Teri Garr, star of Young Frankenstein and Tootsie, has died at the age of 79

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Hollywood says goodbye Teri Garr.

The actress, known for her comedic roles in films, among others Young Frankenstein, Mister Mom And Toetsiedied peacefully in Los Angeles on October 29 at the age of 79 after a long battle with multiple sclerosis (MS), her rep confirmed to E! News.

After small roles in film and television as a teenager, including several uncredited appearances as a dancer in film musicals starring Elvis PresleyGarr came to prominence in the early 1970s. Her work inside Toetsie earned her particular critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1983.

On the small screen, Garr made frequent cameo appearances The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson And Late Night with David Letterman. She was also known for her recurring role as Phoebe Buffay’s biological mother, Phoebe Abbott, in Friends.

In 2002, Garr revealed that she had been diagnosed with MS – defined by the Mayo Clinic as an autoimmune disease that affects communication between the brain and the rest of the body – and said she was determined not to live in self-pity.

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“I don’t see the point,” she said Larry King during a performance Larry King Live that October. “I mean, I’m always a very practical person and I just don’t see the point in wallowing in that. It’s just a waste of time. It’s a waste of energy.”

After her death, The sopranos alum Jamie Lynn Sigler-WHO revealed her own MS diagnosis in 2016 – paid tribute to the late actress on social media.

“I have always loved Teri Garr as an actress,” she wrote in a post shared on Instagram Stories. “I secretly looked up to her for so long as I kept my MS a secret and she so bravely shared her journey and how it really affected her career.”

Sigler continued, “Teri, we will continue to represent and honor you and promise that we will not give up anything because of this disease.”

Michael Keatonwho co-starred with Garr Mister Momalso remembered his late co-star, saying the news of her death “marked a day I feared and knew would come.”

“Forget how great she was as an actress and comedian,” he said in an interview Instagram post“She was a wonderful woman. Not only great to work with, but also great to be around.”

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