Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Charlotte Rae worked as a singer, Broadway performer and television actress before landing the part of housekeeper Mrs. Garrett on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes in the late 1970s. She starred as the same character on the spinoff hit series The Facts of Life, which ran for nine seasons and earned Rae two Emmy Award nominations. Rae died in Los Angeles on August 5, 2018, at the age of 92.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Girl Meets World (2014)
Guest starring as Grammy Hart
- Episode 1x11: Girl Meets World: Of Terror (Oct 2, 2014)
Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Guest starring as Shop Owner
- Episode 1x15: If at First You Don't Succeed, Lie, Lie Again (Jan 31, 2011)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Guest starring as Nettie Harper
- Episode 4x11: Doom with a View (Dec 13, 1987)
The Facts of Life (1979)
Starring as Edna Garrett
(154 episodes)
- Episode 8x02: Out of Peekskill (2) (Sep 27, 1986)
- Episode 8x01: Out of Peekskill (1) (Sep 27, 1986)
- Episode 7x24: The Apartment (May 10, 1986)
- Episode 7x23: The Graduate (May 3, 1986)
- Episode 7x22: Big Time Charlie (Mar 29, 1986)
- Episode 7x21: The Candidate (Mar 1, 1986)
- Episode 7x20: The Lady Who Came to Dinner (Feb 22, 1986)
- Episode 7x19: Atlantic City (Feb 15, 1986)
- Episode 7x18: Concentration (Feb 8, 1986)
- Episode 7x17: The Reunion (Feb 1, 1986)
- Episode 7x16: The Agent (Jan 18, 1986)
- Episode 7x15: Stake-Out Blues (Jan 11, 1986)
- Episode 7x14: Tootie Drives (Dec 21, 1985)
- Episode 7x13: Christmas Baby (Dec 14, 1985)
- Episode 7x12: Ballroom Dance (Dec 7, 1985)
- Episode 7x11: We Get Letters (Nov 30, 1985)
- Episode 7x10: 3, 2, 1 (Nov 23, 1985)
- Episode 7x09: Born Too Late (Nov 16, 1985)
- Episode 7x08: Come Back to the Truck Stop, Natalie Green, Natalie Green (Nov 9, 1985)
- Episode 7x07: Doo-Wah (Nov 2, 1985)
- Episode 7x06: A New Life (Oct 26, 1985)
- Episode 7x05: Men for All Seasons (Oct 19, 1985)
- Episode 7x04: Teacher, Teacher (Oct 5, 1985)
- Episode 7x03: Grand Opening (Sep 28, 1985)
- Episode 7x02: Into the Frying Pan (Sep 21, 1985)
- Episode 7x01: Out of the Fire... (Sep 14, 1985)
- Episode 6x26: The Interview Show (May 15, 1985)
- Episode 6x25: Bus Stop (May 8, 1985)
- Episode 6x24: It's Lonely at the Top (Mar 27, 1985)
- Episode 6x23: Sisters (Mar 20, 1985)
- Episode 6x22: The Last Drive-In (Mar 13, 1985)
- Episode 6x21: Man in the Attic (Feb 27, 1985)
- Episode 6x20: Gone with the Wind (2) (Feb 20, 1985)
- Episode 6x19: Gone with the Wind (1) (Feb 13, 1985)
- Episode 6x18: With a Little Help from My Friends (Jan 30, 1985)
- Episode 6x17: Two Guys from Appleton (Jan 23, 1985)
- Episode 6x16: Jazzbeau (Jan 16, 1985)
- Episode 6x15: Working It Out (Jan 9, 1985)
- Episode 6x14: Me and Eleanor (Jan 2, 1985)
- Episode 6x13: Christmas in the Big House (Dec 19, 1984)
- Episode 6x12: The Rich Aren't Different (Dec 12, 1984)
- Episode 6x11: Smile (Dec 5, 1984)
- Episode 6x10: Talk, Talk, Talk (Nov 28, 1984)
- Episode 6x09: Dear Apple (Nov 21, 1984)
- Episode 6x08: E.G.O.C. (Edna Garrett on Campus) (Nov 14, 1984)
- Episode 6x07: Taking a Chance on Love (2) (Nov 7, 1984)
- Episode 6x06: Taking a Chance on Love (1) (Nov 7, 1984)
- Episode 6x05: Cruisin' (Oct 31, 1984)
- Episode 6x04: My Boyfriend's Back (Oct 24, 1984)
- Episode 6x03: Love at First Byte (Oct 17, 1984)
