Teri Garr, 'Young Frankenstein' actress, dead at 79

Teri Garr, known for her work in "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," died Tuesday in Los Angeles. Garr's publicist confirmed to The Associated Press that the comedian died of multiple sclerosis. She began her career in the entertainment industry as a background dancer in a number of Elvis Presley movies, and went on to earn an Academy Award nomination for her role as Sandy Lester in the 1982 Dustin Hoffman comedy, "Tootsie." Actress Teri Garr died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis. She was 79. (Getty Images) The daughter of Eddie Garr, a well-known vaudeville comedian and Phyllis Lind, one of the original Rockettes at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Garr seemed destined for show business.