American actress Teri Garr, known for her roles in comedies. frankenstein junior AND Tootsieand for having played in Friends Phoebe’s mother died Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 79. He had suffered from multiple sclerosis for years.
Oscar nominated for her role in TootsieTeri Garr had influenced a generation of comedy actresses, starting with Tina Fey, Variety reports. He had his heyday between the 1970s and 1990s, appearing in many cult films of the time before retiring in the 2000s.
Teri Garr began her career in the 1960s as a dancer in a half-dozen Elvis Presley films. He also appeared in popular comedies of the time such as Ordinance before finding success in 1974 thanks to a notable appearance on frankenstein junior.
From Spielberg to Scorsese
In this Mel Brooks comedy, a parody of frankensteinshe played the sassy assistant to the professor played by Gene Wilder. He then toured under the direction of Steven Spielberg in Encounters of the third kind and alongside Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie.
Teri Garr had also performed twice with Francis Ford Coppola: in secret conversationPalme d’Or 1974, and then in the experimental film Favoritea monumental failure that has become a legendary work in his filmography. We could also see it in After hours by Martin Scorsese then in Dummies and dumbers.
In the 1990s, he eventually appeared in three episodes of the series. Friends. She played Phoebe Abbot, Phoebe’s biological mother. After revealing that he had multiple sclerosis in 2002 and having suffered an aneurysm in 2006, he gradually abandoned his film and television activities.
Source: BFM TV
