Teri Garr

ABOUT TERI GARR

Comic actress who has appeared in many productions, including Tootsie , Mr. Mom, and TV's Friends . Her performance in the former earned her an Academy Award nomination. She played Inga in the classic comedy Young Frankenstein .

She was a background dancer for youth-oriented TV shows and films.

She announced that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2002 to raise awareness. In 1977, she played Ronnie Neary in Close Encounters of the Third Kind .

She had a daughter in 1993. She was married to John O'Neil from 1993 to 1996.

She played the mother of Lisa Kudrow 's character, Phoebe, on Friends.