My memory of Miss Garr is somewhat strange. I was living in the Cleveland, OH area in the mid-1970's at the same time that Teri Garr became well known upon the release of Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" in 1974. It happened that Garr was born and raised in the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, and every newspaper or on the air mention of the movie stated that is starred "Lakewood's Teri Garr." Much like Pittsburgh media goes overboard with mentions of folks like Michael Keaton, Fred Rodgers, Gene Kelly, or Wiz Kahilifa. Strange memory to have of someone, but there you are.
IMDB list 159 credits for Teri Garr, the last one being in 2011. Later in life, Garr was stricken with MS, whereupon she became a spokesperson in fighting for research into this terrible affliction.
In addition to the aformentioned "Young Frankenstein" perhaps Garr's best known roles came in movies like "Tootsie", "Mr. Mom" (wherein Lakewood's Teri Garr co-starred with Robinson Township's Michael Keaton), and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." It was a highly successful acting career which was cut short way too soon due to her illness.
Most of the news stories of her death led with her part as Inga in "Young Frankenstein" (above) where many of her lines were double entendres as only Mel Brooks could serve up. Like THIS ONE. Or THIS ONE. Funny stuff from a lovely and talented actress who was dealt a bad hand later in life.
RIP Teri Garr.
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