Michael Keaton, Mel Brooks, more stars honor late actress Teri Garr: 'Man, was she great!'

Lisa Kudrow, Dustin Hoffman, and David Letterman also paid tribute to the Oscar-nominated funny lady after her death at 79.

Teri Garr spent half a century in Hollywood, starring in memorable projects like Young Frankenstein, Tootsie, Mr. Mom, and Friends, so it's no surprise that her death at 79 has been met with heartfelt tributes from friends, fans, and collaborators, including Michael Keaton, Mel Brooks, and Lisa Kudrow.

Keaton, who starred opposite Garr in the big-screen comedy Mr. Mom in 1983, was one of the first to weigh in after word of her death from multiple sclerosis on Tuesday.

"This is a day i feared and knew was coming," Keaton wrote on Instagram. "Forget about how great she was as an actress and comedienne. she was a wonderful woman. not just great to work with but great to be around. AND go back and watch her comedic work – Man, was she great!! RIP girl."

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Brooks, who directed Garr in Young Frankenstein, wrote on social media, "So very sorry to hear about Teri Garr's passing. She was so talented and so funny. Her humor and lively spirit made the YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN set a pleasure to work on. Her 'German' accent had us all in stitches! She will be greatly missed."

In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Friends star Kudrow had this to say about the actress who played Phoebe Abbott, the mother of her characters, Phoebe and Ursula Buffay: "Teri Garr was a comedic acting genius who was and is a huge influence on me and I know I'm not alone in that. I feel so lucky and grateful I go to work with Teri Garr."

Dustin Hoffman said of his Tootsie costar in a statement to EW, "Teri was brilliant and singular in all she did, and had a heart of gold. Working with her was one of the great highs. There was no one like her."

David Letterman, who welcomed Garr onto his late-night talk show numerous times, remembered her fondly.

"Teri Garr's many appearances on Late Night gave it a [cachet] and importance not possible without her," he wrote on Instagram, alongside a clip of her sitting down with him after receiving an Oscar nomination for Tootsie. "She was a first class actor and comedian and a lovely human being. A bright star and a real friend to the show. I was lucky to know her. She elevated all, and I'm sad she is gone."

Steve Martin kept it sweet and simple: "Loved her so much."

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Michael McKean, who appeared with Garr in the 1999 film Kill the Man, wrote, "I will always love Teri Garr."

Jamie Lee Curtis shared a snapshot of Garr in Young Frankenstein and wrote, "REST IN LAUGHTER TERI GARR!"

Fellow actress Marilu Henner noted that Garr had long been someone she looked up to. "Teri Garr was always my idol," she wrote on social media. "When she starred opposite my first husband, Frederic Forrest, in One From the Heart, I was in awe of her dramatic chops, her comedy ease, and her very big heart! Any time I saw her, no matter the struggles, she was always a blast!"

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Former Saturday Night Live cast member Joe Piscopo eulogized Garr as "a talented and wonderful gal." He included a photo of the two playing JFK and Marilyn Monroe in a 1983 sketch.

Meanwhile, director Paul Feig called Garr's death "devastating."

"Teri was a legend," he continued. "So funny, so beautiful, so kind. I had the honor of working with her in 2006 and she was everything I dreamed she would be. Truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn't have loved her more. This is such a loss."