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Charlotte Rae

Charlotte Rae

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 22, 1926
Died Aug 05, 2018 (92)
Birthplace Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivia Ruiz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Ricki and the Flash

Ricki and the Flash

2015

as Oma

Christmas Cottage

Christmas Cottage

2008

as Vesta

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008

as Mrs. Greenhouse

The Facts of Life Reunion

The Facts of Life Reunion

2001

as Mrs. Edna Garrett

Another Woman's Husband

Another Woman's Husband

2000

as Stella

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

2000

as Mrs. Caruthers (voice)

Nowhere

Nowhere

1997

as Fortune Teller

Thunder in Paradise

Thunder in Paradise

1993

as Lola Miller

Tom and Jerry: The Movie

Tom and Jerry: The Movie

1992

as Aunt Figg (voice)

The Worst Witch

The Worst Witch

1986

as Miss Cackle

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1986

as Noah's Wife / Additional Voices (voice)

Words by Heart

Words by Heart

1985

as Mary Tom Chism

The Facts of Life Goes to Paris

The Facts of Life Goes to Paris

1982

as Edna Garrett

Beane's of Boston

Beane's of Boston

1979

as Mae Slocombe

Hair

Hair

1979

as Lady in Pink

Rabbit Test

Rabbit Test

1978

as Cousin Claire

Sidewinder 1

Sidewinder 1

1977

as Mrs. Holt

Our Town

Our Town

1977

as Mrs. Soames

The Hot Rock

The Hot Rock

1972

as Ma Murch

Bananas

Bananas

1971

as Mrs. Ruth Mellish

Jenny

Jenny

1970

as Bella Star

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969

as Myrtle Ruth

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1968

as Rosa Whale

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

1966

as Terentievna

The World of Sholom Aleichem

The World of Sholom Aleichem

1959

as The Angel Rochele

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Facts of Life

as Edna Garrett

Episodes: 153

First Aired: Aug 24, 1979

The Brothers Flub

as Tarara Boomdeeyay (voice)

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Oct 02, 1999

Diff'rent Strokes

as Edna Garrett

Episodes: 51

First Aired: Nov 03, 1978

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

as Adrienne

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 07, 1994

ER

as Roxanne Gaines

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 19, 1994

Hello, Larry

as Edna Garrett

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 26, 1979

The Paul Lynde Show

as Charlotte

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

The Love Boat

as Ellen van Bowe

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Murder, She Wrote

as Nettie Harper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

All in the Family

as Lillian Henderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1971

Barney Miller

as Mrs. Rebecca Sobel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1975

Life

as Mary Ford

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 2007

Diagnosis: Murder

as Estelle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1993

The King of Queens

as Betty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1998

Strong Medicine

as Maude

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 23, 2000

Temperatures Rising

as Mrs. Moscowitz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1972

The Defenders

as Mrs. Abeles

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The DuPont Show of the Week

as Mona Brinkman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1961

Pretty Little Liars

as Bead boutique owner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 08, 2010

101 Dalmatians: The Series

as Nanny (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1997

Girl Meets World

as Gammy Hart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 27, 2014

Great Performances

as Madame Aigreville

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

101 Dalmatians: The Series

Episodes: 105

First Aired: Sep 13, 1997

The Rich Little Show

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Feb 02, 1976

Hot l Baltimore

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 24, 1975

The Great Debate

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 06, 2009

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Sisters

Episodes: 3

First Aired: May 11, 1991

E! True Hollywood Story

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 21, 1996

St. Elsewhere

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

Good Times

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 08, 1974

Thunder in Paradise

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 25, 1994

The Love Boat

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Love, American Style

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1969

227

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1985

All's Fair

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1976

The Secret World of Alex Mack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1994

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Play of the Week

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 1959

McMillan & Wife

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1971

Intimate Portrait

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 14, 1993

Baby Talk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 08, 1991

The United States Steel Hour

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 27, 1953

Family

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 09, 1976

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

Szysznyk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 01, 1977

Way Out

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 31, 1961

Can't Hurry Love

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1995

The Wonderful World of Disney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1997

Flying High

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1978

Appointment with Adventure

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 03, 1955

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 1950

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 29, 1957

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