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, ...

Charlotte Rae, the redheaded comedian beloved as the good-natured housemother Mrs. Garrett on TV's "Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes," has died at 92. Rae's spokesman Harlan Boll told USA TODAY ...

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(NEW YORK) — Actress Charlotte Rae, best known as wise and lovable house mother Mrs. Garrett on The Facts of Life, died Sunday at her home in Los Angeles, She was 92. Rae’s publicist, B. Harlan Boll, ...

Actor Charlotte Rae, best known for her role as Mrs. Garrett, the patient housemother at a girls' school in the 1980s sitcom The Facts of Life, has died at age 92. Rae's publicist, Harlan Boll, said ...

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 ...