Teri Garr
1944–2024 · American actress
Terry Ann "Teri" Garr was an American actress, comedienne and dancer. Known for her comedic roles in film and television in the 1970s and 1980s, she often played women struggling to cope with the life-changing experiences of their husbands, children or boyfriends. She received nominations for an Academy Award and a 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.
Teri Garr, in order
- 1963 Fun in Acapulco: acted · directed by Richard Thorpe
- 1964 Pajama Party: acted · directed by Don Weis
- 1964 Viva Las Vegas: acted · directed by George Sidney
- 1964 What a Way to Go!: acted · directed by J. Lee Thompson
- 1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!: acted · directed by J. Lee Thompson
- 1965 Red Line 7000: acted · directed by Howard Hawks · critics 67%, audiences 32%
- 1968 Head: acted · directed by Bob Rafelson
- 1968 Star Trek: The Original Series (TV series): acted · critics 75%, audiences 88% · streaming on Paramount+, Pluto TV
- 1970 The Moonshine War: acted · directed by Richard Quine
- 1970 You Haven't Changed A Bit (short film): acted · directed by Bruce Baker
- 1972 M*A*S*H (TV series): acted · audiences 90% · streaming on Hulu
- 1973 The Girl with Something Extra (TV series): acted
- 1974 The Conversation: acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola · critics 94%, audiences 89% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube (free)
- 1974 Young Frankenstein: acted · directed by Mel Brooks · critics 94%, audiences 92% · streaming on fuboTV
- 1976 Law and Order (TV movie): acted · directed by Marvin J. Chomsky
- 1976 Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood: acted · directed by Michael Winner · critics 14%, audiences 38%
- 1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind: acted · directed by Steven Spielberg · critics 91%, audiences 85% · streaming on YouTube (free), Tubi
- 1977 Oh, God!: acted · directed by Carl Reiner
- 1977 The Absent-Minded Waiter (short film): acted · directed by Carl Gottlieb
- 1979 The Black Stallion: acted · directed by Carroll Ballard
- 1980 Doctor Franken: acted · directed by Jeff Lieberman and Marvin J. Chomsky
- 1980 Witches' Brew: acted · directed by Richard Shorr
- 1981 Honky Tonk Freeway: acted · directed by John Schlesinger
- 1982 One from the Heart: acted · directed by Francis Ford Coppola
- 1982 Prime Suspect (TV movie): acted · directed by Noel Black
- 1982 The Escape Artist: acted · directed by Caleb Deschanel
- 1982 Tootsie: acted · directed by Sydney Pollack · critics 92%, audiences 81%
- 1983 Mr. Mom: acted · directed by Stan Dragoti
- 1983 The Black Stallion Returns: acted · directed by Robert Dalva
- 1983 The Sting II: acted · directed by Jeremy Kagan
- 1983 The Winter of Our Discontent (TV movie): acted · directed by Waris Hussein
- 1984 Firstborn: acted · directed by Michael Apted
- 1985 After Hours: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese · critics 90%, audiences 87% · streaming on Prime Video
- 1986 Fresno (TV movie): acted · directed by Jeff Bleckner
- 1986 Miracles: acted · directed by Jim Kouf
- 1989 Let It Ride: acted · directed by Joe Pytka
- 1989 Out Cold: acted · directed by Malcolm Mowbray
- 1990 Short Time: acted · directed by Gregg Champion
- 1990 Waiting for the Light: acted · directed by Christopher Monger
- 1991 Good & Evil (TV series): acted · directed by Terry Hughes
- 1992 Mom and Dad Save the World: acted · directed by Greg Beeman
- 1992 The Player: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 97%, audiences 84% · streaming on HBO Max
- 1994 Dumb and Dumber: acted · directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly · critics 69%, audiences 84%
- 1994–2004 Friends (TV series): acted · critics 78%, audiences 93% · streaming on HBO Max
- 1994 Prêt-à-Porter: acted · directed by Robert Altman · critics 22%, audiences 27%
- 1995 Perfect Alibi: acted · directed by Kevin Meyer
- 1996 Michael: acted · directed by Nora Ephron
- 1997 A Simple Wish: acted · directed by Michael Ritchie
- 1997 Changing Habits: acted · directed by Lynn Roth
- 1997 Ronnie & Julie (TV movie): acted · directed by Philip Spink
- 1997 The Definite Maybe: acted · directed by Rob Lobl and Sam Sokolow
- 1998 Casper Meets Wendy (TV movie): acted · directed by Sean McNamara
- 1999 Batman Beyond: The Movie: acted · directed by Dan Riba
- 1999 Dick: acted · directed by Andrew Fleming · critics 74%, audiences 53% · streaming on Pluto TV
- 1999 Kill the Man: acted · directed by Tom Booker
- 2000 The Sky Is Falling: acted · directed by Florrie Laurence
- 2001 A Colder Kind of Death: acted · directed by Brad Turner
- 2001 Ghost World: acted · directed by Terry Zwigoff · critics 93%, audiences 84% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Fandango at Home (free)
- 2002 Life Without Dick: acted · directed by Bix Skahill
- 2002 Searching for Debra Winger: acted · directed by Rosanna Arquette · critics 80%, audiences 58%
- 2006 Unaccompanied Minors: acted · directed by Paul Feig
- 2007 Expired: acted · directed by Cecilia Miniucchi
- 2007 Kabluey: acted · directed by Scott Prendergast