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Charlotte Rae

Age

Birthday

Apr. 22nd, 1926

Born in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Height

Charlotte Rae's Main TV Roles

Show Name

Characters Played

Ep Count

Hot L Baltimore

Mrs. Bellotti

Roxanne Gaines

Louise Peters

Edna Garrett

Mrs. Gump

Flossie - Manicurist

Lola

Estelle

Dave's Mother

Woman

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Knew 'Jeffrey Hunter (I)' (qv) through their work in local theater as teenagers.
Middle daughter of three musical girls. Older sister Beverly, an opera singer, died of cancer a few years ago. Younger sister Mimi is a musician and composer.
Best known by the public for her starring role as Edna Garrett on _"The Facts of Life" (1979)_ (qv).
Her classmates at Northwestern University included 'Cloris Leachman' (qv), 'Paul Lynde' (qv), 'Charlton Heston' (qv), 'Martha Hyer' (qv), 'Patricia Neal' (qv) and 'Agnes Nixon' (qv). Because they were seated alphabetically and her last name was Lubotsky, she & Lynde were seated next to each other.
Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1966, as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for "Pickwick" (based on the 'Charles Dickens' (qv) work), and in 1969, as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "Morning, Noon, and Night".
Charlotte divorced her husband, composer 'John Strauss (I)' (qv), before starting _"Diff'rent Strokes" (1978)_ (qv). Her only child, Larry, is a south Central L.A. teacher.
Member of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority.
Attended Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).

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