Charlotte Rae played Edna Garrett on Diff’rent Strokes in 1978 and its spinoff, The Facts of Life, from 1979 to 1986 Rae reflected on the impact of her character's understanding and motherly nature, ...

(Clockwise from left): Kim Fields as Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey, Nancy McKeon as Joanna 'Jo' Marie Polniaczek, Mindy Cohn as Natalie Letisha Sage Green, Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Edna Ann Garrett, and Lisa ...

"The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes" actress Charlotte Rae died Sunday. She was 92. Her son, Larry Strauss, confirmed her death to NBC News. "She died peacefully with her family by her side at ...

Reports last week of plans for a reboot of "The Facts of Life" probably shouldn't have surprised anyone, given television's growing recycling mania. Sure, it's easy to envision new faces playing young ...

Charlotte Rae touched the lives of many during her time as Mrs. Garrett. The lovable housekeeper-turned-housemother, who Rae originated on Diff’rent Strokes and carried over to The Facts of Life, was ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charlotte Rae, who played a wise and patient housemother to a brood of teenage girls on the long-running sitcom “The Facts of Life” during a career that encompassed many other TV ...