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{{Short description|American actress (1944–2024)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Teri Garr
| image              = Teri Garr - signed.jpg
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| caption            = Garr c. 1981
| birth_name         = Terry Ann Garr
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1944|12|11}}
| birth_place        = Los Angeles, California, U.S.{{efn|name = Place|Many sources place Garr's birth in the Cleveland suburb of [[Lakewood, Ohio]], but others say she was born in Los Angeles, matching the 1950 US Census, which lists her as born in California.<ref name = Gates>{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/29/arts/teri-garr-dead.html|title = Teri Garr, Comic Actress in Offbeat Roles, Is Dead at 79|last = Gates|first = Anita|date = October 29, 2024|accessdate = October 29, 2024|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|url-access = limited|quote = Terry Ann Garr was born on Dec. 11, 1944, in Los Angeles}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-10-29/teri-garr-dead-tootsie-young-frankenstein-multiple-sclerosis|title = Teri Garr, comedic actor in 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' dies at 79|last = Nelson|first = Valerie J.|date = October 29, 2024|accessdate = October 29, 2024|newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]]|url-access = limited|quote = Teri Ann Garr was born into a show-business family in Los Angeles but spent her early years moving around the country}}</ref><ref name = Census/> Garr herself said she was born in Los Angeles.<ref name=apnews>{{cite news|url = https://apnews.com/article/teri-garr-dies-be39482a60724c5bb81bbd8f34dfaf2d|title = Teri Garr, the offbeat comic actor of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died|last = Thomas|first = Bob|date = October 29, 2024|accessdate = October 29, 2024|work = [[Associated Press]]|quote = She said she was born in Los Angeles, although most reference books list Lakewood, Ohio.}}</ref>}}
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2024|10|29|1944|12|11}}
| death_place        = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| occupation         = Actress, comedian, dancer
| years_active       = 1963–2011
| spouse             = {{marriage|John O'Neil|1993|1996|end=divorced}}
| partner            = {{Plain list|
* [[Roger Birnbaum]] (1979–1983)
* David Kipper (1983–1990)
}}
| alma_mater         = {{Plain list|
* [[Actors Studio]]
* [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]]
}}
| children           = 1 
}}

'''Terry Ann Garr''' (December 11, 1944 – October 29, 2024), known as '''Teri Garr''', was an American actress, comedian and dancer. Known for her comedic roles in film and television in the 1970s and 1980s,<ref name=hodgman>{{cite news|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=How to Be Funny|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/magazine/12hodgman.html|date=November 12, 2006|author=Hodgman, John|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824125933/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/12/magazine/12hodgman.html|archive-date=August 24, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=afloat/> she often played women struggling to cope with the life-changing experiences of their husbands, children or boyfriends. She received nominations for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and a [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]] for her performance in ''[[Tootsie]]'' (1982), playing a struggling actress who loses the soap opera role of a female hospital administrator to her male friend and acting coach.

Garr was raised primarily in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood, California]]. She was the third child of a comedic-actor father and a studio costumier mother. In her youth, Garr trained in ballet and other forms of dance. She began her career as a teenager with small roles in television and film in the early 1960s, including appearances as a dancer in nine [[Elvis Presley]] musicals.<ref name=apnews/> After spending two years attending college, Garr left Los Angeles and studied acting at the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute|Lee Strasberg Institute]] in New York City. She had her breakthrough appearing in the episode [[Assignment: Earth]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' in 1968.<ref name="Garr-2005">{{Cite book |last1=Garr |first1=Teri |last2=Mantel |first2=Henriette |date=2005 |title=Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood |location=Waterville, Maine |publisher=Thorndike Press |isbn=0786282010 |oclc=61499903 }}</ref>{{rp|61–64}}

After gaining attention for her 1974 roles in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s thriller ''[[The Conversation]]'' and [[Mel Brooks]]'s comedy horror ''[[Young Frankenstein]]'', Garr became increasingly successful with major roles in [[Carl Reiner]]'s comedy ''[[Oh, God! (film)|Oh, God!]]'' and [[Steven Spielberg]]'s science fiction film ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' (both 1977) and ''[[The Black Stallion (film)|The Black Stallion]]'' (1979). In the 1980s, she was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for her comedic role as an acting student in [[Sydney Pollack]]'s romantic comedy ''Tootsie'', and enjoyed leading roles in Coppola's musical drama ''[[One from the Heart]]'' (1982), ''[[Mr. Mom]]'' (1983), and ''[[Firstborn (1984 film)|Firstborn]]'' (1984). She later acted in films such as [[Martin Scorsese]]'s black comedy ''[[After Hours (film)|After Hours]]'' (1985), ''[[Let It Ride (film)|Let It Ride]]'' (1989), ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'' (1994), ''[[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|Prêt-à-Porter]]'' (1994), ''[[Michael (1996 film)|Michael]]'' (1996), and ''[[Ghost World (film)|Ghost World]]'' (2001). 

