Ken Berry (born November 3, 1933, in Moline, Illinois) is an American dancer, and comedic actor. ... Jack Burns (born November 15, 1933) is an American comedian. ... Avery Schreiber (April 9, 1935 - January 7, 2002) was an American comedian. ... This article is about the American television series. ... Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. ... David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.) is an award-winning American comedian, late night talk show host, television producer, philanthropist, and IRL IndyCar Series car owner. ... This article is about the television show. ... Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow (born July 30, 1963) is an Emmy Award- and SAG-winning American actress best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the popular television sitcom Friends. ... Phoebe Buffay-Hannigan (born February 16, 1967) is a fictional character from the popular US television sitcom Friends (1994-2004), played by Lisa Kudrow. ...

Garr appeared in a series of local television commercials in several markets for various FM radio stations.

Personal life

Teri Garr said that in 1990 a woman called her at around 4:30 A.M. telling Garr that she slept with Garr's boyfriend. An enraged Garr drove to her ex-boyfriend's house and smashed the windows. The ex-boyfriend called police. Once police arrived Garr talked to the police and left. Police never filed charges against Garr.^[5] This article is about the year. ...

In October 2002, Garr made it public that she has multiple sclerosis.^[6] After years of uncertainty and secrecy surrounding her diagnosis, Garr explained her reasons for deciding to go public, "I'm telling my story for the first time, so I can help people. I can help people know they aren't alone, and tell them there are reasons to be optimistic because today treatment options are available". It is unclear exactly how long she has had the disease; in 2002, she told Larry King that she'd had it for 19 years, but in 2005, while promoting her book, she said she's had it for 25 years. That sets the date of onset to sometime between 1980 and 1983.

Since Garr announced that she has MS, she has become a leading advocate in raising awareness for MS and the latest treatments for the disease. She is a National Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and National Chair for the Society's Women Against MS program (WAMS).^[7] WAMS is a nationwide education and fundraising program that helps to increase the public's awareness of MS and the National MS Society while acknowledging and encouraging the advancement of women philanthropists. In November 2005, Garr was honored as the society’s Ambassador of the Year for her commitment to raising awareness for the MS cause. This honor had been given only four times since the society was founded. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, a United States-based non-profit organization, and its network of chapters nationwide promote research, educate, advocate on issues relating to multiple sclerosis, and organize a wide range of programs, including support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS. External Link The National... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

She is the mother of an adopted daughter and resides in Los Angeles. On December 21, 2006, she suffered a brain aneurysm in her Los Angeles area home; her 13-year-old daughter called for help when she couldn't get her to wake up. Following surgery, her publicist Heidi Schaeffer said she expects Garr to make a full recovery.^[8] Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A cerebral or brain aneurysm is a cerebrovascular disorder in which weakness in the wall of a cerebral artery or vein causes a localized dilation or ballooning of the blood vessel. ...

Academy awards nomination

Academy Award

• 1982: Nominated for "Best Supporting Actress" in Tootsie

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Filmography

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The Conversation is an Academy Award nominated 1974 mystery thriller about audio surveillance, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Teri Garr, and Cindy Williams; it also features an early performance by Harrison Ford and an uncredited appearance from Robert Duvall. ... For the musical, see Young Frankenstein (musical). ... The Absent Minded Waiter is a short film starring Steve Martin, Teri Garr, and Buck Henry. ... Oh God! is a 1977 comedy film directed by Carl Reiner based on a novel by Avery Corman. ... This article is about the film; for the definition of the UFO related phenomenon, see Close encounter. ... Mr. ... The Black Stallion is a 1979 film adapted by Melissa Mathison, Jeanne Rosenberg and William D. Wittliff from the 1941 classic childrens novel by Walter Farley. ... George Fields and Dorothy Michaels at the Russian Tea Room Tootsie is a 1982 comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile actor whose reputation for being difficult makes it hard for him to find work. ... The Black Stallion Returns is a 1983 film adaptation of the book of the same name by Walter Farley, and is a sequal to The Black Stallion. ... For the Lonestar song, see Mr. ... Firstborn is a 1984 drama film starring Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim, Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. ... After Hours is an American comedy thriller film released in 1985, directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Joseph Minion. ... Miracles is a 1986 comedy film about a newly divorced couple who cant seem to get away from one another. ... Let It Ride is a comedy that was made in 1989. ... Short Time is a comedy about a Seattle detective (Coleman) who, upon finding out he has two weeks to live, tries to get killed in the line of duty. ... 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Television

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References

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Sources

• Teri Garr and Henriette Mantel
• Speedbumps Flooring It Through Hollywood

External links

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Teri Garr

• Teri Garr at the Internet Movie Database
• Teri Garr at TV.com
• Interview with Terri Garr on the Feast of Fools (podcast)
• Teri Garr article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki