Charlotte Rae

Actor Apr 22 (died age 92) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 1948–2015 (67 year career)

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Biography

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 – …

Known For

Film

Hair

Lady in Pink

Film

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Mrs. Greenhouse

Film

Bananas

Mrs. Ruth Mellish

Film

Tom and Jerry: The Movie

Aunt Figg (voice)

Film

Diff'rent Strokes

Edna Garrett

Film

Ricki and the Flash

Oma

Film

Nowhere

Fortune Teller

Film

The Facts of Life

Edna Garrett

Filmography

Acting (96)

Movies (40)

Ricki and the Flash

2015

as Oma

5.8

She's The Best Thing in It

as Self

Love Sick Love

as Edna

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

as Mrs. Greenhouse

Christmas Cottage

as Vesta

The Facts of Life Reunion

2001

as Mrs. Edna Garrett

8.0

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

2000

as Mrs. Caruthers (voice)

6.6

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

2000

as Self

Another Woman's Husband

2000

as Stella

3.5

101 Dalmatians Christmas

as Nanny

Nowhere

as Fortune Teller

Thunder in Paradise

as Lola Miller

Tom and Jerry: The Movie

as Aunt Figg (voice)

Save the Dog!

The Worst Witch

as Miss Cackle / Agatha

6.0

Noah's Ark

1986

as Noah's Wife / Additional Voices (voice)

7.2

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0

Words by Heart

1985

as Mary Tom Chism

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7

The Facts of Life Goes to Paris

as Edna Garrett

Hair

as Lady in Pink

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal

1979

as Bessie

7.0

Beane's of Boston

1979

as Mae Slocombe

Rabbit Test

as Cousin Claire

A Different Approach

Our Town

as Mrs. Soames

Sidewinder 1

as Mrs. Holt

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

1975

as Helen

5.7

In Fashion

1974

as Madame Aigreville

The Hot Rock

as Ma Murch

Bananas

as Mrs. Ruth Mellish

Jenny

as Bella Star

Hello Down There

as Myrtle Ruth

Pinocchio

as Rosa Whale

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

1968

as Woman in Window

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

1966

as Terentievna

The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon

1964

The World of Sholom Aleichem

1959

as The Angel Rochele

"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”

1958

as Krazy Kat

Television (56)

Girl Meets World

2014

as Gammy Hart

8.3

Pretty Little Liars

2010

as Bead boutique owner

The Great Debate

Life

as Mary Ford

Strong Medicine

as Maude

The Brothers Flub

as Tarara Boomdeeyay (voice)

The King of Queens

as Betty

101 Dalmatianere

101 Dalmatianere

as Nanny (voice)

The Wonderful World of Disney

1997

6.7

E! True Hollywood Story

Can't Hurry Love

as Helen

as Roxanne Gaines

The Secret World of Alex Mack

Thunder in Paradise

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

as Adrienne

Diagnosis: Murder

as Estelle

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Sisters

Baby Talk

227

Murder, She Wrote

as Nettie Harper

WonderWorks

as Mary Tom Chism

St. Elsewhere

as Proud Mary

The Facts of Life

as Edna Garrett

Hello, Larry

as Edna Garrett

Beane's of Boston

as Mae Slocombe

Flying High

Diff'rent Strokes

as Edna Garrett

Diff'rent Strokes

as Edna Garrett

The Love Boat

as Ellen van Bowe

Szysznyk

Family

All's Fair

The Rich Little Show

Barney Miller

as Mrs. Rebecca Sobel

Hot l Baltimore

Good Times

Temperatures Rising

as Mrs. Moscowitz

The Paul Lynde Show

as Charlotte

Great Performances

as Madame Aigreville

All in the Family

as Lillian Henderson

McMillan & Wife

The Partridge Family

as Dr. Beecher

Love, American Style

The Defenders

as Mrs. Abeles

The DuPont Show of the Week

as Mona Brinkman

Way Out

Play of the Week

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0

Appointment with Adventure

1955

6.5

The United States Steel Hour

1953

6.2

Hallmark Hall of Fame

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self