Dustin Hoffman pays tribute to Teri Garr after ‘Tootsie’ co-star’s death at 79: ‘There was no one like her’
NY Post
Dustin Hoffman is mourning his late “Tootsie” co-star, Teri Garr.
“Teri was brilliant and singular in all she did, and had a heart of gold,” Hoffman, 87, said in a statement to The Post on Tuesday. “Working with her was one of the great highs. There was no one like her.”
Garr died Tuesday morning in Los Angeles after a long battle with multiple sclerosis, her publicist, Heidi Schaeffer, confirmed.
Garr played Hoffman’s friend and sometimes-love interest, Sandy Lester, in the 1982 movie, “Tootsie.” She received a best supporting actress Oscar nomination for her work.
“I was proud. The academy not only knew I existed, they thought I was good!” Garr wrote of the Academy Award nod in her 2005 memoir, “Speedbumps: Flooring it Through Hollywood.”
Garr hesitated to take the “second-banana” role after just playing the lead in the movie “One From The Heart,” she revealed to AV Club in 2008. But director Sydney Pollack talked her into taking the job.