Garr's quick wit and charming banter made her a sought-after guest on late-night shows such as ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' and ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]''. On television, she took a guest role as [[Phoebe Abbott]] in the sitcom ''[[Friends]]'' (1997–98). In 2002, Garr announced that she had been diagnosed with [[multiple sclerosis]], the symptoms of which had affected her ability to perform.<ref>{{Cite web|work=E! Online|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/54084/garr-better-after-brain-aneurysm|title=Garr Better After Brain Aneurysm|author=Grossberg, Josh|date=January 3, 2007|access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref> She retired from acting in 2011 and died in 2024.

==Early life and education==
Terry Ann Garr was born in Los Angeles, California, on December 11, 1944.<ref name=birthdate>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/actor/teri-garr|title=Teri Garr (1944–)|publisher=[[Biography.com]]|access-date=December 31, 2019|archive-date=July 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707010326/https://www.biography.com/actor/teri-garr|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Starr |first=Jimmy |author-link=Jimmy Starr |date=December 13, 1944 |title=Daily Diary: Eddie Garr |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/garr-daughter/uwgdzdvznfydgccedxfzlbubtydihtzx_ip-10-166-46-120_1730498155091 |work=[[Los Angeles Herald-Express|Evening Herald-Express]] |location=Los Angeles, California |page=B6 |via=[[GenealogyBank.com]] |quote="Eddie Garr, back a second time to celebrate the birth of a new daughter&nbsp;..."}}</ref>{{efn|Various sources have cited numerous years for Garr's date of birth, though the date is always given as December 11. At the start of chapter 2 of her memoir ''Speedbumps'', Garr declines to give her age. A few pages later, she indicates that she was 11 when her father died in September 1956. This fact places her birth year as 1944.<ref name="Garr-2005"/>{{rp|9–10, 19}} In addition, the April 1950 U.S. Census entry for the Eddie Garr family indicates that Teri was five years old, which also places her year of birth as 1944. The same census gives her birthplace as California.<ref name = Census>{{cite web |url=https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/165542897:62308 |title=1950 United States Federal Census, Entry for Edward and Phyllis Garr Family |date=April 24, 1950 |website=Ancestry.com |publisher=Ancestry.com, LLC |location=Lehi, UT |access-date=April 1, 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>}} She spent her early years in [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey]], and [[Lakewood, Ohio]], before her family settled in Los Angeles.{{efn|name = Place}}<ref name = Census/><ref name=ct/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Welsh |first1=James M. |last2=Phillips |first2=Gene D. |last3=Hill |first3=Rodney F. |date=2010 |title=The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3m5SrXs42YEC&pg=PA100 |location=Lanham, MD |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=100 |isbn=978-0-8108-7650-7 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Her father, Eddie Garr (born Edward Leo Gonnoud),<ref name="Garr-2005"/>{{rp|68}} was a [[vaudeville]] performer, comedian, and actor, whose career peaked when he briefly took over the lead role in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] drama ''[[Tobacco Road (play)|Tobacco Road]]''.<ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=September 6, 1956 |title=Eddie Garr Dead at 56 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/09/06/archives/eddie-garr-dead-at-56-nightclub-comedian-was-on-stage-and-in-movies.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=New York, NY |page=25 |via=[[The New York Times#TimesMachine|TimesMachine]]}}</ref> Her mother, Phyllis Lind Garr (born Emma Schmotzer),<ref name="Garr-2005"/>{{rp|68}} was a dancer, a [[The Rockettes|Rockette]], [[Wardrobe supervisor|wardrobe mistress]], and model.<ref name=LATimes2008>{{Cite news|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jun-30-et-garr30-story.html|title=Garr back on her feet, back on the big screen|last=King|first=Susan|date=June 30, 2008|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=February 28, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=December 31, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191231192205/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jun-30-et-garr30-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Edward|last=Guthmann|date=January 7, 2004|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/01/07/DDGD343TKC1.DTL&type=printable|title=As acting jobs dwindle, Teri Garr takes up her pen|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|archive-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190620140137/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/As-acting-jobs-dwindle-Teri-Garr-takes-up-her-pen-2815614.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Her father was of Irish descent and her maternal grandparents were Austrian immigrants.<ref name="Garr-2005"/>{{rp|68}} Garr had two older brothers, Ed and Phil.<ref name=birthdate /><ref name=ct/>

When Garr was 11, her father died in Los Angeles of a heart attack.<ref name=ct/> She recalled that his death "left us bereft, without any kind of income. And I saw my mother be this incredibly strong, creative woman who put three kids through college—one of my brothers is a surgeon. Any kind of lessons we wanted, we had to have scholarships or sweep the floors. It had to be free. And so we always had to try harder. That was instilled in me very early."<ref name=ct/> During her youth, Garr expressed interest in dancing and trained extensively in ballet.<ref name=ct/> "I'd go for three, four hours a day; my feet would be bleeding", she recalled. "I'd take buses all over the city just to go to the best dancing schools. You could just stand there and be quiet and beat yourself up, push the body."<ref name=ct/> Garr graduated from [[North Hollywood High School]], and attended [[San Fernando Valley State College]] for two years before dropping out and relocating to New York City to further pursue acting.<ref name=ct/> In New York City, she studied at the [[Actors Studio]]<ref name=ct>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-10-30-8802110709-story.html|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|location=Chicago, Illinois|title=Is Teri Garr Serious When|author=Steinmetz, Johanna|date=October 30, 1988|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021151447/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-10-30-8802110709-story.html|archive-date=October 21, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute]].<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Seattle Times]]|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20031028/terigarr28/an-ms-diagnosis-curbed-teri-garrs-film-career-151-but-not-her-morale|title=An MS diagnosis curbed Teri Garr's film career — but not her morale|author=Johnston, Steve|location=Seattle, Washington|date=October 28, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073634/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20031028&slug=terigarr28|archive-date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
===Early films and stage===
Early in her career, she was credited as Terry Garr.<ref name=":0" /> She later recalled changing her first name to "Teri" on the advice of a [[numerologist]], who said she would be unsuccessful if she had repeating letters in her first and last names.<ref name = Gates/> Her movie debut was as an [[Extra (acting)|extra]] in ''A Swingin' Affair'' (1963). During her senior year, she auditioned for the cast of the Los Angeles road company production of ''[[West Side Story]]'', where she met one of the most important people in her early career, [[David Winters (choreographer)|David Winters]], who became her friend, dance teacher, and mentor.{{sfn|Eichenbaum|2011|p=143}} Winters cast her in many of his early movies and projects.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.abilitymagazine.com/Garr/teri_garr.html|title=Teri Garr – My Life So Far|work=Ability Magazine|access-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220532/http://www.abilitymagazine.com/Garr/teri_garr.html|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref><ref name="winters archive2"/>

Garr began as a background [[Go-go dancing|go-go dancer]] in uncredited roles in youth-oriented films and TV shows choreographed by Winters, including ''[[Pajama Party (film)|Pajama Party]]'' (a [[beach party film]]), the ''[[T.A.M.I. Show]]'', ''[[Shivaree (TV series)|Shivaree]]'', ''[[Hullabaloo (TV series)|Hullabaloo]]'', ''[[Movin' with Nancy]]'', ''[[Shindig!]]'' and nine Elvis Presley features<ref name=apnews/> (many of which were also choreographed by Winters, including Presley's most profitable film, ''[[Viva Las Vegas]]'').{{sfn|Leszcak|2014|p=52}} When asked in a magazine interview about how she landed jobs in so many Presley films, Garr answered, "One of the dancers in the road show of ''West Side Story'' (David Winters) started to choreograph movies, and whatever job he got, I was one of the girls he'd hire. So he was chosen to do ''Viva Las Vegas''. That was my first movie."<ref name="winters archive2">{{cite web|url=http://www.davidwinters.net/archives2.htm|date=2004|title=Talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation|website=David Winters.net|access-date=April 7, 2014|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040302004146/http://www.davidwinters.net/archives2.htm|archive-date=March 2, 2004}}</ref>

She often appeared on television during this time, performing as a go-go dancer on several musical variety shows, along with friend [[Toni Basil]], such as ''[[Shindig!]]'' and ''[[Hullabaloo (TV series)|Hullabaloo]]''. In 1966, Garr made one appearance on ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' (episode seven, uncredited). In 1968, she appeared in both ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' and ''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]<ref>{{cite episode|season=01|number=12|series=[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]|date=1968}}</ref>'' and was in two episodes of ''[[It Takes a Thief (1968 TV series)|It Takes a Thief]]''.<ref name=thief-guess>{{IMDb title|0612739|It Takes a Thief|S2.E13 – "Guess Who's Coming to Rio" (as Terry Garr)}}</ref><ref name=thief-beautiful>{{IMDb title|0612755|It Takes a Thief|S3.E3 – "The Beautiful People" (as Terry Garr)}}</ref>

===Film and television; critical acclaim===
[[File:Teri Garr in The Black Stallion.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Garr in ''The Black Stallion'', 1978]]

Her first speaking role in a motion picture was a brief appearance as a [[damsel in distress]] in [[The Monkees]]' film ''[[Head (film)|Head]]'' (1968), written by [[Jack Nicholson]]; Garr got the role after meeting Nicholson in an acting class.<ref name=av /> "He wrote the script for ''Head'', so all of us in the class got little tiny parts in the movie," she recalled. "I was&nbsp;... Who was I? Oh yes, I was the girl dying of a snakebite, who falls off the [[Conestoga wagon]] and says, 'Quick, suck it before the venom reaches my heart!' "<ref name=av /> Earlier in that year, she landed her first significant TV role, featured as secretary Roberta Lincoln in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' episode "[[Assignment: Earth]]", designed as a [[Backdoor pilots|backdoor pilot]] episode for a new series that was not commissioned. "''Star Trek'' was the first job where I had a fairly big (for me) speaking part," Garr related in her memoir, "I played Roberta Lincoln, a dippy secretary in a pink and orange costume with a very short skirt. Had the spin-off succeeded, I would have continued on as an earthling agent, working to preserve humanity. In a very short skirt." This led to her being, in her words, "cast as birdbrained lasses," in episodes of other TV shows.<ref name="Garr-2005" />

