Teri Garr can claim a career in show business by birthright. She was born in Lakewood, Ohio, the daughter of 'Eddie Garr' .
Daughter of actor Eddie Garr and wardrobe mistress Phyllis Garr.
Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1977" in John Willis Screen World, Vol. 29.
Daughter, Molly ONeill , was born in November 1993. Her marriage to John ONeil Keenan took place on the day their adopted daughter Molly was born.
Continues to work despite the fact that she is battling multiple sclerosis, first diagnosed in 1983.
Biography in: "Whos Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 177-178. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
The "Star Trek" episode, "Star Trek" {Assignment: Earth } , in which Garr plays a ditsy secretary, was written as the springboard for a spin-off series. The new series was to feature more adventures of "Roberta Lincoln" (Garr) and "Gary Seven" (Robert Lansing ), but it never came about.
Friend of Connie Sellecca and Toni Basil.
Was the winner on a celebrity edition of "Weakest Link" .
Has two brothers: Edward Jr. and Phillip.
Recovering from a brain aneurysm, suffered on December 21, 2006.
Attended CSU Northridge along with her Close Encounters of the Third Kind co-star, Richard Dreyfuss.
Steven Spielberg cast her in Close Encounters of the Third Kind after seeing her work on a coffee commercial.
Told a story at The Moth storytelling night, about her experiences with a cheating boyfriend while living in L.A. The story made it to The Moth podcast.
Was a Go-Go dancer in the seminal rock-and-roll movie The T.A.M.I. Show .
She is a National Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and National Chair for the Societys Women Against MS program (WAMS).
Release of her book "Speedbumps: Flooring It Thru Hollywood".
Her father was of Irish descent. Her maternal grandparents, Louis J. Schmotzer and Theresa Gundel, were Austrian immigrants.
Garrs first interest was ballet dancing.
Her first film work was as a chorus girl in Elvis Presley and Shirley Maclaine movies.
Garrs father appeared in "Tobacco Road" on Broadway and as Marilyn Monroes father in "Ladies of the Chorus".
Terri Garr was featured and introduced in Anaheims "Disney Land live show-business performances" - in her earliest career experience during a summer-night-time musical show at the Anaheim Disney Land - "Tomorrow Land" featured - outdoor theatrical stage - "Show Me America!" production, where Terri performed on roller skates, dressed as the "Statue of Liberty Goddess" during the Disney outdoor stage musicals tribute to the U.S.A. The variety show performed twice a night, repeated every week-night, during the entire summer season. The live entertainment feature was inaugurated in the late 60s to hold the parks attendees over into the night festivities, an incentive to watch an "Anaheim live themed Broadway spectacle"... fully staged with a live pit band, talented-musical singers and dancers, magical scenery and costumes! The show was always well received at every performance. Terri, in her Liberty Goddess full long robed costume - feet in flashy gold painted skates, with a gold spike crown, a book in her left arms elbow , and a gold torch held up high in her right hand was choreographed flying from one side of the stage proscenium, across to the opposite stage proscenium, skating down the center stage downhill run-way, circling the oval stage front runway, and skating uphill back - UP - to the performance area. The pit band was located inside this stage ramp runway. Terri had stamina and whizzed around that stage like a real trouper, singing her heart out during her skating routine ! Terri was featured during the entire 60 minute production.
Has twice played a woman married to a man who was considered insane because of something he saw, both released the same year: Oh, God! and Close Encounters of the Third Kind .
"Late Night with David Letterman" mainstay; she took a shower on the show in 1985.
Lobbied for the role of Elizabeth McGraw in Nine 1/2 Weeks .
Made professional dancing debut with the San Francisco Ballet.
Spent childhood in New Jersey.
Was a guest at the 1987 wedding of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.
Win or lose, star or not, you wait for your car with everyone else, and waiting for your car is a drag.
Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life. .
