Charlotte Rae
Acting
Born April 22, 1926 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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 – June 2, 1998). She graduated from Shorewood High School in 1944. For the first ten years or so of h…
Known For · 40 titles
The King of Queens
ER
The Love Boat
Great Performances
Murder, She Wrote
The Bob Hope Show
Diagnosis: Murder
Pretty Little Liars
The Facts of Life
Love, American Style
Strong Medicine
St. Elsewhere
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
The Partridge Family
The Philco Television Playhouse
Barney Miller
The Defenders
Intimate Portrait
The Ed Sullivan Show
All in the Family
The Wonderful World of Disney
The United States Steel Hour
Life
Girl Meets World
McMillan & Wife
227
101 Dalmatians Series
Good Times
Family
NET Playhouse
The Brothers Flub
Temperatures Rising
The Secret World of Alex Mack
Hello, Larry
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Play of the Week
Can't Hurry Love
Flying High
WonderWorks
Thunder in Paradise