Actress Teri Garr died yesterday after a long battle with multiple sclerosis. She was 79 years old.
Teri was in so many iconic movies . . . "Young Frankenstein", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Mr. Mom", "Oh, God", "After Hours", "The Player", and "Dumb and Dumber" to name just a few.
She was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for 1982's "Tootsie."
She also played Phoebe's biological mother on "Friends".
Teri got her start as a background dancer in Elvis movies like "Viva Las Vegas" and "Kissin' Cousins" in the 1960s.
Her final role before MS forced her into retirement was the TV series "How to Marry a Billionaire" in 2011.
Teri's "Young Frankenstein" director Mel Brooks Tweeted, quote, "So very sorry to hear about Teri Garr's passing. She was so talented and so funny. Her humor and lively spirit made the YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN set a pleasure to work on.