Celebrities Then And Now: They Have Really Changed!
Teri Garr
| Famous For: Young Frankenstein, The Conversation, Tootsie |
Networth: $4 Million |
| Currently Known For: Retired Actress |
Famous Years: 1964 – 2011 |
| Birthdate: December 11, 1947 |
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Terri Garr was born on December 11, 1947 in Lakewood, Ohio. Her father, Eddie Garr was a Broadway stage and film actor, and her mother, Phyllis Garr, was a dancer; therefore, Terri had entertainment in her blood.
In the 1970s she became well established in television with appearances on shows such as Star Trek (1966), It Takes a Thief (1968) and McCloud (1970), and became a semi-regular on The Sonny and Cher Show (1976) as Cher’s friend, Olivia. She has starred in many well-known films, including; Young Frankenstein (1974), Oh, God! (1977), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Mr. Mom (1983), After Hours (1985) and her Academy Award-nominated performance for Best Supporting Actress in Tootsie (1982), and many others.
Garr started suffering health problems, being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. This new diagnosis kept Garr away from movie and TV sets, so she decided to enter retirement.
Garr has acknowledged that her retirement isn’t permanent, as she has been in minor roles and she’s made appearances in movies and TV shows. “I have plans to keep going,” she says. “But I don’t know if anybody else does. I want to write more, because I think I’ve got a story to tell. It’s actually amazing that I’m alive. Everyone I tell that I had an aneurysm always says, ‘Oh, my cousin died from that.’ Well I didn’t, so I’m amazed. I was in a wheelchair, and I had to go to rehab. And now I’m walking.”
Garr continued, “I haven’t been in a wheelchair in (months), and it’s amazing. I did all this therapy: exercise, swimming, biking. I’m really grateful for my dancers’ discipline.” Garr added that “God’s not done” with her just yet. “If she’s up there, she said ‘You’re time isn’t up yet.’”
