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David Letterman, Michael Keaton Among Hollywood Stars Remembering Comedy Legend Teri Garr: “This Is A Day I Feared”


Teri Garr's costars and colleagues pay tribute to the late actress.

Teri Garr (1984)Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images Refresh For Updates… The late, great Teri Garr, who brightened everything from sitcoms ( Batman, That Girl, Friends), variety shows ( Shindig!, The Sonny And Cher Comedy Hour), talk shows (she did ’em all, but her classic appearances with David Letterman can’t be beat), some of the funniest movies ever made ( Young Frankenstein, Tootsie) and even the occasional drama ( Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Conversation) is being remembered by costars and colleagues today for the light she was. Producer Gale Ann Hurd wrote, “A truly fantastic actor and person…we worked together briefly on Dick and I’ll never forget her. Valiant as she dealt with the ravages of MS, never complaining, terrified she’d lose her SAG health insurance.

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