In December 2006, Garr suffered a ruptured.
After spending two years attending college, Garr left Los Angeles, and studied acting at the in New York City.
After separating from Birnbaum, Garr was in a seven-year relationship with David Kipper, a physician, to whom she was introduced by.
She is known and was highly acclaimed for her acting in Young Frankenstein, Tootsie, Prêt-à -Porter, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, etc.
Garr last acted on television in 2011.
In 1992, Teri played Marge Nelson in , a sci-fi adventure family romantic comedy film.