Terry Ann “Teri” Garr ( born Terry Ann “Teri” Garr , born December 11, 1944 , Lakewood , Ohio , USA ) is an American actress and singer . Oscar and BAFTA nominee for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in the Tootsie comedy starring Dustin Hoffman .
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Biography
Terry Garr was born in 1944 in Ohio in the family of vaudeville artist Eddie Garr and dancer Phyllis Lind. [2] [3] After graduating from high school in North Hollywood in 1962, she studied for some time at the University of California at Northridge. A year later, she made her film debut, and soon she met the choreographer and producer David Winters, who played a big role in the formation of her career. Winters became a friend, teacher and mentor to Garr, inviting her to a number of his early films and productions, including Adult Party and Long Live Las Vegas! "(Both 1964) [4] .
The subsequent years of the decade, the actress appeared in episodic roles in a number of television series and films, for example, in 1968 in the series Star Trek: The Original Series in the series Target: Earth (season 2, episode 26). And she played her first prominent role in 1974 in the drama Francis Ford Coppola 's Conversation . This was followed by new roles in the films “ Young Frankenstein ” (1974), “ Won Ton Ton - the dog that saved Hollywood ” (1976), “ Close Encounters of the Third Degree ” (1977), “ From the Heart ” (1982), “ Mr. Mom ”(1983),“ After Work ”(1986),“ High Fashion ”(1994) and“ Dumb and Dumber ”(1994).
In 1982, Teri Garr became an Academy Award nominee for her supporting role in the Tootsie comedy starring Dustin Hoffman . The actress was a frequent guest in various television projects, including the show “Comedy Hour with Sonny and Cher”, “ Saturday Night Live ” and “The Bob Newhart Show”, as well as the television series “ MES ”, “McCloud”, “ Ambulance ” and " Friends ", where the actress played the role of mother Phoebe Buffet .
From 1993 to 1996, Teri Garr was married to actor John O'Neill, from whom she gave birth to her daughter Molly, as well as her parents, who became an actress.
In 2002, Terry Garr publicly confirmed that she had struggled with multiple sclerosis for many years [5] . In December 2006, the actress had an attack of cerebral aneurysm [6] . After a course of therapy, Garr was able to restore speech and motor skills.
Notes
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ Autobiography by Teri Garr ( Flooring it Through Hollywood above).
- ↑ Garr, Teri. Speedbumps: Flooring it Through Hollywood. - Hudson Street Press, 2005 .-- P. 68. - ISBN 1594630070 .
- ↑ Teri Garr - My Life So Far Archived on September 27, 2007. Ability magazine
- ↑ Teri Garr reveals she has multiple sclerosis . CNN (October 9, 2002). Date of treatment June 5, 2007. Archived on August 28, 2012.
- ↑ Tan, Michelle Teri Garr Recovering from Brain Aneurysm . People (January 2, 2007). Date of treatment June 5, 2007. Archived on August 28, 2012.