Teri Garr
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 11, 1944 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA
- Died
- October 29, 2024
- Active Years
- 1944–2018 (75 Years)
- Total Credits
- 177 credits in database
Acting Born Dec 11, 1944 Died Oct 29, 2024 Lakewood, Ohio, USA 177 credits
Biography
Teri Ann Garr, also known as Teri Hope, was an American actress, dancer, and singer. Born on December 11, 1944, in Lakewood, Ohio, she was raised in North Hollywood as 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. Her career spanned four decades, beginning as a teenager with small roles in television and film in the early 1960s, including appearances as a dancer. She frequently appeared in comedic roles throughout her career, accumulating over 140 credits in film and television, with a known credit count of 170. Her accolades include one Academy Award nomination, a BAFTA Award nomination, and one National Board of Review Award. Garr passed away on October 29, 2024, at the age of 79.
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Career overview
Teri Ann Garr was an American actress, dancer, and singer whose career spanned four decades and included over 140 credits in film and television, with known credits listed at 170. Throughout her career, she frequently appeared in comedic roles. Her accolades included one Academy Award nomination, a BAFTA Award nomination, and one National Board of Review Award. She was also known by the name Teri Hope.
Born on December 11, 1944, in Lakewood, Ohio, Garr was raised in North Hollywood. She was the third child of a comedic-actor father and a studio costumer mother. In her youth, she trained in ballet and other forms of dance. Garr began her career as a teenager with small roles in television and film in the early 1960s, including appearances as a dancer.
Garr's life and career concluded with her death on October 29, 2024, at the age of 79. Her extensive body of work on both the big and small screens established her as a prominent figure in entertainment, recognized through major industry award nominations and a diverse range of acting credits throughout her lifetime.
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Career timeline
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
KablueyExpired
LegendsCrumbsUnaccompanied Minors
Aloha Scooby-Doo!A Taste Of JupiterThe Wiki-Tiki Tail of Aloha Scooby-Doo
The Tony Danza ShowThe Dream Studio
What's New, Scooby-Doo?Life with BonnieLife Without DickSearching for Debra Winger
Ghost WorldA Colder Kind of DeathThe Sky is FallingThe Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Strong MedicineBatman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitBatman BeyondBatman Beyond: The MovieDickKill the Man
FelicityCasper Meets Wendy
King of the HillThe Weird Al ShowA Simple WishNightScreamChanging Habits
Sabrina, the Teenage WitchMen Behaving BadlyThe Rosie O'Donnell ShowMichaelDouble Jeopardy
Dr. Katz, Professional TherapistDr. Katz, Professional Therapist · Additional WritingWomen of the HousePerfect AlibiShining Time Station: One of the Family
FriendsERDuckmanDumb and DumberPrêt-à-Porter
FrasierIntimate PortraitGood AdviceFugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
The Larry Sanders ShowAdventures in WonderlandThe PlayerRobert Altman's PlayersMom and Dad Save the World
Good & EvilThe General Motors Playwrights TheaterStranger in the FamilyThe Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Dream OnWaiting for the LightShort TimeMother Goose Rock 'n' RhymeA Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
Tales from the CryptLet It RideOut Cold
Murphy BrownFull Moon in Blue WaterJackie Gleason: The Great OneFlapjack Floozie
Pack of LiesPaul Reiser: Out on a WhimMartin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio
FresnoMiraclesIntimate Strangers
After HoursNight of 100 Stars IIThe History of White People in America
Steve Martin Live!FirstbornTo Catch a King
Mr. MomThe Sting IIThe Black Stallion ReturnsDo It Debbie's WayThe Winter of Our Discontent
WoganFaerie Tale TheatreFaerie Tale TheatreTootsieOne from the Heart
Honky Tonk FreewayRendez-Vous Video MagazineInside the Coppola Personality
Doctor FrankenWitches' Brew
Full Filmography
177 titles- Mel Brooks: Unwrapped (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' (2008) as Self
- Kabluey (2007) as Suze
- Expired (2007) as Claire's Mother / Aunt Tilde
- Legends (2006) as Inga (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Crumbs (2006) as Lorraine Bergman
- Unaccompanied Minors (2006) as Aunt Judy (uncredited)
- Aloha Scooby-Doo! (2005) as Mayor Molly Quinn (voice)