- Episode 6x02: Slices of Life (Oct 3, 1984)
- Episode 6x01: The Summer of '84 (Sep 26, 1984)
- Episode 5x26: The Way We Were (2) (May 9, 1984)
- Episode 5x25: The Way We Were (1) (May 9, 1984)
- Episode 5x24: Joint Custody (May 2, 1984)
- Episode 5x23: Seems Like Old Times (Mar 21, 1984)
- Episode 5x22: All by Herself (Mar 14, 1984)
- Episode 5x21: Mother and Daughter (Feb 29, 1984)
- Episode 5x20: Dream Marriage (Feb 22, 1984)
- Episode 5x19: Star at Langley (Feb 15, 1984)
- Episode 5x18: Big Fish/Little Fish (Feb 8, 1984)
- Episode 5x17: A Death in the Family (Feb 1, 1984)
- Episode 5x16: All or Nothing (Jan 18, 1984)
- Episode 5x15: Crossing the Line (Jan 11, 1984)
- Episode 5x14: Next Door (Jan 4, 1984)
- Episode 5x13: The Chain Letter (Dec 28, 1983)
- Episode 5x12: The Christmas Show (Dec 21, 1983)
- Episode 5x11: The Second Time Around (Dec 14, 1983)
- Episode 5x10: Store Games (Nov 30, 1983)
- Episode 5x09: Small But Dangerous (Nov 16, 1983)
- Episode 5x08: I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (Nov 9, 1983)
- Episode 5x07: Advance Placement (Nov 2, 1983)
- Episode 5x06: The Halloween Show (Oct 26, 1983)
- Episode 5x05: What Price Glory? (Oct 19, 1983)
- Episode 5x04: Just My Bill (Oct 12, 1983)
- Episode 5x03: Gamma Gamma or Bust (Sep 28, 1983)
- Episode 5x02: Brave New World (2) (Sep 21, 1983)
- Episode 5x01: Brave New World (1) (Sep 21, 1983)
- Episode 4x23: Graduation (May 4, 1983)
- Episode 4x22: Take My Finals, Please (Apr 27, 1983)
- Episode 4x21: Help from Home (Apr 6, 1983)
- Episode 4x20: Who's on First? (Mar 30, 1983)
- Episode 4x19: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (Mar 9, 1983)
- Episode 4x18: Best Sister (Part 2) (Feb 23, 1983)
- Episode 4x17: Best Sister (Part 1) (Feb 16, 1983)
- Episode 4x16: Let's Party! (Feb 9, 1983)
- Episode 4x15: Teacher's Pet (Jan 26, 1983)
- Episode 4x14: Under Pressure (Jan 19, 1983)
- Episode 4x13: Magnificent Obsession (Jan 12, 1983)
- Episode 4x12: A Royal Pain (Jan 5, 1983)
- Episode 4x11: September Song (Dec 22, 1982)
- Episode 4x10: For the Asking (Dec 15, 1982)
- Episode 4x09: The Big Fight (Dec 8, 1982)
- Episode 4x08: Daddy's Girl (Dec 1, 1982)
- Episode 4x07: A Woman's Place (Nov 24, 1982)
- Episode 4x06: Dearest Mommie (Nov 17, 1982)
- Episode 4x05: Different Drummer (Nov 10, 1982)
- Episode 4x04: The Oldest Living Graduate (Nov 3, 1982)
- Episode 4x03: The Sound of Silence (Oct 27, 1982)
- Episode 4x02: The Source (Oct 6, 1982)
- Episode 4x01: Ain't Miss Beholden (Sep 29, 1982)
- Episode 3x24: Read No Evil (May 5, 1982)
- Episode 3x23: Jo's Cousin (Apr 14, 1982)
- Episode 3x22: The Academy (Mar 31, 1982)
- Episode 3x21: Mind Your Own Business (Mar 24, 1982)
- Episode 3x20: Kids Can Be Cruel (Mar 17, 1982)
- Episode 3x19: New York, New York (Mar 3, 1982)
- Episode 3x18: Runaway (Feb 24, 1982)
- Episode 3x17: The Affair (Feb 17, 1982)
- Episode 3x16: The Four Musketeers (Feb 10, 1982)
- Episode 3x15: Starstruck (Feb 3, 1982)
- Episode 3x14: The Marriage Brokers (Jan 27, 1982)
- Episode 3x13: The Americanization of Miko (Jan 20, 1982)
- Episode 3x12: Green-Eyed Monster (Jan 13, 1982)
- Episode 3x11: Legacy (Jan 6, 1982)
- Episode 3x10: Cousin Geri Returns (Dec 30, 1981)
- Episode 3x09: Dear Me (Dec 23, 1981)
- Episode 3x08: From Russia with Love (Dec 16, 1981)
- Episode 3x07: Sweet Sorrow (Dec 9, 1981)
- Episode 3x06: Give and Take (Dec 2, 1981)
