Charlotte Rae
Born
April 22, 1926
Died
August 5, 2018 (92 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Charlotte Rae Lubotsky was born on April 22, 1926, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 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 is 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
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Known For
Ricki and the Flash
Oma
2015
She's The Best Thing in It
Self
2015
Girl Meets World
Gammy Hart · (1 episode)
2014
Love Sick Love
Edna
2012
Pretty Little Liars
Bead boutique owner · (1 episode)
2010
The Great Debate
(6 episodes)
2009
Christmas Cottage
Vesta
2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Mrs. Greenhouse
2008
Life
Mary Ford · (1 episode)
2007
The Facts of Life Reunion
Mrs. Edna Garrett
2001
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa
Self
2000
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
Mrs. Caruthers (voice)
2000
Strong Medicine
Maude · (1 episode)
2000
Another Woman's Husband
Stella
2000
The Brothers Flub
Tarara Boomdeeyay (voice) · (52 episodes)
1999
101 Dalmatians Christmas
Nanny
1998
The King of Queens
Betty · (1 episode)
1998
The Wonderful World of Disney
(1 episode)
1997
101 Dalmatians: The Series
(105 episodes)
1997
101 Dalmatians: The Series
Nanny (voice) · (1 episode)
1997
Nowhere
Fortune Teller
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
(2 episodes)
1996
Can't Hurry Love
Helen · (1 episode)
1995
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Adrienne · (13 episodes)
1994
The Secret World of Alex Mack
(1 episode)
1994
ER
Roxanne Gaines · (4 episodes)
1994
Thunder in Paradise
(1 episode)
1994
Intimate Portrait
Self · (1 episode)
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Estelle · (1 episode)
1993
Thunder in Paradise
Lola Miller
1993
Tom and Jerry: The Movie
Aunt Figg (voice)
1992
Sisters
(3 episodes)
1991
Baby Talk
(1 episode)
1991
Save the Dog!
1988
The Worst Witch
Miss Cackle / Agatha
1986
Noah's Ark
Noah's Wife / Additional Voices (voice)
1986
227
(1 episode)
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Words by Heart
Mary Tom Chism
1985
Murder, She Wrote
Nettie Harper · (1 episode)
1984
St. Elsewhere
(1 episode)
1982
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris
Edna Garrett
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
The Facts of Life
Edna Garrett · (153 episodes)
1979
Beane's of Boston
Mae Slocombe
1979
Beane's of Boston
Mae Slocombe · (1 episode)
1979
Hair
Lady in Pink
1979
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal
Bessie
1979
Hello, Larry
Edna Garrett · (3 episodes)
1979
Diff'rent Strokes
Edna Garrett · (51 episodes)
1978
Flying High
(1 episode)
1978
Rabbit Test
Cousin Claire
1978
A Different Approach
1978
The Love Boat
(1 episode)
1977
The Love Boat
Ellen van Bowe · (2 episodes)
1977
Sidewinder 1
Mrs. Holt
1977
Szysznyk
(1 episode)
1977
Our Town
Mrs. Soames
1977
All's Fair
(1 episode)
1976
Family
(1 episode)
1976
The Rich Little Show
(15 episodes)
1976
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom
Helen
1975
Hot l Baltimore
(13 episodes)
1975
Barney Miller
Mrs. Rebecca Sobel · (1 episode)
1975
In Fashion
Madame Aigreville
1974
Good Times
(1 episode)
1974
The Paul Lynde Show
Charlotte · (2 episodes)
1972
Temperatures Rising
Mrs. Moscowitz · (1 episode)
1972
The Hot Rock
Ma Murch
1972
McMillan & Wife
(1 episode)
1971
Bananas
Mrs. Ruth Mellish
1971
Great Performances
Madame Aigreville · (1 episode)
1971
All in the Family
Lillian Henderson · (1 episode)
1971
Jenny
Bella Star
1970
Love, American Style
(1 episode)
1969
Hello Down There
Myrtle Ruth
1969
Pinocchio
Rosa Whale
1968
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Woman in Window
1968
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
Terentievna
1966
The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon
1964
The DuPont Show of the Week
Mona Brinkman · (1 episode)
1961
The Defenders
Mrs. Abeles · (1 episode)
1961
Way Out
(1 episode)
1961
The World of Sholom Aleichem
The Angel Rochele
1959
Play of the Week
(1 episode)
1959
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self · (1 episode)
1957
Appointment with Adventure
(1 episode)
1955
The United States Steel Hour
(1 episode)
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(1 episode)
1951
The Bob Hope Show
Self · (1 episode)
1950
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1948