Teri Garr spent half a century in Hollywood, starring in memorable projects likeYoung Frankenstein,Tootsie,Mr.
Keaton, who starred opposite Garr in the big-screen comedyMr.
“This is a day i feared and knew was coming,” Keatonwrote on Instagram.
Michael Keaton and Teri Garr in ‘Mr. Mom’.Everett
“Forget about how great she was as an actress and comedienne.
she was a wonderful woman.
not just great to work with but great to be around.
Teri Garr and Dustin Hoffman in ‘Tootsie’.Columbia Pictures/Getty
AND go back and watch her comedic work Man, was she great!!
She was so talented and so funny.
Her humor and lively spirit made the YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN set a pleasure to work on.
Her ‘German’ accent had us all in stitches!
She will be greatly missed.”
I feel so lucky and grateful I go to work with Teri Garr."
Working with her was one of the great highs.
There was no one like her."
David Letterman, who welcomed Garr onto his late-night talk show numerous times, remembered her fondly.
“She was a first class actor and comedian and a lovely human being.
A bright star and a real friend to the show.
I was lucky to know her.
She elevated all, and I’m sad she is gone.”
Steve Martinkept it sweet and simple: “Loved her so much.”
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Jamie Lee Curtis shared a snapshot of Garr inYoung Frankensteinand wrote, “REST IN LAUGHTER TERI GARR!”
Fellow actress Marilu Henner noted that Garr had long been someone she looked up to.
“Teri Garr was always my idol,” shewrote on social media.
Any time I saw her, no matter the struggles, she was always a blast!"
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FormerSaturday Night Livecast member Joe Piscopoeulogized Garr as"a talented and wonderful gal."
He included a photo of the two playing JFK and Marilyn Monroe in a 1983 sketch.
Meanwhile, director Paul Feigcalled Garr’s death"devastating."
“Teri was a legend,” he continued.
“So funny, so beautiful, so kind.
I had the honor of working with her in 2006 and she was everything I dreamed she would be.
Truly one of my comedy heroes.
I couldn’t have loved her more.
This is such a loss.”