In 1972, she landed a regular role in ''The Ken Berry "WOW" Show'', a summer replacement series. Afterward, she was a regular cast member on ''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]]'', dancing and acting in comedy sketches.{{sfn|Lisanti|2015|p=134}}

Garr appeared in a string of highly successful films in the mid-to-late 1970s, including a supporting role in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s thriller ''[[The Conversation]]'' (1974).<ref name=afi>{{cite web|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/persondetails/167050?sid=86bc0b55-e62a-4942-8cd3-167717896713&sr=2.7823553&cp=1&pos=0&cxt=Cast2|title=Teri Garr Filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021111757/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/persondetails/167050?sid=86bc0b55-e62a-4942-8cd3-167717896713&sr=2.7823553&cp=1&pos=0&cxt=Cast2|archive-date=October 21, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was followed with her role as Inga, an assistant to Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, in the [[Mel Brooks]] [[comedy horror|horror comedy]] ''[[Young Frankenstein]]'' (1974), which marked a career breakthrough.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]|url=http://www.papermag.com/talking-young-frankenstein-with-teri-garr-1425479181.html|title=Talking Young Frankenstein With Teri Garr|author=Murrin, Tom|date=September 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022074140/http://www.papermag.com/talking-young-frankenstein-with-teri-garr-1425479181.html|archive-date=October 22, 2018|publisher=Paper Communications|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> She then appeared in a dramatic role in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s science-fiction film ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' (1977) as the wife of [[Richard Dreyfuss]]'s character;<ref name=afi /> in ''[[Oh, God! (film)|Oh, God!]]'' (1977) as the wife of [[John Denver]]'s character; and the drama ''[[The Black Stallion (film)|The Black Stallion]]'' (1979) as the mother of the boy protagonist.<ref name=afi />

[[File:Teri Garr with David Letterman.jpg|thumb|Garr on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'' in 1982]]
In 1978, Garr appeared [[off-Broadway]] in a production of ''One Crack Out'' by Canadian playwright [[David French (playwright)|David French]], playing the wife of Charlie, a pool hustler in [[Toronto]].<ref name=crack>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Stage: Phoenix's 'One Crack Out'|date=January 17, 1978|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/17/archives/stage-phoenixs-one-crack-out-david-frenchs-drama-shows-climactic.html|author=Eder, Richard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022113321/https://www.nytimes.com/1978/01/17/archives/stage-phoenixs-one-crack-out-david-frenchs-drama-shows-climactic.html|archive-date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Richard Eder]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' noted that Garr "manages an attractive uncertainty and devotion as Charlie's wife."<ref name=crack />

In 1982, she starred opposite [[Dustin Hoffman]] in the comedy ''[[Tootsie]]'' (1982), playing an actress whose actor friend (Hoffman) disguises himself as a woman to further his career.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[AFI Catalog of Feature Films]]|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/55197|title=Tootsie (1982)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073618/https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/55197|archive-date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> For her role, she was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]].<ref name=varietyobit/> She then appeared in the comedy ''[[Mr. Mom]]'' (1983) as the wife of [[Michael Keaton]]'s character, followed by a supporting role in [[Martin Scorsese]]'s ''[[After Hours (film)|After Hours]]'' (1985).<ref>{{AFI film | 67023 | After Hours (1985) {{noitalic|credits list}} }}</ref>

===Later work and television===
[[File:TeriGarr HectorElizondo.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1|Garr and [[Hector Elizondo]] on the set of ''[[Perfect Alibi]]'' (1995) with director [[Kevin Meyer (director)|Kevin Meyer]]]]
In the 1970s, Garr had a recurring role on ''[[McCloud (TV series)|McCloud]]'', and appeared on ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'', ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'', ''[[The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)|The Odd Couple]]'', ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', ''[[Barnaby Jones]]'', and ''[[Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers]]''. She hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' three times (in 1980, 1983, and 1985), and was a frequent visitor on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'', appearing over 40 times.<ref name=tvg>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/teri-garr/credits/176448/|work=[[TV Guide]]|title=Teri Garr Credits|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073551/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/teri-garr/credits/176448/|archive-date=October 22, 2018|publisher=NTVB Media|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As a recurring guest on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]'', Garr was renowned for her unscripted banter with [[David Letterman]],<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Deseret News]]|location=Salt Lake City, Utah|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/551865/Letterman-invites-Teri-Garr-back---finally.html|title=Letterman invites Teri Garr back – finally|author=Pierce, Scott D.|date=March 28, 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073544/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/551865/Letterman-invites-Teri-Garr-back---finally.html|archive-date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> who once goaded her into showering in his office while the camera rolled.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abilitymagazine.com/Garr/teri_garr.html|title=Teri Garr–My Life So Far|publisher=Ability Magazine|year=2007|issue=1|access-date=June 21, 2007|first=Jacob|last=Wascalus|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220532/http://www.abilitymagazine.com/Garr/teri_garr.html|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/show_info/pants/Letterman25.pdf|title=David Letterman – 25 Years and Still Going Strong |publisher=[[CBS]]|access-date=June 21, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620154551/http://www.cbs.com/latenight/lateshow/show_info/pants/Letterman25.pdf|archive-date=June 20, 2007}}</ref> Letterman later apologized to Garr, stating that he came to realize the constant requests for her to shower were "maybe kind of a sexist thing to do."<ref>{{cite AV media |title=Teri Garr Collection on Letterman, Part 2 of 5: 1985–1986 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCL_DKKG-mU |time=1:07:40 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref> In 1986, Garr appeared in episode 2223 of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as Amelia Adams, a student of [[Oscar the Grouch]]'s school, Oscar's New School For Grouch Research.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

