According to US media reports, Oscar-nominated actress Teri Garr has died at the age of 79.
Gall died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a 20-year battle with multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” his publicist, Heidi Schaeffer, said in a statement.
She first spoke publicly about the chronic autoimmune disease in 2002 to raise awareness for others living with the disease.
The comedian also faced other health issues and underwent surgery to repair an aneurysm in 2007, according to BBC US news partner CBS.
Gall started out as a background dancer in Elvis Presley movies.
Her mother was also a dancer and enrolled her in dance classes at the age of six.
Her first job was joining the road company of West Side Story in Los Angeles.
She then began dancing in films and then appeared in TV shows such as “Batman” and “Dr. Kildare.”
Gall’s big break came in 1974, when she had a supporting role in the thriller “The Conversation.”
She then played Gene Wilder’s lab assistant in the horror comedy Young Frankenstein, in which she spoke with a German accent. This was a career breakthrough for Gall.
She established herself as a comedian and began appearing frequently on David Letterman’s late-night show.
In addition to comedy, Gall also had dramatic roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Black Stallion. She has also appeared in television shows such as Star Wars and That Girl.
