American actress Teri Garr, known for her role in films such as “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie”, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, her manager told CNN. Garr, 79, was diagnosed with the disease in 1999, after 16 years of symptoms and numerous doctor’s appointments, and in 2006 she suffered an aneurysm that left her in a coma for several days.
In a 2002 interview with CNN, he went public with his diagnosis in an effort to raise awareness about the disease: “There’s not a lot of information about it and a lot of people don’t know that it It’s not that serious. “I continue my normal life,” he said then. The performer was a backing dancer for Elvis Presley in several ’60s films, and in the ’70s she appeared on the TV shows “Star Trek” and “That Girl,” as well as in several episodes of comedy series such as “The Sonny and Cher”. Comedy Hour” or “The New Dick Van Dyke Show.”
Among her most recognized performances are that of young Inga in the comedy film “Young Frankenstein” (1974) and that of an insecure actress in “Tootsie”, a film for which she earned an award nomination. Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 1983. In Years Later, she played Phoebe Buffay’s mother in “Friends” and was a voice actor in the animated series “Batman Beyond” and “What’s Up, Scooby Doo”?, among other roles.
The actress is known for playing female characters who, at the time, broke with gender roles: “It bothers me that they are writing the role of a woman who is nothing more than a ‘ sexy femme fatale who seduces people into getting out of trouble. theirs,” she said in a 2012 interview. Garr then noted that these roles perpetuate “the myth that this is how women should act, instead of using their brains or their intelligence.” .
