Results: A Tribute to Teri Garr, American Actress known for TV Roles and Movies

Teri Garr's first major film role was in "Young Frankenstein" Winner of 11 Awards. A respected researcher and physician, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, the grandson of the more famous Dr. Victor Frankenstein, who did experiments on bringing back the dead, tries to disassociate himself from his more famous relative, even to the point of pronouncing their surname differently. Regardless, Frederick is drawn back to the small Transylvannian town and castle where Victor conducted his experiments, he leaving behind his somewhat standoffish and "untouchable" fiancée, Elizabeth, back in the US. He works with his young Assistant Inga. Are you a fan of Teri Garr?

Teri's second film was the Oscar Winning film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" Two parallel stories are told. In the first, a group of research scientists from a variety of backgrounds are investigating the strange appearance of items in remote locations, primarily desert regions. In continuing their investigation, one of the lead scientists, a Frenchman named Claude Lacombe, incorporates the Kodály method of music education as a means of communication in their work. The response, in turn, at first baffles the researchers, until American cartographer David Laughlin deciphers the meaning of the response. In the second, electric company lineman and family man Roy Neary and single mother Jillian Guiler are among some individuals in Muncie, Indiana who experience some paranormal activity before some flashes of bright lights in the sky, which they believe to be a UFO. Roy becomes obsessed with what he saw, unlike some others, especially in some form of authority, who refuse to acknowledge their belief that it was a UFO in not wanting to appear crazy. That obsession both for Roy and Jillian is ratcheted up a notch when they begin to have a vision of a mound with vertical striations on its side as a key to what is going on. While the obsession negatively affects Roy's life as he knows it in its entirety, Jillian knows she has to find the answer as to its meaning, especially as it relates to her only child, three year old Barry Guiler, who may be more attuned to what is happening than the adult figures around him. Have you seen "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"?

Teri's third fim was "Tootsie" Winner of 26 Awards, Michael Dorsey is an unemployed actor with an impossible reputation. In order to find work and fund his friend's play he dresses as a woman, Dorothy Michaels, and lands the part in a daytime drama. Dorsey loses himself in this woman role and essentially becomes Dorothy Michaels, captivating women all around the city and inspiring them to break free from the control of men and become more like Dorsey's initial identity. This newfound role, however, lands Dorsey in a hot spot between a female friend/lover, a female co-star he falls in love with, that co-star's father who falls in love with him, and a male co-star who yearns for his affection. Have you seen "Tootsie"?

Teri's fourth film was "Mr. Mom" Jack Butler is happily married and lives with his beloved wife, Caroline, and their three children, Alex, Kenny, and Megan, in a suburb of Detroit. He is an engineer who works in an automobile factory with his friends, Stan and Larry, and they go to the work in carpool with their boss, Jinx. When Jack loses his job, Caroline looks for one and finds in the advertising agency that belongs to Ron Richardson. Soon she succeeds in holding an important account in the agency and climbs positions and responsibilities. Meanwhile, Jack learns how hard the household chores and childcare are. The 1984 Winner, Young Artist Award, Best Family Motion Picture - Comedy. Have you seen "Mr. Mom"?

Teri plays a memorable role, in "Let it Ride" An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose, no matter how he bets; and he has an incredible day. The premise is that at times the universe can align in such a way that you just know in your bones that nothing can stop you from having a really good day. Watching Richard Dreyfuss come to this realization and watching him savoring it while it is happening is very appealing. Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, David Johansen, Robbie Coltrane and especially Jennifer Tilly are great. I couldn't think of anyone else playing these parts. Have you seen "Let It Ride"?