Garr, who died of multiple sclerosis, is being remembered as a 'comedy hero' who lit up screens with her cameos.
Teri Garr , the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favourites as Young Frankenstein and Tootsie has died.Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis "surrounded by family and friends," said publicist Heidi Schaeffer.
Screenwriter Cinco Paul said Garr was "never the star, but always shining. She made everything she was in better."The actor, who was sometimes credited as Terri, Terry or Terry Ann during her long career, seemed destined for show business from her childhood. She was 16 when she joined the road company of West Side Story in Los Angeles, and as early as 1963 she began appearing in bit parts in films.After being dropped from her first audition, she returned a day later in different clothes and was accepted.
That led to an interview with Mel Brooks, who said he would hire her for the role of Gene Wilder's German lab assistant in 1974's Young Frankenstein — if she could speak with a German accent.The film established her as a talented comedy performer, with New Yorker film critic Pauline Kael proclaiming her "the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on the screen".
She had a flair for spontaneous humour, often playing David Letterman's foil during guest appearances on NBC's Late Night With David Letterman early in its run. "You have to find your centre and roll with the punches because that's a hard thing to do: to have people pity you," she commented in 2005.She also continued to act, appearing on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Greetings From Tucson, Life With Bonnie and other TV shows.
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