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.
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 her life, Rae's family lived in Milwaukee, then moved to Shorewood, Wisconsin. She did radio work and was with the Wauwatosa Children's Theatre. At 16, she was an apprentice with the Port Players, a professional theater company that came for the summer to Milwaukee, with several established actors such as Morton DaCosta, who would eventually direct The Music Man on Broadway.
Rae attended Northwestern University, although she did not complete her studies, where she met Cloris Leachman, who many years later succeeded Rae on The Facts of Life for the show's last two seasons. At Northwestern she met several unknown stars and producers, including Agnes Nixon, Charlton Heston, Paul Lynde, Gerald Freedman, Claude Akins and songwriter Sheldon Harnick. When a radio personality told her that her last name wouldn't do, she dropped it, to her father's chagrin. She moved to New York City in 1948, where she performed in the theater and nightclubs. During her early years in New York, she worked at the Village Vanguard (alongside up-and-coming talents such as singer Richard Dyer-Bennet) and at the posh Blue Angel, home to budding talents Barbra Streisand, Mike Nichols and Elaine May. She moved to Los Angeles in 1974.
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Filmography (Movies)
Ricki and the Flash
Character:Oma
Release Date:10/07/2015
She's The Best Thing in It
Character:Self
Release Date:16/03/2015
Love Sick Love
Character:Edna
Release Date:15/11/2012
Christmas Cottage
Character:Vesta
Release Date:15/10/2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Character:Mrs. Greenhouse
Release Date:05/06/2008
The Facts of Life Reunion
Character:Mrs. Edna Garrett
Release Date:18/11/2001
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/2000
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
Character:Mrs. Caruthers (voice)
Release Date:11/11/2000
Another Woman's Husband
Character:Stella
Release Date:06/03/2000
101 Dalmatians Christmas
Character:Nanny
Release Date:06/10/1998
Nowhere
Character:Fortune Teller
Release Date:09/05/1997
Thunder in Paradise
Character:Lola Miller
Release Date:22/09/1993
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Character:Aunt Figg (voice)
Release Date:01/10/1992
Save the Dog!
Character:
Release Date:19/03/1988
The Worst Witch
Character:Miss Cackle / Agatha
Release Date:22/10/1986
Noah's Ark
Character:Noah's Wife / Additional Voices (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1986
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Character:
Release Date:16/09/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Words by Heart
Character:Mary Tom Chism
Release Date:01/01/1985
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
Character:Edna Garrett
Release Date:25/09/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
Beane's of Boston
Character:Mae Slocombe
Release Date:05/05/1979
Hair
Character:Lady in Pink
Release Date:15/03/1979
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
Character:Bessie
Release Date:30/01/1979
Rabbit Test
Character:Cousin Claire
Release Date:09/04/1978
A Different Approach
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1978
Sidewinder 1
Character:Mrs. Holt
Release Date:01/08/1977
Our Town
Character:Mrs. Soames
Release Date:30/05/1977
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Character:Helen
Release Date:13/02/1975
In Fashion
Character:Madame Aigreville
Release Date:20/03/1974
The Hot Rock
Character:Ma Murch
Release Date:26/01/1972
Bananas
Character:Mrs. Ruth Mellish
Release Date:28/04/1971
Jenny
Character:Bella Star
Release Date:02/01/1970
Hello Down There
Character:Myrtle Ruth
Release Date:25/06/1969
Pinocchio
Character:Rosa Whale
Release Date:08/12/1968
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Character:Woman in Window
Release Date:10/05/1968
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
Character:Terentievna
Release Date:14/10/1966
The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon
Character:
Release Date:05/04/1964
The World of Sholom Aleichem
Character:The Angel Rochele
Release Date:14/12/1959
"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”
Character:Krazy Kat
Release Date:01/01/1958
Television Appearances
Girl Meets World
Character:Gammy Hart
Pretty Little Liars
Character:Bead boutique owner
The Great Debate
Character:
Life
Character:Mary Ford
Strong Medicine
Character:Maude
The Brothers Flub
Character:Tarara Boomdeeyay (voice)
The King of Queens
Character:Betty
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:
101 Dalmatians: The Series
Character:
101 Dalmatians: The Series
Character:Nanny (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
Can't Hurry Love
Character:Helen
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Character:Adrienne
The Secret World of Alex Mack
Character:
ER
Character:Roxanne Gaines
Thunder in Paradise
Character:
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Diagnosis: Murder
Character:Estelle
Sisters
Character:
Baby Talk
Character:
227
Character:
WonderWorks
Character:Mary Tom Chism
Murder, She Wrote
Character:Nettie Harper
St. Elsewhere
Character:Proud Mary
The Facts of Life
Character:Edna Garrett
Beane's of Boston
Character:Mae Slocombe
Hello, Larry
Character:Edna Garrett
Diff'rent Strokes
Character:Edna Garrett
Flying High
Character:
The Love Boat
Character:
The Love Boat
Character:Ellen van Bowe
Szysznyk
Character:
All's Fair
Character:
Family
Character:
The Rich Little Show
Character:
Hot l Baltimore
Character:
Barney Miller
Character:Mrs. Rebecca Sobel
Good Times
Character:
The Paul Lynde Show
Character:Charlotte
Temperatures Rising
Character:Mrs. Moscowitz
McMillan & Wife
Character:
Great Performances
Character:Madame Aigreville
All in the Family
Character:Lillian Henderson
The Partridge Family
Character:Dr. Beecher
Love, American Style
Character:
The DuPont Show of the Week
Character:Mona Brinkman
The Defenders
Character:Mrs. Abeles
Way Out
Character:
Play of the Week
Character:
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Character:Self
Appointment with Adventure
Character:
The United States Steel Hour
Character:
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
Character:
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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