Teri Garr
(Ronnie Neary)

Born on December 11, 1949 in Lakewood, Ohio, Garr studied drama and dance at California State University at Northridge. From there she moved to New York, where she secured a spot at the prestigious Actors' Studio. Garr made her on-screen debut as a go-go dancer in the Elvis Presley film Fun in Acapulco and then followed it up with similar roles in the Elvis films Kissin' Cousins and Viva Las Vegas. In fact, her first seven films only used her talents as a dancer. She broke this pattern in film number eight, John Goldfarb, Please Come Home, where she had a small role as a "Harem Girl."

Garr's next roles included a recurring spot on The Sonny and Cher Show and a small role in the Monkee's 1968 film, Head. 1974 proved to be a banner year for Ms. Garr; she had supporting roles in both Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation and Mel Brooks ' Young Frankenstein. The next few years saw Garr in a few "straight" roles, including Close Encounters, Oh God! and The Black Stallion. In 1982, she appeared opposite Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, a role that earned her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar® Nomination.