Terry Garr
Terri Ann Garr (born December 11, 1944) She is a retired American actress, comedian, 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.
Terri Ann Garr (born December 11, 1944) She is a retired American actress, comedian, 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.
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.
As a recurring guest on Late Night with David Letterman, Garr was renowned for her unscripted banter with David Letterman, who once goaded her into showering in his office while the camera rolled. In 1989, she appeared in Let It Ride, also opposite Dreyfuss.
In October 2002, Garr publicly confirmed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
After years of uncertainty and secrecy about 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.
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.
As a recurring guest on Late Night with David Letterman, Garr was renowned for her unscripted banter with David Letterman, who once goaded her into showering in his office while the camera rolled. In 1989, she appeared in Let It Ride, also opposite Dreyfuss.
In October 2002, Garr publicly confirmed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
After years of uncertainty and secrecy about 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.
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