- A Taste Of Jupiter (2005) as Ginnie
- The Wiki-Tiki Tail of Aloha Scooby-Doo (2005) as Self
- The Tony Danza Show (2004) as Self
- The Dream Studio (2004) as self
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? (2002) as Sandy Gordon (voice)
- Life with Bonnie (2002) as Mrs. Abigail Portinbody
- Life Without Dick (2002) as Madame Hugonaut
- Searching for Debra Winger (2002) as Self
- Ghost World (2001) as Maxine (uncredited)
- A Colder Kind of Death (2001) as Tess Malone
- The Sky is Falling (2001) as Mona Hall
- The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) as Self
- Strong Medicine (2000) as Mimi Stark
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) as Mary McGinnis (voice)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Minerva Grahame-Bishop
- Batman Beyond (1999) as Mary McGinnis (voice)
- Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) as Mary McGinnis (voice)
- Dick (1999) as Helen Lorenzo
- Kill the Man (1999) as Mrs. Livingston
- Half a Dozen Babies (1999) as Lee Dilley
- Felicity (1998) as Dr. Zwick
- Casper Meets Wendy (1998) as Fanny
- King of the Hill (1997) as Laney (voice)
- The Weird Al Show (1997) as Teri Garr
- A Simple Wish (1997) as Rena
- NightScream (1997) as Julie Ordwell
- Changing Habits (1997) as Connie
- Ronnie and Julie (1997) as Elizabeth Monroe
- Murder Live! (1997) as JoAnn McGrath
- The Definite Maybe (1997) as Dionne Waters
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) as Yenta
- Men Behaving Badly (1996) as Carol
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- Michael (1996) as Judge Esther Newberg
- Double Jeopardy (1996) as Cindy Dubroski
- Great Drives (1996) as Self - Host
- Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein (1996) as Inga (archive footage)
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995) as Teri (voice)
- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (1995) Additional Writing
- Women of the House (1995) as Sissy Emerson
- Perfect Alibi (1995) as Laney Tolbert
- Shining Time Station: One of the Family (1995) as Sister Conductor
- Friends (1994) as Phoebe Sr.
- ER (1994) as Celinda Randlett
- Duckman (1994) as Vanessa La Pert (voice)
- Dumb and Dumber (1994) as Helen Swanson
- Prêt-à-Porter (1994) as Louise Hamilton
- Aliens for Breakfast (1994) as Mrs. Bickerstaff
- Frasier (1993) as Nancy (voice)
- Intimate Portrait (1993) as Self
- Good Advice (1993) as Paige Turner
- Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (1993) as Brita Burrows
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) as Teri Garr
- Adventures in Wonderland (1992) as Duchess
- The Player (1992) as Teri Garr
- Robert Altman's Players (1992) as Self
- Mom and Dad Save the World (1992) as Marge Nelson
- Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View (1992) as Susan Woolley
- Good & Evil (1991) as Denise Sandler
- The General Motors Playwrights Theater (1991) as Edna Doe
- Stranger in the Family (1991) as Randi Thompson
- The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (1991) as Self
- Dream On (1990) as Sandra McCadden
- Waiting for the Light (1990) as Kay
- Short Time (1990) as Carolyn Simpson
- Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990) as Jill (of Jack and Jill)
- A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (1990) as Marsha Pegler
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Irene Paloma ("segment "The Trap")
- Let It Ride (1989) as Pam
- Out Cold (1989) as Sunny
- Murphy Brown (1988) as Teri Garr
- Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) as Louise
- Jackie Gleason: The Great One (1988) as Self
- Flapjack Floozie (1988) as Helen Eagles
- Pack of Lies (1987) as Helen Schaefer
- Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim (1987) as Self
- Martin Mull Live from North Ridgeville, Ohio (1987) as Self
- Fresno (1986) as Talon Kensington
- Miracles (1986) as Jean
- Intimate Strangers (1986) as Sally Bierston
- After Hours (1985) as Julie
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) as Self
- The History of White People in America (1985) as Self
- Steve Martin Live! (1984) as Self
- Firstborn (1984) as Wendy
- To Catch a King (1984) as Hannah Winter
- Mr. Mom (1983) as Caroline
- The Sting II (1983) as Veronica
- The Black Stallion Returns (1983) as Alec Ramsay's Mother
- Do It Debbie's Way (1983) as Self
- The Winter of Our Discontent (1983) as Mary Hawley
- Wogan (1982) as Self
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Self
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Princess
- Tootsie (1982) as Sandy Lester
- One from the Heart (1982) as Frannie
- The Escape Artist (1982) as Arlene
