Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died. She was 79.
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 6:16PMTeri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as"Young Frankenstein" and"Tootsie," has died. She was 79.
Teri Garr during The 10th Annual U.S. Comedy Arts Festival - The Moth. No Way Back: Stories from the Frontlines at St. Regis Hotel in Aspen, Colorado, United States.Her father was Eddie Garr, a well-known vaudeville comedian; her mother was Phyllis Lind, one of the original high-kicking Rockettes at New York's Radio City Music Hall. Their daughter began dance lessons at 6 and by 14 was dancing with the San Francisco and Los Angeles ballet companies.
She also appeared on numerous television shows, including "Star Trek," "Dr. Kildare" and "Batman," and was a featured dancer on the rock 'n' roll music show "Shindig," the rock concert performance T.A.M.I. and a cast member of "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour." "I would like to play 'Norma Rae' and 'Sophie's Choice,' but I never got the chance," she once said, adding she had become typecast as a comic actress.
After going public, she became a spokeswoman for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, making humorous speeches to gatherings in the U.S. and Canada.
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