I have loved Teri Garr since I was a young girl. I remember being astonished at how beautiful she was in “Young Frankenstein,” and funny too! You just didn’t see that often in Hollywood in those days – an astonishingly beautiful, smart, funny woman.
If you’re a fan, read this great interview with her on The Onion. Even though she’s struggled with MS for years and had a brain aneurysm last year, Garr remains as funny, honest, irreverant and feisty as ever.
Here she is too on a recent episode of Letterman. What I love about this is clearly she’s not in the best of health, and has thankfully foresaken getting her face messed with like so many of her peers, but she’s still as beautiful and sexy as ever. There’s still the trademark twinkle in her eye and her coy sense of humour, and Letterman is still as hot for her as he was years ago. Love love love!

July 23, 2008 at 10:22 am
She made Tootsie. Made it. “I’m not gonna get it.” “How do you know?” “I’m completely wrong for the part.” “Why, what is it?” “(sniff) A WOMAN!”
God bless Terri. You kick ass.
July 23, 2008 at 10:25 am
See, I love her b/c I DON’T think she’s devastatingly beautiful. She’s just a pretty woman who happens to be a kickass actress and funny as hell.
Remember when actresses looked like real people? Think back, WAAAAAAY back. Good times, weren’t they?
July 23, 2008 at 10:29 am
I remember running around singing “Roll, roll, roll in the hay!” as a little girl. I didn’t know what it meant back then, but it really embarrassed the pizza guy at the door…
July 23, 2008 at 10:38 am
For her to maintain such a sharp sense of humor in the face of these health challenges is just amazing. What an incredible spirit!
July 23, 2008 at 10:48 am
That interview was brilliant. Thanks, Trixie!
I love Madeline Kahn more than any other actress (and probably most regular humans). But I’ve always considered Teri Garr to be on her level of beauty, brilliance, and hilarity. It is HARD AS HELL to pull off.
I think it’s amazing that she has gone through all of this stuff healthwise and is still out there representing herself and women like her.
Love!
July 23, 2008 at 10:49 am
I just love her. Such an awesomely funny woman!
@myrtlebeachbum: I was just thinking about that very thing the other day. I caught a rerun of “Good Times,” and I kept looking at Florida thinking, “she looks like a real person, like a real mom.” You just don’t see much of that anymore and it’s sad.
July 23, 2008 at 10:50 am
And while we’re on the subject of fab hilarious women, what about Cloris Leachman?
July 23, 2008 at 10:52 am
She gets a medal for referring to her illness as “MFMS”.
July 23, 2008 at 11:06 am
LOVE Cloris Leachman. How great was she as the nasty granny on Malcolm in the Middle.
And MBB: OK, so we disagree about Teri Garr’s beauty, but how do you feel about Crisco?
July 23, 2008 at 11:33 am
Love to Teri and Madeline… but Gilda Radner was the QUEEN.
Teri makes watching “Mom and Dad Save the World” a rainy Sat afternoon guilty pleasure.
July 23, 2008 at 11:36 am
By the way, everyone, thanks should go to SarahHeartburn, who alerted us to the great Onion interview with Teri. Read it if you haven’t already — it is hilarious and she sweetly shits on a bunch of people.
July 23, 2008 at 12:11 pm
@Myrtle: I agree, she’s awesome b/c she looks like a real person. Fuck, I miss the days of real-looking actresses. I mean, srsly, would ANYONE cast Ally Sheedy as a romantic leading woman nowadays? No-ho-hooo. And that’s sad. I mean, not like Ally Sheedy is the greatest or anything, but she was one average-ass-lookin’ woman.
@CeeGee: OMFG! I totally forgot about Mom & Dad Save the World! I always loved that one. Jon Lovitz was in that, so he rules, too. And because he beat the hell out of Andy Dick.
July 23, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Yay! I just saw Young Frankenstein (for the 20th or so time) just the other day and was thinking about how FABULOUS both the women were. They make me laugh so much. Perfect timing.
July 23, 2008 at 12:22 pm
Thanks Trixie. It’s nice to have a place where I can share tips (as a compulsive reader I need co-dependents for my addiction…)
And folks, do read the interview. She hysterically (but intelligently)gives it in the face to some Hollywood bigshots….
July 23, 2008 at 12:40 pm
This woman is a treasure! She’s worked with everyone in Hollywood!
I can’t help but love this quote (Teri to her mom, after her mother’s co-worker Wes got a raise):
And I said, “That’s great! Are you getting a raise too?” And she said, “Well, no. But Wes has a wife and a kid.” And I said, “You’ve got three kids and no husband!” And she said, “But I’m a woman.” So I started learning early that women are steamrolled. You can quote me on this.
Sadly, that seniment is true today, probably more than ever.
I love Terri Garr. God bless her.
July 23, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Jezebel also put up a story about Teri Garr. Hmmm.
I love her and always have. Can’t you just imagine being friends with her? I love that her career has included lots of quirky interesting roles. Remember After Hours?
July 23, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I sort of like the story where a woman called and told Teri she’d been sleeping with her boyfriend, so Teri drove to his house and went all batshit and broke all the windows.
I’ve had days like that.
July 23, 2008 at 12:47 pm
I, too, love her. Does anyone else remembr when she took a shower on the David Letterman Show?
July 23, 2008 at 12:48 pm
@CeeJee: Gilda is certainly up there, but no one trumps MK.
July 23, 2008 at 12:48 pm
@ ms. marvelous: I see that J has a story about Teri, but ours was up first.
July 23, 2008 at 12:52 pm
@BAngieB@ And with a lot less of the old “OMG, Judy Greer!” Christ, we’ve heard it. Get a new routine.
Wow, I’m bitchy.
July 23, 2008 at 12:54 pm
@BAngieB: I saw that. Y’all did a much better job too.
July 23, 2008 at 1:00 pm
BAngieB–I saw that too. Anna must be lurking.
Dear Anna–Your site is going down faster than Slut Robot on a first date. OMG. LOL. Totes.
July 23, 2008 at 1:01 pm
@NeverNikki: Laughed so hard, Sprite came out my nose. I want to be you.
July 23, 2008 at 1:08 pm
MS. Marvelous–you’ll need a tin foil hat and a heavy dose of moral relativity. And a sugar tooth.
Welcome to my world…
July 23, 2008 at 1:38 pm
@mayorofBethville: SarahHeartBurn came through with a nice tip-off!
July 23, 2008 at 1:44 pm
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July 23, 2008 at 1:52 pm
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July 23, 2008 at 2:46 pm
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July 24, 2008 at 10:25 am
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