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Charlotte Rae

Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress / Film Actress / Voice Actress | * 04/22/1926 († 92, 08/05/2018) | Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
Charlotte Rae Lubotsky (April 22, 1926 – August 5, 2018) was an American character actress and singer whose career spanned sixty-six years. Rae was known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and its spin-off, The Facts of Life (in which she had the starring role from 1979 to 1986). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy in 1982. She also appeared in two Facts of Life television films: The Facts of Life Goes to Paris in 1982 and The Facts of Life Reunion in 2001. She voiced the character of "Nanny" in 101 Dalmatians: The Series and Aunt Pristine Figg in ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Kids & Family

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Mildred is one of the young girls at a prestigious witch academy. She can't seem to do anything right and is picked on by classmates and teachers. The headmistress of the school, Miss Cackle, has an e ...

The Worst Witch

Certification unknown

1986 | 3.1/5 | 1h 10min
TV Movie, Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Music
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An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going ...

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

PG-13

2008 | 2.9/5 | 1h 53min
Comedy, Action
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Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his way to boot camp. ...

Hair

PG

1979 | 3.6/5 | 2h 1min
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance / Love, War
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The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from August 24, 1979, to May 7, 1988, making it the longest running sitcom of the 1980s. A spin-off of the sit ...

The Facts of Life

TV-PG

1979 | 3.6/5 | 30min per episode
Drama, Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Charlotte Rae

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
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Movies with Charlotte Rae as Actress(31)

as Oma2015 Ricki and the Flash
as herself2015 She's The Best Thing in It
as Edna2012 Love Sick Love
as Vesta2008 Christmas Cottage
as Mrs. Greenhouse2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan
as Mrs. Edna Garrett2001 The Facts of Life Reunion
as Stella2000 Another Woman's Husband
as Fortune Teller1997 Nowhere
as Lola Miller1993 Thunder in Paradise
as Aunt Figg (voice)1992 Tom and Jerry: The Movie
1988 Save the Dog!
as Miss Cackle1986 The Worst Witch
as Noah's Wife / Additional Voices (voice)1986 Noah's Ark
as Mary Tom Chism1985 Words by Heart
as Edna Garrett1982 The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
as Bessie1979 The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
as Lady in Pink1979 Hair
as herself1978 The Bermuda Depths
as Cousin Claire1978 Rabbit Test
1978 A Different Approach
as Mrs. Soames1977 Our Town
as Mrs. Holt1977 Sidewinder 1
as Helen1975 Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
as Ma Murch1972 The Hot Rock
as Mrs. Ruth Mellish1971 Bananas
as Bella Star1970 Jenny
as Myrtle Ruth1969 Hello Down There
as Rosa Whale1968 Pinocchio
as Terentievna1966 The Journey of the Fifth Horse
1964 The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon
as The Angel Rochele1959 The World of Sholom Aleichem

TV Shows/Series with Charlotte Rae as Actress(49)

as Gammy Hart2014 Girl Meets World
as Bead Boutique Owner2010 Pretty Little Liars
as Mary Ford2007 Life
2000 Strong Medicine
as Tarara Boomdeeyay (voice)1999 The Brothers Flub
as Betty1998 The King of Queens
1997 The Wonderful World of Disney
1997 101 Dalmatians: The Series
1996 E! True Hollywood Story
1995 Can't Hurry Love
as Roxanne Gaines1994 ER
1994 The Secret World of Alex Mack
1994 Thunder in Paradise
as Adrienne1994 The Itsy Bitsy Spider
as herself1993 Intimate Portrait
as Estelle1993 Diagnosis: Murder
1991 Baby Talk
1991 Sisters
1985 227
as Nettie Harper1984 Murder, She Wrote
1982 St. Elsewhere
as Edna Garrett1979 The Facts of Life
as Mrs. Garrett1978 Diff'rent Strokes
as Edna Garrett1978 Diff'rent Strokes
1978 Flying High
1977 Szysznyk
1977 The Love Boat
as Ellen van Bowe1977 The Love Boat
1976 All's Fair
1976 Family
1976 The Rich Little Show
as Mrs. Rebecca Sobel1975 Barney Miller
1975 Hot l Baltimore
1974 Good Times
as Charlotte1972 The Paul Lynde Show
as Mrs. Moscowitz1972 Temperatures Rising
as Lillian Henderson1971 All in the Family
1971 McMillan and Wife
as Madame Aigreville1971 Great Performances
1969 Love, American Style
as Mona Brinkman1961 The DuPont Show of the Week
as Mrs. Abeles1961 The Defenders
1961 Way Out
1959 Play of the Week
1955 Appointment with Adventure
1953 The United States Steel Hour
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as herself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 The Philco Television Playhouse

Full Name: Charlotte Rae
Born: Thursday, 04/22 1926 (April) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (United States of America (USA))
Died: Sunday, 08/05 2018 (August) in Los Angeles (aged: 92)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Northwestern University School of Communication, Shorewood High School
Spouses (current/former): John Strauss
Other names for Charlotte Rae (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Charlotte Rae Lubotsky"
Charlotte Rae frequently works together with these people:
Jessica Walter (14x, Actress)
Alice Ghostley (14x, Actress)
E.G. Marshall (13x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (13x, Actor)
Dick Van Patten (12x, Actor)
Julie Harris (12x, Actress)
Jack Carter (12x, Actor)
James Gregory (12x, Actor)
Anne Meara (12x, Actress)
Pat Harrington, Jr. (12x, Actor)
Allan Miller (12x, Actor)
Gregg Araki (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:103487, Added: 06/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024