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Charlotte Rae Lubotsky (known professionally as Charlotte Rae; April 22, 1926 – August 5, 2018)  Character actress of stage, comedian, singer and dancer whose career spanned six decades.

Rae was known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff’rent Strokes and its spin-off, The Facts of Life (in which she had the starring role from 1979–1986). She received the Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy in 1982. She also appeared in two Facts of Life television movies: The Facts of Life Goes to Paris in 1982 and The Facts of Life Reunion in 2001. She voiced the character of “Nanny” in 101 Dalmatians: The Series. She also appeared as Gammy Hart in Girl Meets World.

In 1954, Rae made her TV debut on an episode of Look Up and Live. This led to roles on other shows such as The United States Steel Hour, Armstrong Circle Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre, NBC Television Opera Theatre, The Philco Television Playhouse, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The DuPont Show of the Week, The Phil Silvers Show, Car 54, Where Are You?, Way Out, The Defenders, Temperatures Rising, The Love Boat, The Partridge Family, Love, American Style, McMillan & Wife, Barney Miller, 227, Murder, She Wrote, St. Elsewhere, Diagnosis: Murder, All in the Family and Good Times.

Her first significant success was on the sitcom Car 54, Where Are You? (1961–1963), in which she played Sylvia Schnauzer, the wife of Officer Leo Schnauzer (played by Al Lewis). She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her supporting role in the 1975 drama Queen of the Stardust Ballroom. In January 1975, Rae became a cast member on Norman Lear’s ABC television comedy Hot l Baltimore,
wherein she played Mrs. Bellotti, whose dysfunctional adult son Moose,
who was never actually seen, lived at the “hot l” (the “E” on the
hotel’s neon sign was burnt out). Mrs. Bellotti, who was a bit odd
herself, would visit Moose and then laugh about all the odd situations
that Moose would get into with the others living at the hotel. Rae also
appeared in an early season of Sesame Street as Molly the Mail Lady. (Wikipedia)