Garr had several prominent dramatic roles on television in the 1980s, starring opposite [[Donald Sutherland]] in an adaptation of [[John Steinbeck]]'s ''[[The Winter of Our Discontent]]'' (1983), in the parody miniseries ''[[Fresno (miniseries)|Fresno]]'' (1986), and opposite [[Ellen Burstyn]] in an adaptation of the play ''[[Pack of Lies]]'' (1987), which earned an Emmy nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie|Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special]].{{cn|date=October 2024}}

In 1989, Garr appeared in ''[[Let It Ride (film)|Let It Ride]]'', also opposite Dreyfuss.<ref name=afi/> Her film roles during the 1990s included the role of Marge Nelson in the comedy ''[[Mom and Dad Save the World]]'' (1992), a parody of science fiction films, the stepmother of [[Lauren Holly]]'s character in the comedy ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'' (1994), the wife of [[Danny Aiello]]'s character in [[Robert Altman]]'s ensemble film [[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|''Prêt-à-Porter'']] (1994), and a judge in the fantasy comedy ''[[Michael (1996 film)|Michael]]'' (1996). In the late 1990s, Garr landed a role as recurring character [[Phoebe Abbott]] in ''[[Friends]]'', the estranged birth mother of [[Phoebe Buffay]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Bustle|url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/136721-what-the-parents-from-friends-look-like-now-vs-their-90s-looks|title=What The Parents From 'Friends' Look Like Now Vs. Their '90s Looks|author=Callegari, Caitlyn|date=January 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022113148/https://www.bustle.com/articles/136721-what-the-parents-from-friends-look-like-now-vs-their-90s-looks|archive-date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Garr's career began to slow in the late 1990s after a [[neurologist]] informed her that symptoms she had been experiencing for many years were those of [[multiple sclerosis]].<ref name=restricted>{{cite web|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=https://people.com/archive/restricted-teri-garrs-odyssey-vol-64-no-19/|date=November 7, 2005|title=RESTRICTED: Teri Garr's Odyssey|author=''People'' Staff|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073601/https://people.com/archive/restricted-teri-garrs-odyssey-vol-64-no-19/|archive-date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> In film, she appeared in minor supporting roles, including a witch in the children's film ''[[Casper Meets Wendy]]'' (1998) and the mother of [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] in the political comedy ''[[Dick (film)|Dick]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Holden, Stephen|author-link=Stephen Holden|title=FILM REVIEW; That Gap in the Nixon Tapes? Maybe a Teen-Age Cry of Love|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/04/movies/film-review-that-gap-in-the-nixon-tapes-maybe-a-teen-age-cry-of-love.html|date=August 4, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022113155/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/04/movies/film-review-that-gap-in-the-nixon-tapes-maybe-a-teen-age-cry-of-love.html|archive-date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was followed by an uncredited role in [[Terry Zwigoff]]'s ''[[Ghost World (film)|Ghost World]]'' (2001).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/awards/ghost-world-1200468688/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|title=Ghost World|author=Eisner, Ken|date=June 21, 2001}}</ref> She also provided the voice of Mary McGinnis, [[Batman (Terry McGinnis)|Terry McGinnis]]'s mother, in ''[[Batman Beyond]]'' (1999–2001).<ref name=tvg/>

Garr returned to the stage in the fall of 2000, appearing in numerous [[off-Broadway]] performances of ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' opposite [[Sanaa Lathan]] and [[Julianna Margulies]].<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Playbill]]|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/shields-ruehl-and-garr-booked-for-obs-monologues-com-90935|title=Shields, Ruehl and Garr Booked for OB's Monologues|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073444/http://www.playbill.com/article/shields-ruehl-and-garr-booked-for-obs-monologues-com-90935|archive-date=October 22, 2018|date=July 31, 2000|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> She subsequently had minor supporting roles in the Christmas comedy film ''[[Unaccompanied Minors]]'' (2006),<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/teri-garr-writes-about-movies-men-ms-wbna15413628|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073551/https://www.today.com/popculture/teri-garr-writes-about-movies-men-ms-wbna15413628|archive-date=October 22, 2018|title=Teri Garr writes about movies, men and MS|date=October 25, 2006|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the independent comedies ''[[Expired (2007 film)|Expired]]'' and ''[[Kabluey]]'' (both 2007).<ref name=post/>

