Teri Garr

'Teri Garr' (qv) can claim a career in show business by birthright. She was born in Lakewood, Ohio, the daughter of 'Eddie Garr' (qv) (born Edward Leo Gonnoud), a Broadway stage and film actor, and 'Phyllis Garr' (qv) (née Emma Schmotzer), a dancer. Her maternal grandparents were Austrian, and her father was of Irish descent.While she was still an infant, her family moved from Hollywood to New Jersey but, after the death of her father when she was 11, the family returned to Hollywood, where her mother became a wardrobe mistress for movies and television. While Garr's dancing can be seen in nine 'Elvis Presley' (qv) movies, her first speaking role in motion pictures was in the 1968 feature _Head (1968)_ (qv), starring 'The Monkees' (qv). In the 1970s she became well established in television with appearances on shows such as _Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)_ (qv), _It Takes a Thief (1968)_ (qv) and _McCloud (1970)_ (qv), and became a semi-regular on The Sonny and 'Cher' (qv) Show (1976) as 'Cher' (qv)'s friend, Olivia. Garr has since risen to become one of Hollywood's most versatile, energetic and well-recognized actresses. She has starred in many memorable films, including _Young Frankenstein (1974)_ (qv), _Oh, God! (1977)_ (qv), _Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)_ (qv), _Mr. Mom (1983)_ (qv), _After Hours (1985)_ (qv) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Supporting Actress in _Tootsie (1982)_ (qv). Other film roles include _The Black Stallion (1979)_ (qv), _One from the Heart (1981)_ (qv), _The Escape Artist (1982)_ (qv), _Firstborn (1984)_ (qv), _Let It Ride (1989)_ (qv), _Full Moon in Blue Water (1988)_ (qv), _Out Cold (1989)_ (qv), _Short Time (1990)_ (qv), _Waiting for the Light (1990)_ (qv), _Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)_ (qv), _Perfect Alibi (1995)_ (qv), _Ready to Wear (1994)_ (qv) and _A Simple Wish (1997)_ (qv).::Catherine Grace