DL Favorite - 'TOOTSIE' STAR TERI GARR RUSHED TO HOSPITAL ... After Suffering 'Medical Emergency'

Teri Garr -- the comedic actress known for her legendary roles in "Young Frankenstein," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Tootsie" -- is in the hospital following a medical emergency ... TMZ has learned.

Sources close to Teri tell us ... an ambulance was called to her San Fernando Valley home around 10:30 AM Monday, and she was transported to a local medical center.

We're told she may have suffered a stroke, but we have not been able to confirm that at this time.

Garr has a history of serious health issues. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1999 after years of dealing with symptoms of the disease and suffered a brain aneurysm in December 2006 that left her in a coma for weeks.

Teri made a recovery though and was able to return to acting until she retired in 2011.

Garr has over 140 film and television credits over the span of her career as well as one Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for "Tootsie" in 1982. Garr also trained extensively in ballet.

Very saddened to hear this. I love Teri. Her Letterman appearances were priceless.

R1 me, too. I have always adored her.

oh Teri Garr we love you get up

So sad, she's had a rough go of it for the last few years.

Hope she's OK. I liked her in "After Hours."

R4 she’s such a fighter, too.

R8 your post caused me to tear up.

R5 After Hours was such a great movie! I love Teri! I Hope she gets well.

Teri Garr will always be fabulous. Damn, she's 75 now.

I helped decorate her house for Christmas in 1998.

Would you like a roll in ze hay?

People reporting that she was hospitalized for dehydration and is expected to return to her home tomorrow.

R14 any interesting or nice scoop. Was she a wonderful woman?

I’m thankful it appears she’s going to be okay and that it was just dehydration. Stay well, Teri!

I think Teri will be gone in a few years.

Dehydration has become code for 'high potency edible'.

Finally we know her real age!

I adore her but she had to be one of the most egregious examples of someone who shaved a good 5-10 years off her age most of her career. (And her age was always different depending on the article you read)

Not that I blame her I’m sure I’d do the same thing.

I worked on a movie with Teri, way back in 1987. It was my first crew job, and she was a sweetheart.

R19 That's quite likely, since she's 75, has MS, and in "a few years" she'll hit 80.

She should of won for playing Sandy Lester in Tootsie.

"Quick, suck it before the venom reaches my heart!{

I turned on the Odd Couple marathon today to the episode she happens to be on (The Flying Felix, one of my favorites). Even in a guest spot she was adorable.

I wrote her a letter in the 80s and she sent me an autographed photo of her with her dog.

R32 do you still have her dog?

Is she out of the hospital yet?

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