Teri Garr, the young star of Frankenstein, has died at the age of 79

Teri Garr has died. She was 79 years old. A representative for the actress confirmed that Teri died on Tuesday “surrounded by family and friends” after a 20-year battle with multiple sclerosis. Teri was best known for her memorable comedy roles in “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” for which she earned an Academy Award nomination in 1983. In the ’90s, she guest-starred alongside Lisa Kudrow on Friends, matching her on-screen daughter’s trademark quirkiness as Phoebe Buffay’s long-lost mother.