- The Making of 'Tootsie' (1982) as Self
- The Tale of the Frog Prince (1982) as Princess
- Prime Suspect (1982) as Amy McCleary
- Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) as Ericka
- Rendez-Vous Video Magazine (1981) as Self (segment "Coppola")
- Inside the Coppola Personality (1981) as Self
- Doctor Franken (1980) as Kelli Fisher
- Witches' Brew (1980) as Margaret Lightman
- The Black Stallion (1979) as Alec's Mother
- Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979) as Self
- Java Junkie (1979) as Waitress
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) as Ronnie Neary
- Please Turn the Page (1977) as Self
- Oh, God! (1977) as Bobbie Landers
- The Absent-Minded Waiter (1977) as Susan Cates
- Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977) as Frog Princess
- Rolling Stone Magazine: The 10th Anniversary (1977) as Self
- Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) as Fluffy Peters
- Law and Order (1976) as Rita Wasinski
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Diner Waitress (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
- Young Frankenstein (1974) as Inga
- The Conversation (1974) as Amy Fredericks
- Barnaby Jones (1973) as Maria Thompson
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- The Girl with Something Extra (1973) as Amber
- M*A*S*H (1972) as Lt. Suzanne Marquette
- The Bob Newhart Show (1972) as Miss Brennan
- Banyon (1972) as Mabel
- The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971) as Wife/Singer
- The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971) as Waitress
- Summertree (1971) as Bennie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
- McCloud (1970) as Sgt. Phyllis Norton
- McCloud (1970) as Nora Mullins
- The Odd Couple (1970) as Insurance Agent
- The Moonshine War (1970) as Young Wife
- You Haven't Changed a Bit (1970) as Corinne
- Changes (1969) as Waitress
- It Takes a Thief (1968) as Maggie Philbin
- Mayberry R.F.D. (1968) as Cashier
- Maryjane (1968) as Teri
- Head (1968) as Testy True
- The Mothers-in-Law (1967) as Usherette
- Clambake (1967) as Dancer (uncredited)
- The Cool Ones (1967) as Whiz Girl
- The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1967) as Susie
- Star Trek (1966) as Roberta Lincoln
- Batman (1966) as Girl Outside Rink (uncredited)
- That Girl (1966) as Estelle
- That Girl (1966) as Actress #1 At Audition (uncredited)
- Where's the Bus? (1966) as Girl
- For Pete's Sake (1966) as MarJean
- Red Line 7000 (1965) as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965) as Harem Girl (uncredited)
- Shindig! (1964) as Self - Dancer
- Shindig! (1964) as Self
- What a Way to Go! (1964) as Shipboard Number Dancer (uncredited)
- Viva Las Vegas (1964) as Dancer (uncredited)
- Roustabout (1964) as Carnival Dancer (uncredited)
- Pajama Party (1964) as Pajama Girl
- The T.A.M.I. Show (1964) as Self - Go-Go Dancer (uncredited)
- Kissin' Cousins (1964) as Hillbilly Dancer (uncredited)
- Fun in Acapulco (1963) as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- A Swingin' Affair (1963)
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Naomi (uncredited)
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Girl in Red Convertible
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Teri Garr best known for?
Teri Garr is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Legends (2006), Mouchette (1967), Unaccompanied Minors (2006), Aloha Scooby-Doo! (2005).
When and where was Teri Garr born?
Teri Garr was born on December 11, 1944 in Lakewood, Ohio, USA. They passed away on October 29, 2024.
How many credits does Teri Garr have?
Teri Garr has accumulated over 177 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1944 to 2018.
What is Teri Garr's background in cinema and television?
Teri Ann Garr, also known as Teri Hope, was an American actress, dancer, and singer. Born on December 11, 1944, in Lakewood, Ohio, she was raised in North Hollywood as 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. Her career spanne...
Teri Garr by the numbers
177credits
112films
65TV series
1944–2018active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Friends (1994) as Phoebe Sr. — aged about 49
- The Girl with Something Extra (1973) as Amber — aged about 28
- Batman Beyond (1999) as Mary McGinnis (voice) — aged about 54
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Self — aged about 37
- Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) as Princess — aged about 37
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Minerva Grahame-Bishop — aged about 54
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