About
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...
Known for
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
Diagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993
ERSeries • 1994
Pretty Little LiarsSeries • 2010
Great PerformancesSeries • 1971
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
The King of QueensSeries • 1998
Love, American StyleSeries • 1969
Strong MedicineSeries • 2000
St. ElsewhereSeries • 1982
Barney MillerSeries • 1975
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948
The Facts of LifeSeries • 1979
All in the FamilySeries • 1971
The DefendersSeries • 1961
LifeSeries • 2007
101 Dalmatians: The SeriesSeries • 1997
Girl Meets WorldSeries • 2014
The Partridge FamilySeries • 1970
Good TimesSeries • 1974
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1997
FamilySeries • 1976
McMillan & WifeSeries • 1971
Hello, LarrySeries • 1979