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Charlotte Rae (born April 22, 1926) is an American actress and singer known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life, in which she appeared from 1979 until 1986. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ...
Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Diffrent Strokes was an American sitcom that aired on the NBC television network from 1978 to 1985, and on ABC from 1985 to 1986. ...
The Facts of Life was an American sitcom which ran on the NBC network from 1979 to 1988. ...
April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ...
Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ...
Diffrent Strokes was an American sitcom that aired on the NBC television network from 1978 to 1985, and on ABC from 1985 to 1986. ...
The Facts of Life was an American sitcom which ran on the NBC network from 1979 to 1988. ...
Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...
Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...
Born Charlotte Rae Lubotsky, the second of three daughters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Rae attended but did not complete her studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Nickname: Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Coordinates: , County Milwaukee Government - Mayor Tom Barrett Area - City 97 sq mi (251. ...
Northwestern University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian research university located in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois. ...
Incorporated City in 1872. ...
A stage actress since the 1950s, she appeared in Three Wishes for Jamie, The Threepenny Opera, Li'l Abner, and Pickwick. Her first significant success was in the sitcom Car 54, Where Are You? (1961–1963) as Sylvia Schnauser, the wife of Officer Leo Schnauser (played by Al Lewis). She was nominated for an Emmy Award for her supporting role in the 1975 drama Queen of the Stardust Ballroom. Rae appeared in early seasons of Sesame Street as Molly the Mail Lady. In 1964, she appeared in a commercial for Oil Heat. In the commercial, she was taking a shower, while telling people how wonderful Oil Heat was. At the end of the commercial, the announcer asked her if she knew she was on television, and she responded in her usual "trying to be sexy" voice, "Yes, I know!", then giggling softly afterward. Three Wishes for Jamie is a musical with a book by Charles ONeal and Abe Burrows and music and lyrics by Ralph Blane. ...
Die Dreigroschenoper, original German poster from Berlin, 1928. ...
Lil Abner is a musical theatre production based on the comic strip Lil Abner by Al Capp. ...
Pickwick was a musical based on Charles Dickenss The Pickwick Papers, which opened on July 4, 1963. ...
Car 54, Where Are You? was a TV comedy show that ran from 1961 to 1963 on the American television network NBC. It followed the madcap adventures of police officers in the fictional 53rd precinct in the borough of The Bronx in New York City. ...
Al Lewis (30 April 1923 – 3 February 2006) was an American actor best known for his role as Grandpa on the television series The Munsters. ...
An Emmy Award. ...
Charles Durning and Maureen Stapleton Queen of the Stardust Ballroom was a 1975 television production directed by Sam OSteen and starring Maureen Stapleton, Charles Durning, and Charlotte Rae, all of whom were nominated for an Emmy Award for their performances. ...
Sesame Street is an American educational childrens television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. ...
Ray also appeared in a dual role in the Worst Witch TV film.
She was married to composer John Strauss, with whom she had two sons, and was divorced in 1976. She has two grandchildren. She has acknowledged having battled alcoholism. Alcoholism is the consumption of, or preoccupation with, alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the drinkers normal personal, family, social, or work life, and may lead to physical or mental harm. ...
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