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Teri Garr, Star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ Dead at 79

Teri Garr, the actress best known for her roles in hit comedies like 'Tootsie' and 'Young Frankenstein,' has died at the age of 79.

Teri Garr, the Oscar-nominated actress best known for her work in hit comedies like Tootsie and Young Frankenstein, died Tuesday, Oct. 29, at her home in Los Angeles, The New York Times reports. But arguably, her most memorable TV performances came on late-night: She hosted Saturday Night Live three times and was a regular on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, but she was probably best known for her many appearances opposite David Letterman. While Garr enjoyed the sparring, in an interview with Roger Ebert around the release of her 1988 film, Full Moon in Blue Water, she spoke about the way her Letterman appearances seemed to reinforce this perception of her as a “ditz,” and an actress only capable of doing comedy.

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