Charlotte Rae
Biography
Charlotte Rae was an American comedic actress and singer who worked for 66 years. Born in Milwaukee in 1926 and died in 2018, she made her television debut in 1954. Her first major success came on the sitcom Car 54, Where Are You? from 1961 to 1963. She became best known as housekeeper Edna Garrett on Diff'rent Strokes, and then on its spinoff The Facts of Life, where she starred from 1979 to 1986 and earned a Primetime Emmy nomination in 1982. Her films included The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (1982), Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992), You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), and Ricki and the Flash (2015). She voiced Nanny in 101 Dalmatians: The Series. On Broadway she received two Tony nominations, and she released the album Songs I Taught My Mother and the autobiography The Facts of My Life (2015).
92years old at death
- Born Milwaukee
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
- Also credited as Charlotte Rae Lubinsky and Charlotte Rae Lubotsky
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 44 years1971 to 2015
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Early training
Rae and Cloris Leachman became friends while both were at Northwestern University. Many years afterward, Leachman took over Rae's role on The Facts of Life for its last two seasons.
Beyond film
Rae's first and only solo album came out in 1955. Titled Songs I Taught My Mother, it featured satirical songs by writers including Sheldon Harnick and Cole Porter.
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Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Charlotte Rae shares two films with David L. Lander, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
David L. Lander's page
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Edward Asner's page
Jay Brazeau's page
Adam Sandler's page
All films by Dennis Dugan
All films by Milos Forman
All films by Woody Allen
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Official profiles and reference pages.