Charlotte Rae
Acting
Charlotte Rae Lubotsky (April 22, 1926 – August 5, 2018) was an American actress and singer. On screen, Rae was best known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and its spin-off, The Facts of Life.
She was born to Russian Jewish immigrants Esther (née Ottenstein), who was a childhood friend of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, and Meyer Lubotsky, a retail tire business owner. She was one of three sisters, along with Miriam and the late Beverly (December 21, 1921 – June 2, 1998).
She graduated from Shorewood High School in 1944. For the first ten years or so of…
Filmography
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Ricki and the Flash
2015
Girl Meets World
2014
Love Sick Love
2012
Pretty Little Liars
2010
Christmas Cottage
2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
Life
2007
The Facts of Life Reunion
2001
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
2000
Strong Medicine
2000
Another Woman's Husband
2000
The Brothers Flub
1999
101 Dalmatians Christmas
1998
The King of Queens
1998
The Wonderful World of Disney
1997
101 Dalmatians Series
1997
Nowhere
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Can't Hurry Love
1995
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
1994
The Secret World of Alex Mack
1994
ER
1994
Thunder in Paradise
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Thunder in Paradise
1993
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
1993
Sisters
1991
Baby Talk
1991
Save the Dog!
1988
The Worst Witch
1986
Noah's Ark
1986
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
227
1985
Words by Heart
1985
WonderWorks
WonderWorks
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
St. Elsewhere
1982
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
1982
The Facts of Life
1979
Beane's of Boston
1979
Beane's of Boston
Beane's of Boston
1979
Hair
1979
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
1979
Hello, Larry
1979
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Flying High
1978
Rabbit Test
1978
A Different Approach
1978
The Love Boat
1977
Sidewinder 1
1977
Szysznyk
Szysznyk
1977
Our Town
1977
All's Fair
1976
Family
1976
The Rich Little Show
The Rich Little Show
1976
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
1975
Hot l Baltimore
1975
Barney Miller
1975
In Fashion
1974
Good Times
1974
The Paul Lynde Show
1972
Temperatures Rising
1972
The Hot Rock
1972
McMillan & Wife
1971
Bananas
1971
Great Performances
1971
All in the Family
1971
The Partridge Family
1970
Jenny
1970
Love, American Style
1969
Hello Down There
1969
Pinocchio
1968
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
1968
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
1966
NET Playhouse
1966
The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon
1964
The DuPont Show of the Week
1961
The Defenders
1961
Way Out
1961
The World of Sholom Aleichem
1959