Teri Garr was in the chorus in a dozen movies, including "Viva Las Vegas," one of nine she did, starring Elvis Presley. "They'd call up, 'There's an audition down in metro, you wanna go?' ...

Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to co-star of such favorites as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie," has died. She was 79.

Teri Garr was a comic actress and singer best known for her luminous performance in Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein and her Oscar-nominated turn in the terrific Tootsie. Elsewhere, she made an ...