Charlotte Rae, a gregarious actress with a prodigious career on stage, screen and TV, died Sunday at the age of 92, her son Larry Strauss said.

Charlotte Rae originated the character of Mrs. Garrett in 1978 during the first season of NBC’s comedy “Diff’rent Strokes” then took Mrs. Garrett with her for the spinoff “Facts of Life ...

Charlotte Rae, who endeared herself to a generation of TV fans as the affable Mrs. Garrett on the long-running NBC sitcom 'The Facts of Life,' has died. By Chris Koseluk Charlotte Rae - Photofest ...

Charlotte Rae, who died Sunday at 92, was a seasoned performer by the time she landed the role of matronly housekeeper Mrs. Garrett on the NBC sitcom Diff'rent Strokes in 1978.

Charlotte Rae is best known for played beloved housemother Edna Garrett on the 1980s hit sitcom “The Facts of Life,” but things were no laughing matter off-screen.

Charlotte Rae has died at the age of 92. The actress, who was best known on the small screen as housekeeper-turned-housemother Mrs. Garrett on both "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life," ...

Charlotte Rae was born in 1926 to Russian Jewish immigrants in Milwaukee, Wisconsin — the middle child of three girls. Rae reportedly always wanted to become an actress and gave college a go ...

“Facts of Life” star Charlotte Rae revealed she was just diagnosed with bone cancer at the age of 91. The actress, who portrayed Edna Garrett on the series and on “Diff’rent… ...

Charlotte Rae has been diagnosed with bone cancer. “Last Monday, I found out I have bone cancer,” the actress, who played the beloved Edna Garrett on Different Strokes and The Facts of Life ...

Charlotte Rae, a gregarious actress with a prodigious career on stage, screen and TV, died Sunday at the age of 92, her son Larry Strauss said.

Charlotte Rae, a gregarious actress with a prodigious career on stage, screen and TV, died Sunday at the age of 92, her son Larry Strauss said.