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Teri Garr (1944–2024) was an American actress who appeared in over 70 films. She began her film career in the early 1960s as a dancer in various musicals before having small speaking roles in Head (1968) and Changes (1969). In 1974, she was cast as Inga in Mel Brooks's comedy horror film Young Frankenstein (1974), and also had a supporting role in Francis Ford Coppola's thriller The Conversation (1974).

In 1977, Garr starred in Steven Spielberg's science fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and she gained critical acclaim for her performance in the Sydney Pollack-directed comedy Tootsie (1982), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently had supporting roles in the comedy Mr. Mom (1983). She also starred in Full Moon in Bluewater with Gene Hackman and Meredith Burger (1985) and two Robert Altman films: The Player (1992), and Prêt-à-Porter (1994). Garr subsequently had small roles in the comedies Dumb and Dumber (1994), Dick (1999) and Ghost World (2001) before going into retirement in 2011 due to her diagnosis with multiple sclerosis.

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
1963	Fun in Acapulco	Hotel Guest	Uncredited	^[1]
1964	Kissin' Cousins	Hillbilly Dancer		^[1]
	Viva Las Vegas	Dancer		^[1]
	What a Way to Go!	Dancer In Shipboard Number		^[2]
	Roustabout	College Student		^[2]
	Pajama Party	Pajama Girl	as Teri Hope	^[1]
	T.A.M.I. Show	Background dancer
1965	John Goldfarb, Please Come Home	Harem Girl	Uncredited
	Red Line 7000	Nightclub Dancer	Uncredited
	Girl Happy
1966	Where Is the Bus?	Girl	Short film
1966	For Pete's Sake	Girl	as Terry Garr
1967	The Cool Ones	Whiz-Bam Girl	Uncredited
	Clambake	Dancer	Uncredited	^[2]
	The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk	Susie	as Terry Garr
1968	Head	Testy True	as Terry Garr	^[3]
1969	Changes	The Waitress		^[3]
1970	The Moonshine War	Young Wife	as Terry Garr	^[3]
1974	The Conversation	Amy Fredericks		^[3]
1974	Young Frankenstein	Inga		^[3]
1976	Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Fluffy Peters		^[3]
1977	Oh, God!	Bobbie Landers		^[3]
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Ronnie Neary		^[3]
	The Absent-Minded Waiter	Susan Cates	Short film	^[3]
1979	Mr. Mike's Mondo Video	Herself		^[3]
1979	The Black Stallion	Mrs. Ramsey, Alec's Mother		^[3]
1980	Witches' Brew	Margaret Lightman
1981	Honky Tonk Freeway	Ericka		^[3]
1982	One from the Heart	Frannie		^[3]
	The Escape Artist	Arlene		^[3]
	Tootsie	Sandy Lester		^[3]
1983	The Sting II	Veronica		^[3]
	The Black Stallion Returns	Mrs. Ramsey, Alec's Mother		^[3]
	Mr. Mom	Caroline Butler		^[3]
1984	Firstborn	Wendy Livingston		^[3]
1985	After Hours	Julie		^[3]
1986	Miracles	Jean
1988	Full Moon in Blue Water	Louise Taylor		^[3]
1989	Out Cold	Sunny		^[3]
1989	Let It Ride	Pam Trotter		^[3]
1990	Short Time	Carolyn Simpson		^[3]
	Waiting for the Light	Kay Harris		^[3]
	A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder	Marsha Pegler
1992	The Player	Herself		^[3]
1992	Mom and Dad Save the World	Marge Nelson		^[3]
1994	Dumb and Dumber	Helen Swanson
	Prêt-à-Porter	Louise Hamilton
	Save the Rabbits	Lisa	Short film
1995	Perfect Alibi	Laney Tolbert
1996	Michael	Judge Esther Newberg
1997	Changing Habits	Connie
	A Simple Wish	Rena
	The Definite Maybe	Dionne Waters
1998	Casper Meets Wendy	Fanny
1999	Kill the Man	Mrs. Livingston
1999	Dick	Helen Lorenzo		^[4]
2000	The Sky Is Falling	Mona Hall		^[3]
2000	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	Mary McGinnis	Voice	^[5]
2001	Ghost World	Maxine	Uncredited	^[6]
2002	Life Without Dick	Madame Hugonaut	Direct-to-video
2005	Aloha, Scooby-Doo!	Molly Quinn	Voice, direct-to-video	^[5]
2005	A Taste of Jupiter	Ginnie
2006	Unaccompanied Minors	Valerie's Sister	Uncredited
2007	Expired	Mother Barney / Aunt Tilde		^[3]
	Kabluey	Suze
	God Out the Window	Channing	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1964	Mr. Novak	Lisa	Episode: "How Does Your Garden Grow?"
