Charlotte Rae
Acteur
22 april 1926 — 5 augustus 2018 (92 years)
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.
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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| 2015 | Ricki and the Flash · as Oma |
| 2014 | Girl Meets World · as Gammy Hart |
| 2012 | Love Sick Love · as Edna |
| 2010 | Pretty Little Liars · as Bead Boutique Owner |
| 2008 | Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage · as Vesta |
| 2008 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan · as Mrs. Greenhouse |
| 2008 | Disney's Christmas Favorites · as Nanny |
| 2007 | Life (2007) · as Mary Ford |
| 2001 | The Facts of Life Reunion · as Mrs. Edna Garrett |
| 2000 | The Tangerine Bear · as Mrs. Caruthers (voice) |
| 2000 | Strong Medicine · as Maude |
| 2000 | Another Woman's Husband · as Stella |
| 1999 | The Return of Alex Kelly · as Cast |
| 1998 | The King of Queens · as Betty |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Michael Hayes · as Bea Dictor |
| 1997 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series · as Nanny (voice) |
| 1997 | Nowhere · as Fortune Teller |
| 1997 | The Brothers Flub · as Tarara Boomdeeyay (voice) |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | Can't Hurry Love · as Helen |
| 1994 | The Itsy Bitsy Spider · as Adrienne |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | ER · as Roxanne Gaines |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | Diagnosis Murder · as Estelle |
| 1993 | Thunder in Paradise · as Lola Miller |
| 1992 | Tom and Jerry: The Movie · as Aunt Figg (voice) |
| 1991 | SistersOp Plex |
| 1991 | |
| 1988 | |
| 1986 | The Worst Witch · as Miss Cackle / Agatha |
| 1985 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible · as Noah's Wife |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | |
| 1985 | Words by Heart · as Mary Tom Chism |
| 1984 | Wonderworks · as Mary Tom Chism |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote · as Nettie Harper |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere · as Proud Mary |
| 1982 | The Facts of Life Goes to Paris · as Edna Garrett |
| 1979 | The Facts of Life · as Edna Garrett |
| 1979 | Beane's of Boston · as Mae Slocombe |
| 1979 | Hair · as Lady In Pink |
| 1979 | The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal · as Bessie |
| 1979 | Hello, Larry · as Edna Garrett |
| 1978 | Diff'rent Strokes · as Edna Garrett |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries · as Polly Ryan |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test · as Cousin Claire |
| 1977 | Sidewinder 1 · as Mrs. Holt |
| 1977 | Our Town · as Mrs. Soames |
| 1977 | The Love Boat · as Ellen Van Bowe |
| 1976 | C.P.O. Sharkey · as Mrs. StanleyOp Plex |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Phyllis · as Shirley |
| 1975 | Queen of the Stardust Ballroom · as Helen |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | Barney Miller · as Mrs. Rebecca Sobel |
| 1974 | |
| 1972 | The Paul Lynde Show · as Charlotte |
| 1972 | Temperatures Rising · as Mrs. Moscowitz |
| 1972 | The Hot Rock · as Ma Murch |
| 1971 | |
| 1971 | Bananas · as Mrs. Ruth Mellish |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Madame Aigreville |
| 1971 | All in the Family · as Lillian Henderson |
| 1970 | The Partridge Family · as Dr. Beecher |
| 1970 | Jenny · as Bella Star |
| 1969 | |
| 1969 | Sesame Street · as Molly The Mail Lady |
| 1969 | Hello Down There · as Myrtle Ruth |
| 1966 | The Journey of the Fifth Horse · as Terentievna |
| 1966 | The Jackie Gleason Show (1966) · as Madame Du Bois |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 · as Woman In Window |
| 1964 | NET Playhouse · as (segment "foul!") |
| 1961 | Car 54, Where Are You? · as Sylvia SchnauserOp Plex |
| 1961 | The DuPont Show of the Week · as Mona Brinkman |
| 1961 | The Defenders · as Mrs. Abeles |
| 1961 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month · as Myrtle May |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show · as Flossie |
| 1953 | |
| 1953 | Ponds Theater · as Cast |
| 1951 | |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre · as Mrs. Ogburn |
| 1948 |