{"id":263452,"date":"2024-10-29T20:03:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T20:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/29\/how-the-young-frankenstein-actress-died-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:41","slug":"how-the-young-frankenstein-actress-died-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/29\/how-the-young-frankenstein-actress-died-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How the \u2018Young Frankenstein\u2019 Actress Died \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/teri-garr-photos-pics\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-179821573_4054a8-e1730231389340.jpeg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"Teri Garr's Cause of Death\" loading=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-179821573_4054a8-e1730231389340.jpeg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-179821573_4054a8-e1730231389340.jpeg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-179821573_4054a8-e1730231389340.jpeg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/teri-garr-photos-pics\/#!1\/actress-teri-garr-portrait-4\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"289\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/GettyImages-1674237178-1.jpg?fit=289%2C440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Actress Teri Garr portrait,  October 24, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. 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The late 79-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2024\/10\/29\/teri-garr-death\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">died<\/a> in Los Angeles on October 29, 2024, more than 20 years after she revealed the chronic health condition she had been living with. As fans grieve the loss of the <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/teri-garr-photos-pics\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>Young Frankenstein<\/em> actress<\/a>, her cause of death has been revealed.<\/p>\n<h2>How Did Teri Garr Die?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">Teri\u2019s friend and publicist,\u00a0<strong>Heidi Schaeffer<\/strong>, confirmed that her cause of death was from complications associated with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/teri-garr-young-frankenstein-tootsie-star-dies-79-rcna177841#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Multiple Sclerosis?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">While appearing on <a href=\"https:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/show\/lkl\/date\/2002-10-08\/segment\/00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">CNN<\/a> in 2002, Teri shared the several misdiagnoses she received before finally learning that she had MS.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">\u201cStarting many years ago, I would run, jog in the park, and I just started tripping,\u201d Teri explained. \u201cIt was just, like, my toe. I would start to trip, and then, that would go away. Then, I would get some tingling in my arm. And I went to one doctor who said, \u2018Oh, this is an orthopedic problem.\u2019 \u2026 I called my brother in L.A. who is a doctor and he said, \u2018You know, get another opinion.\u2019 So, I went to a neurologist. And he said, \u2018Yes, it\u2019s a pinched nerve.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Multiple Sclerosis is an autoimmune disease, in which the immune system damages the brain\u2019s myelin, which protects the nerve fibers, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/multiple-sclerosis\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20350269#:~:text=Multiple%20sclerosis%20(MS)%20is%20a,the%20rest%20of%20your%20body.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Mayo. Clinic<\/a>. Over time, the nerve fibers may become deteriorated.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">There is currently no cure for Multiple Sclerosis. 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