1964–1965	Shindig!	Herself (Dancer)	Recurring role (5 episodes)
1965	Dr. Kildare	Naomi	Episode: "With Hellfire and Thunder"; uncredited
	Hullabaloo	Herself – (Go-Go Dancer)	Episode: "#1.18"; uncredited
	Where the Action Is	Telegram Lady	Episode: "Pilot"
1966	Batman	Girl Outside Rink	Episode: "Instant Freeze"; uncredited
1967–1968	That Girl	Estelle / Actress #1 At Audition	2 episodes; uncredited
1968	The Andy Griffith Show	Girl in Red Convertible	Episode: "The Wedding"; credited as Terri Garr
	Star Trek	Roberta Lincoln	Episode: "Assignment: Earth"; credited as Terri Garr
	Mayberry R.F.D.	The Cashier	Episode: "Miss Farmerette"; credited as Terri Garr
1969	The Mothers-In-Law	The Usherette	Episode: "Two on the Aisle"; credited as Terri Garr
	Room 222	Marianne	Episode: "Naked Came We Into the World"; credited as Terry Garr
	It Takes a Thief	Maggie Philbin	2 episodes; credited as Terry Garr
1970–1975	McCloud	Sergeant Phyllis Norton / Nora Mullins / Bit Role	6 episodes; credited as Terry Garr
1971–1974	The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour	Various Characters/ Countess Legustav	Recurring role (46 episodes)
1972	The Ken Berry 'Wow' Show	Performer	Regular (1972)
1972	Banyon	Mabel	Episode: "A Date with Death"
1973	The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour	Performer	Regular
1973	The New Dick Van Dyke Show	Waitress	Episode: "Turning Pro"
1973–1974	The Bob Newhart Show	Miss Brennan	2 episodes
1973–1974	The Girl with Something Extra	Amber	Recurring role (4 episodes)
1973–1978	MASH*	Lieutenant Suzanne Marquette	2 episodes
1974	The Odd Couple	Insurance Agent	Episode: "The Flying Felix"
	Barnaby Jones	Maria Thompson	Episode: "Image in a Cracked Mirror"
	Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers	Sharon	Episode: "Fiddler in the House"
1975	Cher	Olivia / Mrs. Oscar Smedley	3 episodes
	Maude	Mrs. Carlson	Episode: "Viv's Dog"
	Hollywood Squares	Herself (Panelist)	2 episodes
1976	The Sonny and Cher Show	Olivia	Regular (1976–1977)
1976	Law & Order	Rita Wasinski
1977	Once Upon a Brothers Grimm	Princess	Television film; segment: "The Frog Prince"
1977	Hunter	Peg Foley	Episode: "The Backup"	^[7]
1979–1985	Saturday Night Live!	Herself (Host), Diner Waitress	5 episodes
1980	Doctor Franken	Kelli Fisher	Television film
1982	Prime Suspect	Amy McCleary	Television film
1982	Faerie Tale Theatre	Princess	Episode: "The Tale of the Frog Prince"
1983	The Winter of Our Discontent	Mary Hawley	Television film
1984	The New Show	Various Characters	Episode: "#1.5"
1984	To Catch a King	Hannah Winter	Television film
1985	The Booth	Unknown	Television film; segment: "Death at Dinner"
1986	Intimate Strangers	Sally Bierston	Television film
	Fresno	Talon Kensington	5 episodes; miniseries
	Pack of Lies	Helen Schaefer	Television film
1987	Trying Times	Robin Stone	Episode: "Drive, She Said"
1987	Sesame Street	Amelia	Episode: "#19.24"
1988	Teri Garr in Flapjack Floozie	Helen Eagles	Television film
1990	Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme	Jill
1990	A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder	Marsha Pegler
1991	Tales from the Crypt	Irene Paloma	Episode: "The Trap"
	Stranger in the Family	Randi Thompson	Television film
	Good & Evil	Denise Sandler	6 episodes
	Futures	Herself	Episode: "Math, Who Needs It?"
