![]() ![]() Knowing that Rae was one of Lear's favorite actresses (in addition to Hot l Baltimore, she also appeared in a 1974 episode of All in the Family) he hired her immediately for the role of housekeeper Edna Garrett, and she co-starred with Conrad Bain in all 24 episodes of the first season. In 1978, NBC was losing to both CBS and ABC in sitcom ratings, and Fred Silverman, future producer and former head of CBS, ABC, and NBC, insisted that Norman Lear produce Diff'rent Strokes. Rae was a regular on the Rich Little Show, a variety show that ran for 11 episodes in 1976. Rae also appeared in an early season of Sesame Street as Molly the Mail Lady. 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. 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). In January 1975, Rae became a cast member on Norman Lear's ABC television comedy Hot l Baltimore, wherein she played Mrs. She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her supporting role in the 1975 drama Queen of the Stardust Ballroom. Elsewhere Diagnosis: Murder All in the Family and Good Times. This was followed by roles in 'Way Out The Defenders Temperatures Rising The Love Boat The Partridge Family Love, American Style McMillan & Wife Barney Miller Phyllis 227 Murder, She Wrote St. 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). This led to roles on other similar variety shows such as Armstrong Circle Theatre, Kraft Television Theatre, NBC Television Opera Theatre, The Philco Television Playhouse, The Colgate Comedy Hour, The DuPont Show of the Week, and The Phil Silvers Show. In 1954, Rae made her TV debut on episodes of Look Up and Live and The United States Steel Hour. In a 2016 interview with Milwaukee Talks, she said about her decision in appearing in only dramatic television: "When I started out, I wanted to be a serious actor, I never thought I'd get into comedy." When a radio personality told her that her last name would not do, she dropped it, to her father's chagrin. At Northwestern she met several then unknown stars and producers, including Agnes Nixon, Charlton Heston, Paul Lynde, Gerald Freedman, Claude Akins and songwriter Sheldon Harnick. Many years later, Leachman succeeded Rae on The Facts of Life for the show's last two seasons. While there, she met friend Cloris Leachman. Rae attended Northwestern University, although she did not complete her studies. She graduated from Shorewood High School in 1944. In 1936, her parents purchased a home for the family in nearby Shorewood, Wisconsin. For the first ten years of her life, Rae's family lived in an apartment built for them above her father's Milwaukee tire store. Rae was the second of three sisters, in between Beverly and Miriam (called "Mimi"). Rae's mother, Esther Lubotsky, had been childhood friends with Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. Lubotsky was a retail tire business owner. Her parents, Esther ( née Ottenstein) and Meyer Lubotsky, were Russian Jewish immigrants. In November 2015, Rae released her autobiography, The Facts of My Life, which was co-written with her son, Larry Strauss.Ĭharlotte Rae Lubotsky was born April 22, 1926, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2015, she returned to film in the feature film Ricki and the Flash, with Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, and Rick Springfield. She also appeared as Gammy Hart in Girl Meets World. She voiced the character of "Nanny" in 101 Dalmatians: The Series and Aunt Pristine Figg in Tom and Jerry: The Movie. ![]() ![]() She also appeared in two Facts of Life television films: The Facts of Life Goes to Paris in 1982 and The Facts of Life Reunion in 2001. She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy in 1982. 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 to 1986). Charlotte Rae Lubotsky (Ap– August 5, 2018) was an American character actress and singer whose career spanned six decades. ![]()
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