Charlotte Rae

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...

Known For

Hair

as Lady in Pink

Bananas

as Mrs. Ruth Mellish

Cast Credits

The Facts of Life Reunion

as Mrs. Edna Garrett

Nowhere

as Fortune Teller

Thunder in Paradise

as Lola Miller

Tom and Jerry: The Movie

as Aunt Figg (voice)

The Worst Witch

as Miss Cackle / Agatha

Noah's Ark

as Noah's Wife / Additional Voices (voice)

Words by Heart

as Mary Tom Chism

Beane's of Boston

as Mae Slocombe

Hair

as Lady in Pink

Rabbit Test

as Cousin Claire

Sidewinder 1

as Mrs. Holt

Our Town

as Mrs. Soames

In Fashion

as Madame Aigreville

The Hot Rock

as Ma Murch

Bananas

as Mrs. Ruth Mellish

Jenny

as Bella Star

Hello Down There

as Myrtle Ruth