Charlotte Rae
Actor
Born April 22, 1926 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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).
Filmography
Ricki and the Flash
Oma
She's The Best Thing in It
Self
Girl Meets World
Gammy Hart
Love Sick Love
Edna
Pretty Little Liars
Bead Boutique Owner
Christmas Cottage
Vesta
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Mrs. Greenhouse
Life
Mary Ford
The Facts of Life Reunion
Mrs. Edna Garrett
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
Self
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
Mrs. Caruthers (voice)
Strong Medicine
Maude
Another Woman's Husband
Stella
The Brothers Flub
Tarara Boomdeeyay (voice)
101 Dalmatians Christmas
Nanny
The King of Queens
Betty
The Wonderful World of Disney
101 Dalmatians Series
Nowhere
Fortune Teller
E! True Hollywood Story
Can't Hurry Love
Helen
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Adrienne
The Secret World of Alex Mack
ER
Roxanne Gaines
Thunder in Paradise
Intimate Portrait
Self
Diagnosis: Murder
Estelle
Thunder in Paradise
Lola Miller
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Aunt Figg (voice)
Sisters
Baby Talk
Save the Dog!
The Worst Witch
Miss Cackle / Agatha
Noah's Ark
Noah's Wife / Additional Voices (voice)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
227
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Words by Heart
Mary Tom Chism
Murder, She Wrote
Nettie Harper
St. Elsewhere
Proud Mary
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
Edna Garrett
Night of 100 Stars
Self
The Facts of Life
Edna Garrett
Beane's of Boston
Mae Slocombe
Hair
Lady in Pink
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
Bessie
Hello, Larry
Edna Garrett
Diff'rent Strokes
Edna Garrett
Flying High
Rabbit Test
Cousin Claire
A Different Approach
The Love Boat
Sidewinder 1
Mrs. Holt
Our Town
Mrs. Soames
All's Fair
Family
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Helen
Hot l Baltimore
Barney Miller
Mrs. Rebecca Sobel
In Fashion
Madame Aigreville
Good Times
The Paul Lynde Show
Charlotte
Temperatures Rising
Mrs. Moscowitz
The Hot Rock
Ma Murch
McMillan & Wife
Bananas
Mrs. Ruth Mellish
Great Performances
Madame Aigreville
All in the Family
Lillian Henderson
The Partridge Family
Dr. Beecher
Jenny
Bella Star
Love, American Style
Hello Down There
Myrtle Ruth
Pinocchio
Rosa Whale
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Woman in Window
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
Terentievna
NET Playhouse
Terentievna
The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon
The DuPont Show of the Week
Mona Brinkman
The Defenders
Mrs. Abeles
Way Out
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The Angel Rochele
Play of the Week
"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”
Krazy Kat
The United States Steel Hour
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Bob Hope Show
Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self