Appeared repeatedly in the early 70s Sonny and Cher Hour and we were hosted M*A*S*H, The Odd Couple, The Bob Newhart Show, Barnaby Jones and other popular TV series.

However, his debut came in 1974.

He starred in Francis Ford Coppola’s Best Picture Oscar-nominated film. Speech, She played star Gene Hackman’s girlfriend, arguably her most famous role that year. In this successful comedy, Garr plays Wilder’s Dr. She played Inga, the laboratory assistant of Frederick Frankenstein – we can also say FRONK-un-STEEN. Young Frankenstein. Serves as a sequel to Brooks Flaming Saddles, The amazing cast also included Cloris Leachman, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn and Hackman in a memorable role.

Her sweet, slightly naive – or isn’t she? – And character with weird accent There was no shortage of memorable lines. Who could forget “Wanna roll in the zee hay?” “She’d have a great schwanzstucker” or “Put a candle back!“?

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The film received critical acclaim and was a major commercial success, and was later revived as a Broadway musical.

In the mid-70s, Garr was seen doing guest shots on other popular TV shows: McCloud And Maude Before starring opposite George Burns and John Denver in Carl Reiner’s 1977 comedy My god! His release came just weeks later Close Encounters, Alien Encounter, in which Spielberg stars as Ronnie Neary, who tries to keep his young family together while his husband (Dreyfuss) becomes obsessed with a shared vision, and ends up pursuing that vision.

Close Encounters of the Third it broke multiple box office records and became the highest-grossing Columbia Pictures film in history at that point.

Garr continued to work in films as the 1980s began, appearing alongside leading roles on the big screen. Black Stallion, Coppola’s One from the Heart and John Schlesinger’s hilarious romp Honky Tonk Highway. His next role will be among his most famous.

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Garr played Dustin Hoffman’s girlfriend of sorts. Tootsie (1982), Pollack’s Best Picture Oscar nominee, is a comedy about an unemployed actor (Hoffman) who disguises himself as a woman and stars on a soap opera. “Dorothy Michaels” becomes an overnight sensation, and big jokes ensue as Hoffman’s Michael Dorsey tries to keep his secret while being courted by unsuspecting older men.

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Garr’s Sandy Lester auditions for the fictional series and becomes Dorsey’s love interest; Meanwhile, Dorsey secretly misses his co-star Julie, played by Jessica Lange, who won the Supporting Actress Oscar over Garr. The film, which also starred Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning and Bill Murray, was also a huge commercial success. Close Encounters As Columbia’s highest-grossing film.

He also starred opposite Jackie Gleason and Karl Malden. Sting II and as Michael Keaton’s advertising executive wife in the role reversal comedy Mr. MomWritten by fledgling filmmaker John Hughes, the film also starred Martin Mull, Ann Jillian, Jeffrey Tambor and Christopher Lloyd.

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Around that time, Garr began guesting on NBC’s booming talk show. Late Night with David Letterman. Her frequent, flirty, faux-contentious visits (more than two dozen over the show’s 11 years) were comic gold, with a nearly blushing David Letterman often barely able to contain his glee. It also appeared David Letterman’s 2nd Annual Holiday Film Festival in 1986 and later as a guest on its sequel program on CBS The Late Show with David Letterman About half a dozen times between 1993 and 2008. Watch them in a session from 1983:

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Garr continued to work in film and television in the 2010s, famously recurring as Phoebe’s (Lisa Kudrow) mother. Friends and also makes guest appearances on television Emergency Room, Frasier, Sabrina the Teenage Witch et al. He was a series regular on the short-lived 1995 sitcom. women of the house, She plays the press secretary of Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke), who moves to D.C. to finish out her late husband’s term. The final four episodes of the comedy, which also starred Patricia Heaton, Jonathan Banks and Julie Hagerty, were released as a two-hour movie on Lifetime.

He also had a second career as a voice actor for TV cartoons. King of the Hill, The Legend of Prince Valiant, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist, two Scooby Doo! series and as Mary McGinnis Beyond Batman.

Garr was born in Los Angeles on December 11, 1944, to a show business family, according to the AP; however, many reference works list his hometown as Lakewood, Ohio. His father was Eddie Garr, who starred in nearly two dozen movies and worked as a nightclub comedian. Her mother was Phyllis Lind Garr, who was an original Rockette at Radio City Music Hall and later had a second career as a costume designer and wardrobe person. The Graduate, Striding, Young Frankenstein and Alfred Hitchcock’s last move, Family Plan.

Garr has amassed more than 150 film and TV credits throughout his half-century career; he has also appeared at least 100 times as himself in various talk shows, game shows, music shows, and documentaries. One of Garr’s early successes was his appearance as an assistant go-go dancer in the legendary dance. TAMI Show. Filmed at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in late 1964, it featured The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Chuck Berry, The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Lesley Gore, Smokey Robinson, Jan and Dean, and others. Toni Basil, who later had a No. 1 hit with “Mickey,” was also a dancer in the show.

Garr’s autobiography titled Speed ​​Bumps: Driving Through HollywoodIt was published in 2005.

She was married to John O’Neil for three years in the ’90s and adopted a daughter named Molly O’Neil.