Charlotte Rae

Charlotte Rae

American actress (1926-2018)
Charlotte Rae Lubotsky was an American character actress and singer whose career spanned six decades. Rae was known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and its spin-off, The Facts of Life .Wikipedia
BornApril 22, 1926
HometownMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Net worth$4 million
Height5'0" (1.52m)
SpouseJohn Strauss (m 1951 - 1976)
ChildrenAndrew Strauss , Larry Strauss
ParentsMeyer Lubotsky , Esther Lubotsky
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'Facts of Life' co-stars Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields attend Charlotte Rae's memorial service: 'Couldn't have gotten thru today without you'

As young stars of "The Facts of Life," Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields learned early that “you take the good” and “you take the bad” in life. That was certainly in effect over the weekend as they said goodbye to their den mom and friend, Charlotte Rae, who died on Aug. 5.
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