Teri Garr

Terry Ann Garr
1949-
American born Lakewood, Ohio

Height 5' 7" (1.70 m) . Teri Garr can claim a career in show business by birthright. She was the daughter of Eddie Garr, a Broadway stage and film actor, and Phyllis Garr, a dancer. While she still an infant her family moved from Hollywood to New Jersey but, after the death of her father when she was 11, the family returned to Hollywood, where her mother became a wardrobe mistress for movies and television. While Garr's dancing can be seen in nine Elvis Presley movies, her first speaking role in motion pictures was in the 1968 feature Head (1968), starring The Monkees. In the 1970s she became well established in television with appearances on shows such as "Star Trek" (1966), "It Takes a Thief" (1968) and "McCloud" (1970), and became a semi-regular on "The Sonny and Cher Show" (1976) as Cher's friend, Olivia. Garr has since risen to become one of Hollywood's most versatile, energetic and well-recognized actresses. She has starred in many memorable films, including Young Frankenstein (1974), Oh, God! (1977), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Mr. Mom (1983), After Hours (1985) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Supporting Actress in Tootsie (1982). Other film roles include The Black Stallion (1979), One from the Heart (1982), The Escape Artist (1982), Firstborn (1984), Let It Ride (1989), Full Moon in Blue Water (1988), Out Cold (1989), Short Time (1990), Waiting for the Light (1990), Mom and Dad Save the World (1992), Perfect Alibi (1995), Prêt-à-Porter (1994) and A Simple Wish (1997). Spouse John O'Neil (November 1993 - 1996) (divorced) 1 child.

Kabluey (2007) , Unaccompanied Minors (2006) , Expired (2006) , "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (2005) , A Taste of Jupiter (2005) , Aloha, Scooby-Doo (2005) , "Greetings from Tucson" (2003) , "Life with Bonnie" (2003) , "What's New, Scooby-Doo?"(2003) , Life Without Dick (2002) , "Strong Medicine" (2001) , Ghost World (2001) , "Felicity" (2001) , A Colder Kind of Death (2001) , Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) , "Batman Beyond" (2000) , "King of the Hill" (2000) , The Sky Is Falling (2000) , Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) , "Chicken Soup for the Soul" (1999) , Dick (1999) , "ER" (1999) , Half a Dozen Babies (1999) , Kill the Man (1999) , Casper Meets Wendy (1998), "Sin City Spectacular" (????) , "Friends" (1998) , Black Dahlia (1998) , "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" (1997) , A Simple Wish (1997) , Changing Habits (1997) , NightScream (1997) , Ronnie & Julie (1997) , Murder Live! (1997) , The Definite Maybe (1997) , Michael (1996) , "Men Behaving Badly" (1996) , Double Jeopardy (1996) , "Frasier" (1995) , Perfect Alibi (1995) , "Women of the House" (1995) , "Good Advice" (1993) , Prêt-à-Porter (1994) , Dumb & Dumber (1994) , "Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man" (1994) , Aliens for Breakfast (1994) , Save the Rabbits (1994) , Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (1993) , The Whole Shebang (1993) , Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) , "Dream On" (1992) , Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View (1992) , Stranger in the Family (1991) , "Good & Evil" (1991) , "Tales from the Crypt" (1991) , "Adventures in Wonderland" (1991) , A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (1990) , Waiting for the Light (1990) , Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990) , Short Time (1990) , Let It Ride (1989) , Out Cold (1989) , Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) , Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio (1988) , "Trying Times" (1987) , Pack of Lies (1987) , "Fresno" (1986) , Miracles (1986) , Intimate Strangers (1986) , "Saturday Night Live" (1985) , After Hours (1985) , Firstborn (1984) , To Catch a King (1984) , The Winter of Our Discontent (1983) , Mr. Mom (1983) , The Black Stallion Returns (1983) , The Sting II (1983) , Tootsie (1982) , "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982) , The Escape Artist (1982) , One from the Heart (1982) , Prime Suspect (1982) , Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) , Doctor Franken (1980) , Witches' Brew (1980) , The Black Stallion (1979) , Java Junkie (1979) , Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary (1977) , Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) , Oh, God! (1977) , The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977) , Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977) , "The Sonny and Cher Show" (1976) , Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) , Law and Order (1976) , "Maude"(1975) ,"McCloud" (1975) , Young Frankenstein (1974) , "Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers" (1974) ,The Conversation (1974) , "Barnaby Jones" (1974) , "The Bob Newhart Show" (1974) , "The Odd Couple" (1974) , "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" (1971) , "The Girl with Something Extra" (1973) , "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" (1973) , "M*A*S*H" (1973) , "The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour" (1973) , "The Ken Berry 'Wow' Show" (1972) , "Banyon" (1972) , The Moonshine War (1970) , "It Takes a Thief" (1969) , "Room 222" (1969) , "The Mothers-In-Law" (1969) , Changes (1969) , "Mayberry R.F.D." (1968) , Head (1968) , "Star Trek" (1968) , "The Andy Griffith Show" (1968) , Maryjane (1968) , For Pete's Sake (1968) , Clambake (1967) , The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) , The Cool Ones (1967) , "That Girl" (1967) , "Batman" (1966) , Red Line 7000 (1965) , "Dr. Kildare" (1965) , John Goldfarb, Please Come Home (1965) , Pajama Party (1964) , Roustabout (1964) , What a Way to Go! (1964) , Viva Las Vegas (1964) , Kissin' Cousins (1964) , "Mr. Novak" (1964) , Fun in Acapulco (1963) , A Swingin' Affair (1963)