Teri Garr
Teri Garr
Terry Ann "Teri" Garr is an American actress, comedian, dancer, and voice artist. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1982 film, Tootsie. Her other film roles include Young Frankenstein; Oh, God!; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; The Black Stallion; Mr. Mom;and After Hours. She also appeared as Phoebe Abbott in three episodes of the sitcom Friends...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth11 December 1944
CityLakewood, OH
CountryUnited States of America
I danced in a company of 'West Side Story' when I was very young. It was most of the original cast - Larry Kert, Chita Rivera - and Jerry Robbins directed. It was tough, a wonderful initiation for me.
With this disease it is so easy to throw in the towel, and that is the worst thing we can do.
Being sensitive to the problem of women is just another symptom of the quality of movies: I don't think you can do anything that's very sensitive. Everything's sort of broad strokes and big gestures - adventure things that boys, guys want to see.
There are things that you can do today that, years ago, there was nothing. The community today needs to know that with MRI and the current medications the view is good.
Shoot for the moon, ... And you need to find a cure quickly for this scum-sucking pig of a disease because women rule the world.
I've always had this American-pie face that would get work in commercials...I'd say things like 'Hi Marge, how's your laundry?' and 'Hi, I'm a real nice Georgia peach'. Sometimes this work is one step above being a cocktail waitress.
There were symptoms that I saw, and though I went to many doctors and had many tests, no one diagnosed MS.
I think there are a lot of myths about MS, and it may have affected my career
I've always been this insane. Isn't that interesting?
I have a disease, but I also have a lot of other things
Oddly enough, MS has made my life so much better than it was before. I now appreciate what I have and I am not running around like a rat in a maze.
In addition to having a good partnership with a good doctor, you have to do some of the work yourself. Go online, read about it, and find out what you can tolerate
Sandy: Boy, you must really think I'm stupid or something. Jeff: Ahh, no one would call you stupid, to your face.
I plan to live to be 120!