CHARLOTTE RAE

ACTING

Charlotte Rae Lubotsky (April 22, 1926 – August 5, 2018) was an American actress and singer.

On screen, Rae was best known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and its spin-off, The Facts of Life. She was born to Russian Jewish immigrants Esther (née Ottenstein), who was a childhood friend of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, and Meyer Lubotsky, a retail tire business owner.