The actress suffered from multiple sclerosis, which she made public in 2002. Colleagues hailed her as a “legend” and “amazing woman”.
Los Angeles (APA / dpa) – American actress Teri Karr, known for “Tootsie” and “Mr. Mom” died in Los Angeles after a long battle with the neurological disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The car is 79 years old. Colleagues like Michael Keaton and Steve Martin paid tribute to the actress.
He “loved her so much,” comedian Steve Martin (79) wrote on X Platform (formerly Twitter) about a photo of the actress from earlier years.
Michael Keaton (73) paid tribute to the car on Instagram. “Forget what a great actress and comedian she is,” the Hollywood star wrote. Above all, she is an amazing lady who is great to work with and someone you want to be with. Keaton and Carr starred in the 1983 married comedy “Mr. Mom,” in which a housewife pursues a career after her husband loses his job and becomes a stay-at-home husband.
American director Paul Feig (62) hailed Garr as a “legend” and one of his “comedy heroines”. She was “so funny, so beautiful, so kind,” he wrote in X.
Started career as a dancer with Elvis
Karr began his career in show business as a dancer in the 1960s. Co-starred with Elvis Presley in “Great Nights in Las Vegas”. As an actress in the 1970s, she played supporting roles in films such as “The Dialogue”, “Frankenstein Jr” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”.
He appeared with Dustin Hoffman in the hit comedy “Tootsie” (1982). In the disguise comedy directed by Sidney Pollock, the two play out-of-work actors in New York.
When Sandy (Carr) again has bad luck auditioning for a soap opera, Michael (Hoffman) sees his chance, disguises himself as a woman and lands a coveted TV role. “Tootsie” picked up ten Oscar nominations, including Carr, but the supporting role Oscar ultimately went to his co-star Jessica Long.
In the 90s, Karr appeared in films like “The Player”, “Dumb and Dumber” and “Michael”. She was often in front of television cameras.
Due to his illness with MS, he increasingly withdrew from acting. In 2002, she publicly announced the diagnosis on Larry King’s talk show. Over the years, Carr has campaigned for victims and for education about neurodegenerative disease.