===Retirement===
In 2006, Garr published an autobiography, ''[[Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood]]'', which details her career and health struggles after her diagnosis of [[multiple sclerosis]].<ref name=afloat>{{cite news|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|via=[[Houston Chronicle]]|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Humor-keeps-comedy-actress-Teri-Garr-afloat-1664453.php|location=Houston, Texas|title=Humor keeps comedy actress Teri Garr afloat|date=April 19, 2008|access-date=October 21, 2018|archive-date=April 9, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190409172440/https://www.chron.com/entertainment/article/Humor-keeps-comedy-actress-Teri-Garr-afloat-1664453.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Garr appeared on ''[[The Moth]] Radio Hour'' broadcast of December 9, 2009, to tell a humorous reminiscence, "Wake Up Call".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themoth.org/stories/wake-up-call|title=Wake Up Call|publisher=[[The Moth]]|access-date=January 13, 2018|date=December 9, 2009}}</ref>

Garr last acted on television in 2011. She appeared at the 19th Annual Race to Erase MS event in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/teri-garr-and-nancy-davis-attend-the-19th-annual-race-to-news-photo/144765017|title=19th Annual Race To Erase MS|publisher=[[Getty Images]]|date=May 18, 2012|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2019, it was revealed Garr had retired from acting in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Tootsie' Actress Teri Garr 'Fine' After Brief Hospitalization for Dehydration {{!}} Entertainment Tonight |url=https://www.etonline.com/tootsie-actress-teri-garr-fine-after-brief-hospitalization-for-dehydration-138590 |access-date=September 5, 2022 |website=www.etonline.com |date=December 30, 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Teri Garr OK After Hospitalization |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/teri-garr-ok-hospitalization-011101594.html |access-date=September 5, 2022 |website=www.yahoo.com |date=January 2020 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Personal life==
=== Marriage and relationships ===
[[File:Teri Garr at the AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) benefit cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|Garr at the [[AIDS Project Los Angeles]] (APLA) benefit, September 1990]]

In the early 1980s, Garr was in a seven-year relationship with film executive [[Roger Birnbaum]].<ref name=bricker>{{cite web|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=https://people.com/archive/teri-garr-is-no-dizzy-blonde-but-acting-like-one-in-tootsie-hasnt-hurt-vol-19-no-7/|title=Teri Garr Is No Dizzy Blonde, but Acting Like One in Tootsie Hasn't Hurt|author=Bricker, Rebecca|date=February 21, 1983|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073647/https://people.com/archive/teri-garr-is-no-dizzy-blonde-but-acting-like-one-in-tootsie-hasnt-hurt-vol-19-no-7/|archive-date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-10-30/features/8802110709_1_teri-garr-honky-tonk-freeway-black-stallion|work= [[Chicago Tribune]]|title=Is Teri Garr Serious When She Says She Isn't Serious? On Tour, The Actress Drops Her Comedic Guard|first= Teri|last= Garr|interviewer= Johanna Steinmetz|date= October 30, 1988|quote= Well, I lived with two men, one for seven years, the other for five. I was with Birnbaum (Roger Birnbaum, an independent producer) for seven. That was like a marriage.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328175553/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1988-10-30/features/8802110709_1_teri-garr-honky-tonk-freeway-black-stallion|archive-date=March 28, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> After separating from Birnbaum, Garr was in a seven-year relationship with David Kipper, a physician, to whom she was introduced by [[Carrie Fisher]].<ref>Garr 2006 p141, 152–155</ref> In 1993, Garr married [[General contractor|building contractor]] John O'Neil, and that same year, in November, they adopted daughter Molly O'Neil. The couple divorced in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Deseret News]]|location= Salt Lake City, Utah |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/470410/ACTRESS-WANTS-A-DIVORCE---ALONG-WITH-ALL-EARNINGS.html |title=Actress Wants A Divorce – Along With All Earnings |date=February 8, 1996 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022113205/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/470410/ACTRESS-WANTS-A-DIVORCE---ALONG-WITH-ALL-EARNINGS.html |archive-date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

=== Stalking incident ===
In July 1990, a Los Angeles County judge ordered a woman charged with [[stalking]] Garr to cease contacting her and to remain {{convert|100|yd|m}} away from Garr, her home, and her work locations for three years.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 17, 1990|title=Judge Orders Woman to Leave Actress Alone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151020170140/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-07-17/local/me-119_1_judge-orders-woman|archive-date=October 20, 2015|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-17-me-119-story.html|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Political activism===
In March 1988, Garr was arrested for [[trespassing]] in [[Mercury, Nevada|Mercury]], Nevada, during a protest against [[nuclear weapons testing]] in the area.<ref>{{Cite web|work=[[United Press International]]|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/03/13/Nations-nuclear-weapons-center-penetrated/9515574232400/|title=Nation's nuclear weapons center penetrated|date=March 13, 1988|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022073553/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/03/13/Nations-nuclear-weapons-center-penetrated/9515574232400/|archive-date=October 22, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