- Episode 3x05: Front Page (Nov 25, 1981)
- Episode 3x04: A Friend in Deed (Nov 18, 1981)
- Episode 3x03: A Baby in the House (Nov 11, 1981)
- Episode 3x02: Fear Strikes Back (Nov 4, 1981)
- Episode 3x01: Growing Pains (Oct 28, 1981)
- Episode 2x16: Brian and Sylvia (Mar 25, 1981)
- Episode 2x15: Free Spirit (Mar 18, 1981)
- Episode 2x14: Bought and Sold (Mar 11, 1981)
- Episode 2x13: Pretty Babies (Mar 4, 1981)
- Episode 2x12: The Secret (Feb 25, 1981)
- Episode 2x11: Sex Symbol (Feb 4, 1981)
- Episode 2x10: Breaking Point (Jan 28, 1981)
- Episode 2x09: Gossip (Jan 21, 1981)
- Episode 2x08: Teenage Marriage (Part 2) (Jan 14, 1981)
- Episode 2x07: Teenage Marriage (Part 1) (Jan 7, 1981)
- Episode 2x06: Shoplifting (Dec 31, 1980)
- Episode 2x05: Cousin Geri (Dec 24, 1980)
- Episode 2x04: Who Am I? (Dec 17, 1980)
- Episode 2x03: Double Standard (Dec 10, 1980)
- Episode 2x02: The New Girl (Part 2) (Nov 26, 1980)
- Episode 2x01: The New Girl (Part 1) (Nov 19, 1980)
- Episode 1x13: Dope (Jun 11, 1980)
- Episode 1x12: Molly's Holiday (Jun 4, 1980)
- Episode 1x11: Running (May 2, 1980)
- Episode 1x10: Adoption (Apr 25, 1980)
- Episode 1x09: Flash Flood (Apr 11, 1980)
- Episode 1x08: The Facts of Love (Apr 4, 1980)
- Episode 1x07: Dieting (Mar 21, 1980)
- Episode 1x06: Emily Dickinson (Mar 14, 1980)
- Episode 1x05: Overachieving (Mar 12, 1980)
- Episode 1x04: I.Q. (Sep 14, 1979)
- Episode 1x03: The Return of Mr. Garrett (Sep 7, 1979)
- Episode 1x02: Like Mother, Like Daughter (Aug 31, 1979)
- Episode 1x01: Rough Housing (Aug 24, 1979)
Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Starring as Edna Garrett
(32 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: The Rivals (Dec 5, 1979)
- Episode 2x09: The Adoption - Part 2 (Nov 7, 1979)
- Episode 2x08: The Adoption - Part 1 (Oct 31, 1979)
- Episode 2x07: Arnold's Hero (a.k.a.) The Hero (Oct 24, 1979)
- Episode 2x06: Birds and Bees (Oct 19, 1979)
- Episode 2x05: Mrs. Garrett's Romance (Oct 12, 1979)
- Episode 2x02: Arnold's Girlfriend - Part 2 (Sep 21, 1979)
- Episode 2x01: Arnold's Girlfriend - Part 1 (Sep 21, 1979)
- Episode 1x24: The Girls' School (May 4, 1979)
- Episode 1x23: Willis's Birthday (Apr 13, 1979)
- Episode 1x22: Getting Involved (Apr 6, 1979)
- Episode 1x21: The Trip - Part 2 (Mar 30, 1979)
- Episode 1x20: The Trip - Part 1 (Mar 30, 1979)
- Episode 1x19: The Job (Mar 16, 1979)
- Episode 1x18: Mrs. Garrett's Crisis (Mar 2, 1979)
- Episode 1x17: Willis' Privacy (Feb 23, 1979)
- Episode 1x16: The New Landlord (Feb 16, 1979)
- Episode 1x15: The Tutor (Feb 9, 1979)
- Episode 1x14: The Relative (Feb 2, 1979)
- Episode 1x13: No Time for Arnold (Jan 26, 1979)
- Episode 1x12: The Woman (Jan 19, 1979)
- Episode 1x11: The Club Meeting (Jan 12, 1979)
- Episode 1x10: The Fight (Jan 5, 1979)
- Episode 1x09: Retrospective - Part 2 (Dec 29, 1978)
- Episode 1x08: Retrospective - Part 1 (Dec 29, 1978)
- Episode 1x07: The Trial (Dec 15, 1978)
- Episode 1x06: Goodbye Dolly (Dec 8, 1978)
- Episode 1x05: The Spanking (Dec 1, 1978)
- Episode 1x04: Prep School (Nov 24, 1978)
- Episode 1x03: Mother's Last Visit (Nov 17, 1978)
- Episode 1x02: The Social Worker (Nov 10, 1978)
- Episode 1x01: Movin' In (Nov 3, 1978)
Guest starring as Edna Garrett
- Episode 6x19: The Wedding (2) (Feb 25, 1984)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Ellen van Bowe
