Teri Garr

Teri Garr, the alternately shy and sassy blond actress whose little-girl voice, deadpan comic timing, expressive eyes and cinematic bravery in the face of seemingly crazy male characters made her a star of 1970s and ’80s movies and earned her an Oscar nomination for her role in “Tootsie,” died on Tuesday October 29 2024 at her home in Los Angeles. The cause was complications of multiple sclerosis. Garr received that diagnosis in 1999, after 16 years of symptoms and medical research; she made her condition public in 2002. In late 2006, she had a ruptured brain aneurysm and was in a coma for a week, but she was eventually able to regain the ability to walk and talk. In 1993, Garr married John O’Neil, a contractor. They divorced in 1996. Her survivors include her daughter, Molly O’Neil, and a grandson.