She participated in events for [[The Trevor Project]], a nonprofit [[LGBTQ]] youth [[suicide prevention]] organization.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Wisecracking-Teri-Garr-At-Gay-Hotline-Benefit-2692905.php|title=Wisecracking Teri Garr At Gay Hotline Benefit / Olivia Newton John in tears at fund-raiser|author=Smith, Liz|date=December 5, 2000|access-date=October 21, 2018|location=San Francisco, California}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-29-wk-sun29-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=November 29, 2001|title=All day Art|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208023449/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/nov/29/news/wk-sun29|archive-date=December 8, 2015|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Illness and death===
In October 2002, Garr confirmed that she had been diagnosed with [[multiple sclerosis]].<ref name="multiplesclerosis">{{cite web|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/News/10/08/teri.garr.ms|title=Teri Garr reveals she has multiple sclerosis|date=October 9, 2002|access-date=June 5, 2007|work=CNN|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420073350/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/News/10/08/teri.garr.ms/|archive-date=April 20, 2010}}</ref> After years of uncertainty and secrecy about her diagnosis, Garr explained her reasons for deciding to go public: {{cquote|I'm telling my story for the first time so I can help people. I can help people know they aren't alone and tell them there are reasons to be optimistic because, today, treatment options are available.<ref name="multiplesclerosis"/>}}

In interviews, Garr said that she first started noticing symptoms while she was in New York filming ''[[Tootsie]]'' around 1982. After disclosing her condition, she became a National Ambassador for the [[National Multiple Sclerosis Society]] and National Chair for the Society's Women Against MS program (WAMS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-medical.net/?id=1021|title=Actress Teri Garr named as multiple sclerosis national chairwoman|access-date=June 5, 2007|date=April 29, 2004|work=News-Medical.net}}</ref> In November 2005, Garr was honored as the society's Ambassador of the Year. The same year, she revealed her treatment regimen for the disease, which included regular [[steroid]] injections to help manage symptoms.<ref name=restricted/> ''Closer'' reported in 2015 that she credited her positive attitude and her family's support with helping her fight the disease.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.closerweekly.com/posts/exclusive-teri-garr-battles-multiple-sclerosis-stays-positive-67607|title=Teri Garr Battles Multiple Sclerosis With a Positive Outlook With the Help of Her Family|work=Closer Weekly|date=August 23, 2015|access-date=December 11, 2016}}</ref>

In December 2006, Garr had a ruptured [[brain aneurysm]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Michelle|last=Tan|url=https://people.com/celebrity/teri-garr-recovering-from-brain-aneurysm/|title=Teri Garr Recovering from Brain Aneurysm|access-date=August 28, 2021|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=January 2, 2007}}</ref> The aneurysm left her in a coma for a week,<ref name=post>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/06/garr.aneurysm/index.html|work=[[CNN]]|title=Teri Garr: Post-aneurysm, comedy keeps her going|author=Gajilan, A. Chris|date=August 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021151557/http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/06/garr.aneurysm/index.html|archive-date=October 21, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> but after therapy, she regained speech and motor skills, and in 2008 she appeared on ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' to promote ''[[Expired (2007 film)|Expired]]'', a 2007 film in which she played one of a set of twins.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Letterman-Teri Garr-June-19-2008| date=August 5, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYq5fk69dIY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211109/XYq5fk69dIY| archive-date=November 9, 2021 | url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|access-date= November 7, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Garr died from complications of [[multiple sclerosis]] at her home in Los Angeles surrounded by family and friends, on October 29, 2024, at the age of 79.<ref name = Gates/><ref name=varietyobit>{{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2024/film/news/teri-garr-dead-young-frankenstein-tootsie-1236193831/|title = Teri Garr, Star of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' Dies at 79|last = Saperstein|first = Pat|date = October 29, 2024|accessdate = October 29, 2024|work = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

