CMNetwork Actors

Charlotte Rae

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 such as Morton DaCosta, who would eventually direct The Music Man on Broadway. Rae attended Northwestern University, although she did not complete her studies, where she met Cloris Leachman, who many years later succeeded Rae on The Facts of Life for the show's last two seasons. At Northwestern she met several unknown stars and producers, including Agnes Nixon, Charlton Heston, Paul Lynde, Gerald Freedman, Claude Akins and songwriter Sheldon Harnick. When a radio personality told her that her last name wouldn't do, she dropped it, to her father's chagrin. She moved to New York City in 1948, where she performed in the theater and nightclubs. During her early years in New York, she worked at the Village Vanguard (alongside up-and-coming talents such as singer Richard Dyer-Bennet) and at the posh Blue Angel, home to budding talents Barbra Streisand, Mike Nichols and Elaine May. She moved to Los Angeles in 1974.

  • Nacimiento: 1926-04-22, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  • Fallecimiento: 2018-08-05
  • Valoración en CMNetwork Actors: 2,9 de 5

En CMNetwork Actors

Conocido por

  • Zohan: Licencia para peinar (2008) — Mrs. Greenhouse
  • Urgencias (1994) — Roxanne Gaines
  • Arnold (1978) — Edna Garrett
  • Ricki (2015) — Oma
  • Bananas (1971) — Mrs. Ruth Mellish
  • Hair (1979) — Lady in Pink
  • Pequeñas mentirosas (2010) — Bead Boutique Owner
  • Tom y Jerry: la película (1992) — Aunt Figg (voz)

Filmografía

  • Ricki (2015) — Oma
  • Riley y el mundo (2014) — Gammy Hart
  • Love Sick Love (2012) — Edna
  • Pequeñas mentirosas (2010) — Bead Boutique Owner
  • La casa de Navidad de Thomas Kinkade (2008) — Vesta
  • Zohan: Licencia para peinar (2008) — Mrs. Greenhouse
  • Life (2007) — Mary Ford
  • The Facts of Life Reunion (2001) — Mrs. Edna Garrett
  • The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! (2000) — Mrs. Caruthers (voz)
  • Doctoras de Filadelfia (2000) — Maude
  • El marido de otra mujer (2000) — Stella
  • The Brothers Flub (1999) — Tarara Boomdeeyay (voz)
  • 101 Dalmatians Christmas (1998) — Nanny
  • El rey de Queens (1998) — Betty
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
  • 101 Dálmatas: La Serie (1997) — Nanny (voz)
  • Nowhere (1997) — Fortune Teller
  • Can't Hurry Love (1995) — Helen
  • The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1994) — Adrienne
  • The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994)
  • Urgencias (1994) — Roxanne Gaines
  • Thunder in Paradise (1994)
  • Diagnóstico: Asesinato (1993) — Estelle
  • Thunder in Paradise (1993) — Lola Miller
  • Tom y Jerry: la película (1992) — Aunt Figg (voz)
  • Sisters (1991)
  • Baby Talk (1991)
  • Save the Dog! (1988)
  • The Worst Witch (1986) — Miss Cackle / Agatha
  • Noah's Ark (1986) — Noah's Wife / Additional Voices (voz)
  • The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There (1985)
  • 227 (1985)
  • Words by Heart (1985) — Mary Tom Chism
  • WonderWorks (1984) — Mary Tom Chism
  • Se ha escrito un crimen (1984) — Nettie Harper
  • St. Elsewhere (1982) — Proud Mary
  • The Facts of Life Goes to Paris (1982) — Edna Garrett
  • The Facts of Life (1979) — Edna Garrett
  • Beane's of Boston (1979) — Mae Slocombe
  • Beane's of Boston (1979) — Mae Slocombe
  • Hair (1979) — Lady in Pink
  • The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal (1979) — Bessie
  • Hello, Larry (1979) — Edna Garrett
  • Arnold (1978) — Edna Garrett
  • Flying High (1978)
  • Un tipo muy especial (1978) — Cousin Claire
  • A Different Approach (1978)
  • Vacaciones en el mar (1977) — Ellen van Bowe
  • Sidewinder 1 (1977) — Mrs. Holt
  • Szysznyk (1977)
  • Our Town (1977) — Mrs. Soames
  • All's Fair (1976)
  • Family (1976)
  • The Rich Little Show (1976)
  • Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975) — Helen
  • Hot l Baltimore (1975)
  • Barney Miller (1975) — Mrs. Rebecca Sobel
  • In Fashion (1974) — Madame Aigreville
  • Good Times (1974)
  • The Paul Lynde Show (1972) — Charlotte
  • Temperatures Rising (1972) — Mrs. Moscowitz
  • Un diamante al rojo vivo (1972) — Ma Murch
  • McMillan y esposa (1971)
  • Bananas (1971) — Mrs. Ruth Mellish
  • All in the Family (1971) — Lillian Henderson
  • The Partridge Family (1970) — Dr. Beecher
  • Jenny (1970) — Bella Star
  • Love, American Style (1969)
  • Hello Down There (1969) — Myrtle Ruth
  • Pinocchio (1968) — Rosa Whale
  • The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (1968) — Woman in Window
  • The Journey of the Fifth Horse (1966) — Terentievna
  • NET Playhouse (1966) — Terentievna
  • The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon (1964)
  • The DuPont Show of the Week (1961) — Mona Brinkman
  • Los defensores (1961) — Mrs. Abeles
  • Way Out (1961)
  • The World of Sholom Aleichem (1959) — The Angel Rochele
  • Play of the Week (1959)
  • "Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat” (1958) — Krazy Kat
  • Appointment with Adventure (1955)
  • The United States Steel Hour (1953)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
  • The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)