Teri Ann Garr is a well known name in the American
film industry.She is a an actress,singer,dancer,comedian and voice artist.Teri
Garr born on December-12,1987 in
Lakewood,Ohio,USA to Eddie Garr,a broadway stage and film actor and Phyllis
Garr,a dancer.She is known for her roles in Young Frankenstein,Tootsie,Mr.Mom,After
Hours and Let it ride etc.She began her career as a background dancer for youth
oriented films and TV shows.Some of the TV shows she starred are Mr.Novak,
Batman,That girl, Room 222 and Star trek
She is having health issues.She was first diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in
1983.But she still continued her acting career. In 1992,she publicly confirmed
that she was suffering from Multiple Sclerosis.Again in 2006 she was diagnosed with
ruptured brain aneurysm and lost her speech and motor skills which she regained
in 2008 as a result of the therapy she underwent.As per the reports in 2015,she
credited her family’s support and her positive attitude in her successful fight
against the disease
Teri Garr Religion
Though not much details are known about Teri Ann Garr religious
faith, it is assumed that she may be a catholic as her Father Eddie Garr is of
Italian descent and her maternal Grandparents are Austrian immigrants.
Teri Garr Political Views
It seems that Teri Garr is not known for making any strong
political statements,which make us to assume that she is not leaning towards
any political side.
Who is she dating?
She seemed to be single now.She got married to John
O’Neil in November 1993, the day on which her adopted Daughter Molly O’Neil was
born.The couple got divorced in 1996.Before that she was in relationship with
Roger Birnbaum from 1979 to 1983 and with David Keeper from 1983-1990.
Teri Garr Hobbies
She got her interest into dancing which she might
have inherited from her mother who also was a dancer and model.Teri Garr was a
passionate dancer.She started learning Ballet in her initial days and later on
went to learn other dance forms also.Apart from her love towards dance,other hobbies
of her are not much known
Interesting Facts
Teri Garr was the winner on a celebrity edition of
Weakest Link.She was listed as one of the “Promising New actors of 1977” in
John Willis’ screen world.She is honored as a National Ambassador for the National
Multiple Sclerosis society and National Chair for the Society’s Women against
MS program (WAMS).
She was nominated for the “Best Supporting Actress”
for her work Tootsie in Academy Award and British Academy of Film and
Television Arts (BAFTA) which was held in 1983 and 1984 respectively.Apart from
that She was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1978 in Academy of
Science Fiction, Fantansy & Horror films,USA for her role in Close
encounters of the third kind.She got the Best Acting Ensemble award in 1994 by
National Board of Review,USA.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teri_Garr
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000414/