==Legacy and reception==
Garr has been called a "comedic legend."<ref name=hodgman/> In 1982, film critic [[Pauline Kael]] called her "the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on the screen."<ref name=bricker/> Numerous performers have cited her as an influence, including [[Jenna Fischer]]<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/04/funny_fischer200804|title=Chicks with Schticks|author=Windolf, Jim|date=April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024100109/https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2008/04/funny_fischer200804#~o|archive-date=October 24, 2020|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Tina Fey]].<ref name=av>{{cite web|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|publisher=Onion, Inc.|title=Teri Garr|date=July 22, 2008|author=O'Neal, Sean|url=https://www.avclub.com/teri-garr-1798214431|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002202043/https://film.avclub.com/teri-garr-1798214431|archive-date=October 2, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Upon her death, talk show host [[David Letterman]] called her "one of ''[[The Late Show with David Letterman|The Late Show]]''{{'}}s all-time favorite guests" adding, "Teri Garr's many appearances on ''[[Late Night with David Letterman|Late Night]]'' gave it a cachet and importance not possible without her. She was a first class actor and comedian and a lovely human being. She elevated all, and I'm sad she is gone."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://people.com/david-letterman-honors-late-teri-garr-all-time-favorite-guests-after-her-death-8736409|title= David Letterman Calls Late Teri Garr 'One Of Our All-Time Favorite Guests' as He Honors Actress After Her Death|website= People Magazine|accessdate= November 1, 2024}}</ref> Director [[Mel Brooks]] wrote, "She was so talented and so funny. Her humor and lively spirit made the ''[[Young Frankenstein]]'' set a pleasure to work on".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/10/mel-brooks-teri-garr-young-frankenstein-1236162396/|title= Mel Brooks Recalls The German Accent That Won Teri Garr Her Immortal 'Young Frankenstein' Role|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= October 30, 2024|accessdate= November 1, 2024}}</ref> Her ''[[Tootsie]]'' co-star [[Dustin Hoffman]] released a statement in part reading "Teri was brilliant and singular in all she did, and had a heart of gold. Working with her was one of the great highs. There was no one like her".<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/michael-keaton-mel-brooks-more-stars-pay-tribute-teri-garr-8736416|title= Michael Keaton, Mel Brooks, more stars honor late actress Teri Garr: 'Man, was she great!'|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate= November 1, 2024}}</ref> Numerous figures in the entertainment industry also paid tribute including [[Steve Martin]], [[Michael Keaton]], [[Richard Dreyfuss]], [[Lisa Kudrow]], [[Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Michael McKean]], [[Paul Feig]] and [[Francis Ford Coppola]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2024/10/teri-garr-hollywood-reactions-1236161174/|title= David Letterman, Michael Keaton, Richard Dreyfuss, Steve Martin Among Hollywood Stars Remembering Comedy Legend Teri Garr: "This Is A Day I Feared"|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= October 29, 2024|accessdate= November 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cje09595v5ko|title= Lisa Kudrow pays tribute to Friends mother Teri Garr|website= [[BBC]]|date= October 30, 2024|accessdate= November 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/teri-garr-dead-hollywood-tributes-1236047984/|title= Michael Keaton, David Letterman, Mel Brooks and More Mourn Teri Garr: "So Talented and So Funny"|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= October 29, 2024|accessdate= November 1, 2024}}</ref>

==Acting credits and accolades ==
{{Main|Teri Garr filmography}}
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! style="width:23%"|Institution
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! style="width:26%;"| Nominated work
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| 1978 || [[5th Saturn Awards|Saturn Awards]] || [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' || {{nominated}} || align=center|<ref name="GD1">{{cite news |last1=Dixon |first1=Marcus |title=Teri Garr dead at 79: American actress received an Oscar nomination for 'Tootsie' |url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/teri-garr-dead-1205999832/ |access-date=November 5, 2024 |work=GoldDerby |date=October 29, 2024}}</ref>
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| 1983 || [[55th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]] || [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || rowspan="2" | ''[[Tootsie]]'' || {{nominated}} || align=center|<ref name=LATimes2008 />
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| 1983 || [[1982 National Society of Film Critics Awards|National Society of Film Critics]] || [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] || {{draw|3rd Place}} || align=center|<ref name="GD1"/>
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| 1983 || [[CableACE Award|CableACE Awards]] || Best Dramatic Actress || ''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'' <br/>{{small|(Episode: "The Tale of the Frog Prince")}} || {{nominated}} || align=center|<ref name="GD1"/>
|-
| 1984 || [[37th British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA Awards]] || [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Actress]] || ''Tootsie'' || {{nominated}} || align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1984/film|work=[[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]|title=Film in 1984|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722130021/http://awards.bafta.org/award/1984/film|archive-date=July 22, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 1994 || [[National Board of Review Awards 1994|National Board of Review]] || [[National Board of Review Award for Best Cast|Best Acting Ensemble]] || ''[[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|Prêt-à-Porter]]'' || {{won}} || align=center|<ref>{{cite web|work=[[National Board of Review]]|series=Archive|url=http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-names/best-ensemble-cast/|title=Best Ensemble Cast|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021190727/http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-names/best-ensemble-cast/|archive-date=October 21, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

==Bibliography==
* ''[[Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood]]'', 2006

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Works cited==
*{{cite book|last=Eichenbaum|first=Rose|title=The Actor Within: Intimate Conversations with Great Actors|url=https://archive.org/details/actorwithinintim00eich|url-access=registration|publisher=[[Wesleyan University Press]]|location=Middletown, Connecticut|year=2011|isbn=978-0-819-57165-6}}
*{{cite book|last=Garr|first=Teri|year=2006|title=Speedbumps: Flooring It Through Hollywood|location=New York|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-0-452-28571-2}}
*{{cite book|last=Hellmann|first=Paul T.|title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States|year=2006|publisher=Routledge|location=New York|isbn= 978-1-135-94858-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Leszcak|first=Bob|title=The Odd Couple on Stage and Screen: A History with Cast and Crew Profiles and an Episode Guide|date=August 23, 2014|publisher=McFarland|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-1-476-61539-4}}
*{{cite book|last=Lisanti|first=Thomas|title=Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959–1969|year=2015|publisher=McFarland|location=Jefferson, North Carolina|isbn=978-1-476-60142-7}}
*{{cite book|last=Willis|first=John|title=Screen World|volume=55|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|year=2005|location=Milwaukee, Wisconsin|isbn=978-1-557-83638-0}}

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