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x23: Klondike Carnival / The Viking's Son / Separate Vacations / The Experiment / Getting to Know You (2) (Mar 6, 1982)
- Episode 5x22: Klondike Carnival / The Viking's Son / Separate Vacations / The Experiment / Getting to Know You (1) (Mar 6, 1982)
Guest starring as Louise Peters
- Episode 7x04: Prisoner Of Love / Youth Takes A Holiday / Don't Leave Home Without It (Oct 15, 1983)
Guest starring as Milly Brown
- Episode 9x02: Your Money or Your Wife / Joint Custody / The Temptations (Oct 5, 1985)
The Rich Little Show (1975)
Starring as Charlotte Rae
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: with Bill Bixby, Mel Torme (May 18, 1976)
- Episode 1x12: with Jessica Walter, Larry Groce, Scatman Crothers (May 4, 1976)
- Episode 1x11: with David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser (Apr 27, 1976)
- Episode 1x10: with Andy Griffith, The Hudson Brothers (Apr 12, 1976)
- Episode 1x09: with Bing Crosby, Bill Cosby (Apr 5, 1976)
- Episode 1x08: with Bob Hope, Larry Groce, Chad Everett (Mar 22, 1976)
- Episode 1x07: with Michael Landon, The Sylvers, Ron Howard (Mar 15, 1976)
- Episode 1x06: with Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Ron Palillo, Robert Hegyes, Tom Bosley (Mar 8, 1976)
- Episode 1x05: with Bernadette Peters, Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, William Conrad, Randolph Mantooth, Kevin Tighe (Mar 1, 1976)
- Episode 1x04: with Betty White, C.W. McCall, Freddie Prinze (Feb 23, 1976)
- Episode 1x03: with The Jackson Five, Martin Milner (Feb 16, 1976)
- Episode 1x01: with Glenn Ford, John Davidson, Susan Saint James (Feb 2, 1976)
- Episode S01 Special: with Sandy Duncan, Glen Campbell (Pilot) (Sep 3, 1975)
Hot l Baltimore (1975)
Starring as Mrs. Bellotti
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Ainsley's Secret (Apr 25, 1975)
- Episode 1x12: Suzy's Problem (Apr 11, 1975)
- Episode 1x11: Ainsley Loves April (Apr 4, 1975)
- Episode 1x10: Historic L Baltimore (Mar 28, 1975)
- Episode 1x09: Brigham's Con (Mar 21, 1975)
- Episode 1x08: Mrs. Bellotti's Boyfriend (Mar 14, 1975)
- Episode 1x07: The Deportation of Suzy (Mar 7, 1975)
- Episode 1x06: The Date (Feb 28, 1975)
- Episode 1x05: George and Gordon (Feb 21, 1975)
- Episode 1x04: The Rent Increase (Feb 14, 1975)
- Episode 1x03: Suzy's New Job (Feb 7, 1975)
- Episode 1x02: Millie's Beau (Jan 31, 1975)
- Episode 1x01: Suzy's Wedding (Jan 24, 1975)
All in the Family (1971)
Guest starring as Lillian Henderson
- Episode 5x08: Where's Archie? (1) (Nov 2, 1974)
The Partridge Family (1970)
Guest starring as Dr. Beecher
- Episode 3x06: You're Only Young Twice (Oct 20, 1972)
Love, American Style (1969)
Guest starring as Edna Albertson
- Episode 4x30: Love and the Clinic (Nov 3, 1972)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
Guest starring as Woman in Window
- Episode 1x01: The Love Song of Barney Kempinski (Sep 14, 1966)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Charlotte Rae
- Episode 1982-01-27: Jan 27, 1982 (Jan 27, 1982)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Charlotte Rae
- Episode 19x163: May 16, 1980 (May 16, 1980)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Nominee
- Episode 1969-04-20: The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (Apr 20, 1969)
Miss Universe Pageant (1955)
Guest starring as Judge
- Episode 1987-05-26: Miss Universe 1987 (May 26, 1987)