1992	Deliver Them from Evil: The Taking of Alta View	Susan Woodley	Television film
1992	Dream On	Sandra McCadden	Episode: "And Bimbo Was His Name-O"
1993	Murphy Brown	Herself	Episode: "Bump in the Night"
	The Legend of Prince Valiant	Selena	Voice, 2 episodes
	The Larry Sanders Show	Herself	Episode: "The Breakdown"
	Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert	Brita Burrows	Television film
	Adventures in Wonderland	Duchess	Recurring role (6 episodes)
1993–1998	Jeopardy!	Herself (Celebrity Contestant)	2 episodes
1994	Duckman	Vanessa Le Pert	Voice, episode: "It's the Thing of the Principal"
	Good Advice	Paige Turner	Recurring role (13 episodes)
	Aliens for Breakfast	Mrs. Bickerstaff	Television film
1995	Women of the House	Sissy Emerson	Recurring role (12 episodes)
1995	Frasier	Nancy	Voice, episode: "She's the Boss"	^[5]
1996	Men Behaving Badly	Carol	Episode: "Christmas"
1997	Murder Live!	JoAnn McGrath	Television film
	NightScream	Julie Ordell	Television film
	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Witch Yenta	Episode: "Dante's Inferno"
1997–1998	Friends	Phoebe Abbott	3 episodes
1998	Sin City Spectacular	Unknown	Episode: "#1.15"
1998	Barney's First Adventure	Herself	Television film
1998–2002	Biography	Herself (Interviewee)	2 episodes; documentary
1999	Half a Dozen Babies	Lee Dilley	Television film
	ER	Celinda Randlett	Episode: "Getting to Know You"
	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Teri	Voice, episode: "Pullman Square"	^[5]
1999–2000	Batman Beyond	Mary McGinnis	Voice, recurring role (10 episodes)	^[5]
2000	King of the Hill	Laney	Voice, episode: "Bill of Sales"
2000	I've Got a Secret	Herself (Panelist)
2001	A Colder Kind of Death	Tess Malone	Television film
	Felicity	Dr. Zwick	Episode: "It's Raining Men"
	Strong Medicine	Mimi Stark	Episode: "Control Group"
2001–2002	Hollywood Squares	Herself (Panelist)	25 episodes
2002	Mad TV	Herself	Episode: "#7.25"
2003	What's New, Scooby-Doo?	Sandy Gordon	Voice, episode: "Toy Scary Boo"
	Life with Bonnie	Mrs. Abigail Portinbody	Episode: "Buy This Book"
	Greetings from Tucson	Helen	Episode: "Coffee"
2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Minerva Grahame-Bishop	Episode: "Starved"
2006	Crumbs	Lorraine Bergman	Episode: "He Ain't Hetero, He's My Brother"
2011	How to Marry a Billionaire	Lindsey's Mom	Television film

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1998	Black Dahlia	Madame Cassandra	Live-action	^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Leszcak, Bob (August 23, 2014). The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-476-61539-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c Eichenbaum, Rose (2011). The Actor Within: Intimate Conversations with Great Actors. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0-819-57165-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac "Teri Garr Filmography". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018.
^ Holden, Stephen (August 4, 1999). "FILM REVIEW; That Gap in the Nixon Tapes? Maybe a Teen-Age Cry of Love". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 22, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Teri Garr (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 31, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
^ Eisner, Ken (June 21, 2001). "Ghost World". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.
^ "Teri Garr on Saturday Night Live - NBC.com". NBC. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
^ Ong, Alexis (December 24, 2020). "The Hollywood-obsessed FMV games of the '90s were weird as hell". PC Gamer. Future plc. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2024. Teri Garr, who played Madame Cassandra, rolled up with a foot injury and couldn't stand. "We really had to scramble to reimagine and reblock her scene on the spot, so that we could shoot her sitting down.