Dustin Hoffman Remembers 'Tootsie' Co-Star Teri Garr: 'Nobody Likes Her'

Dustin Hoffman remembers his late co-star Teri Garr.

In a statement on New York Post On Tuesday, October 29, the 87-year-old actor posted his tribute Tootsie Costar, who died on Tuesday at the age of 79.

“Teri was brilliant and unique in everything she did and had a heart of gold,” Hoffman said in his statement to the outlet. “Working with her was one of the big highlights.”

“There was no one like her,” he added.

Garr revealed that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2002 and died from the disease “surrounded by family and friends,” her publicist Heidi Schaeffer told PEOPLE.

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The actress was known for her roles as Inga in the 1974s Young Frankenstein and Sandy Lester in the 1982s Tootsie alongside Hoffman's Michael Dorsey.

The latter film tells the story of Michael, an unemployed actor who disguises himself as a woman named Dorsey for a drama. But things take a turn when he falls in love with his co-star Julie Nichols, played by actress Jessica Lange.

Garr received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her work Tootsie. The romantic comedy later inspired a stage musical that debuted on Broadway in 2019.

Santino Fontana took on the role of Michael in The Great White Way, while Lilli Cooper played Julie and Sarah Stiles played Garr's film role of Sandy.

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In her 2005 memoir, she talks about her Oscar nomination Speedbumps: On the ground through HollywoodGarr wrote aloud New York Post“I was proud. Not only did the Academy know I existed, they thought I was good!”

She also previously spoke about how her mother, Phyllis Lind Garr, helped shape her role as Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder). Young Frankenstein.

“My mother was the wardrobe lady Young Frankenstein” the actress told PBS in 2012. “I asked her if they were done casting and she said she didn’t know.”

Garr asked her agent to get her an audition, and after four rounds of auditions, she was cast. “It was incredible,” she said.