She hosted three times in 1980, 1983, and 1985 , and was a frequent visitor on.
In July 1990, a Los Angeles County judge ordered a woman charged with Garr to cease contacting her and to remain 100 yards 91 m away from Garr, her home, and her work locations for three years.
In August 2015, she was reportedly in a relationship with and Farrell confirmed on that they were engaged.
In May 2006, she released her first book, Burnt Toast: And Other Philosophies of Life.
In her youth, Garr trained in and other forms of dance.
That year she also made her motion picture debut with a minor role playing a young, opportunistic actress in starring , and then played 's younger sister, a dancer, in the big-budget, police action-comedy , which also starred ; it was a critical and box office disappointment.