Beverly Ann Stickle was a fictional character on the sitcom The Facts of Life. She was played by Cloris Leachman. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... The Facts of Life was a spinoff of the popular NBC sitcom Diffrent Strokes. ... Cloris Leachman (born April 30, 1926) is an American actress of stage, film and TV. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, the eldest of five sisters, she majored in drama at Northwestern University. ...

Beverly Ann was first seen in the fall of 1986, after Mrs. Garrett married and moved to Africa to serve in the Peace Corps. In reality, actress Charlotte Rae's contract had expired and she did not want to continue with the series. At the time, The Facts of Life was still lucrative for NBC, and NBC's head of programming chose to renew — but only with a new mother figure at the helm. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... // Etymology World map showing Africa (geographically) The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra — land of the Afri (plural, or Afer singular) — for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day... Peace Corps volunteers usually serve for two years. ... Charlotte Rae, as Edna Garrett on The Facts of Life. ... The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ...

Beverly Ann, Mrs. Garrett's divorced sister, moved in with the girls as Mrs. Garrett wanted someone to keep an eye on them as she had. She became the property owner for Mrs. Garrett's house and the malt shop, Over Our Heads. Beverly Ann's role expanded from confidante to mother when she decided to legally adopt Over Our Heads worker Andy (Mackenzie Astin), who was being shuffled from foster home to foster home. Mackenzie Alexander Astin (born 12 May 1973 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor, son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin. ...

Shortly after Beverly Ann's debut, the ratings for the series declined heavily. Although The Facts of Life was an aging series, some fans choose to place blame at Cloris Leachman for the show's demise. Viewers at jumptheshark.com name Beverly Ann's presence as the #1 reason that The Facts of Life jumped the shark. The infamous moment where Fonzie jumps over a shark while on water skis. ...