Teri Garra celebrated actress known for her girlish voice, expressive eyes and incredible comedic timing, has died at the age of 79 at her home in Los Angeles. The announcement was made by a spokeswoman. Candidate for Oscar in 1983 for his role in Tootsie alongside Dustin Hoffman, Garr marked the 70s and 80s with iconic performances.
His career has ranged from film to television, with memorable roles such as the one in Frankenstein Junior of 1974, where she played a sweet and dazed laboratory assistant, and in Close encounters of the third kindwhere her character had to deal with her husband’s obsession with UFOs. In 1985, he starred in After Hours by Martin Scorsese, in the role of a waitress who seduces a man on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Garr has also participated in successful series such as Friendsplaying Lisa Kudrow’s character’s biological mother.
In 1999, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosisafter years of symptoms and tests, an illness that he faced with great dignity and strength.