Teri Garr, known for her work in “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 79.

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 backup dancer in several Elvis Presley films and went on to receive an Oscar nomination for her role as Sandy Lester in the 1982 Dustin Hoffman comedy Tootsie.

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Actress Teri Garr died of multiple sclerosis on Tuesday. She was 79. (Getty Images)

As the daughter of Eddie Garr, a well-known vaudeville comedian, and Phyllis Lind, one of the first Rockettes at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Garr seemed predestined for show business.

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She appeared in nine Elvis Presley films, including “Viva Las Vegas,” “Roustabout” and “Clambake.”

While Garr appeared as a lead dancer in “Shindig” and appeared as a cast member in “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour,” she got her first big film break as Gene Hackman’s girlfriend in the 1974 Francis Ford Coppola thriller “The Conversation.”

Teri Garr starred opposite Gene Wilder in Young Frankenstein. (Getty Images)

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