Charlotte Rae

Charlotte Rae

Birth name	Charlotte Rae Lubotsky
Born	April 22, 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Died	August 5, 2018 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Notable Roles	Edna Ann Garrett in Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life
Notable Episodes
Awards

Charlotte Rae was an American actress, comedienne, singer and dancer.

Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Hot l Baltimore	Mrs. Bellotti	1975	1
Diff'rent Strokes	Edna Ann Garrett	1978–1979	1	2
The Facts of Life	Edna Ann Garrett	1979–1986	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
The United States Steel Hour	Ramona	1x23 - Two	August 31, 1954
Car 54, Where Are You?	Miss Berger	1x14 - Get Well, Officer Schnauser	December 17, 1961
Car 54, Where Are You?	Sylvia Schnauser	1x27 - The Courtship of Sylvia Schnauser	March 25, 1962
The DuPont Show of the Week	Mona Brinkman	3x03 - Hold-Up!	September 22, 1963
The Defenders		4x09 - Comeback	November 26, 1964
The Partridge Family	Dr. Beecher	3x06 - You're Only Young Twice	October 20, 1972
McMillan & Wife	Mrs. Drake	2x02 - Blues for Sally M	October 22, 1972
All in the Family	Miss Lillian Henderson	5x08 - Where's Archie? (1)	November 2, 1974
Good Times	Ms. Rogers	2x14 - Florida's Big Gig	December 31, 1974
Barney Miller	Mrs. Sobel	2x16 - The Sniper	January 22, 1976
Diff'rent Strokes	Edna Ann Garrett	6x19 - The Wedding (2)	February 25, 1984
St. Elsewhere	Proud Mary	5x18 - You Again?	February 18, 1987
Murder, She Wrote	Nettie Harper	4x11 - Doom with a View	December 13, 1987
227	Mrs. McDillan	5x09 - Reunion Blues	November 25, 1989
Sisters	Mrs. Gump	5x10 - Twilight Time	December 3, 1994
Sisters	Mrs. Gump	5x14 - A Good Deed	January 21, 1995
Sisters	Mrs. Gump	5x16 - A Proper Farewell	February 11, 1995
Can't Hurry Love	Helen	1x08 - Burning Bed	November 6, 1995
The Secret World of Alex Mack	Dave's Mother	3x14 - Chemistry	November 21, 1996
Diagnosis Murder	Estelle	7x19 - A Resting Place	April 6, 2000

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris	Edna Garrett	September 25, 1982	The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life Reunion	Edna Garrett	November 18, 2001	The Facts of Life

The Facts of Life

Her parents were Russian Jewish immigrants
Was the second of three sisters
Graduated from Shorewood High School in Shorewood, Wisconsin in 1944
Attended Northwestern University, but didn't complete her studies
Was a member of the Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority.
Married composer John Strauss in 1951; they divorced in 1976; they had two sons: Lawrence & Andy.
Had a pacemaker implanted in her chest in 1982
Was diagnosed early with pancreatic cancer; became cancer-free after 6 months of chemotherapy
Used to be a heavy smoker
Discovered Mindy Cohn