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Charlotte Rae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charlotte Rae Charlotte Rae Lubotsky was born on April 22, 1926, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 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. She is one of three sisters, along with Miriam and the late Beverly (December 21, 1921 – June 2, 1998). She graduated from Shorewood High School in 1944. For the first ten years or so of her life, Rae's family lived in Milwaukee, then moved to Shorewood, Wisconsin. She did radio work and was with the Wauwatosa Children's Theatre. At 16, she was an apprentice with the Port Players, a professional theater company that came for the summer to Milwaukee, with several established actors such as Morton DaCosta, who would eventually direct The Music Man on Broadway. Rae attended Northwestern University, although she did not complete her studies, where she met Cloris Leachman, who many years later succeeded Rae on The Facts of Life for the show's last two seasons. At Northwestern she met several unknown stars and producers, including Agnes Nixon, Charlton Heston, Paul Lynde, Gerald Freedman, Claude Akins and songwriter Sheldon Harnick. When a radio personality told her that her last name wouldn't do, she dropped it, to her father's chagrin. She moved to New York City in 1948, where she performed in the theater and nightclubs. During her early years in New York, she worked at the Village Vanguard (alongside up-and-coming talents such as singer Richard Dyer-Bennet) and at the posh Blue Angel, home to budding talents Barbra Streisand, Mike Nichols and Elaine May. She moved to Los Angeles in 1974 Description above from the Wikipedia article Olivia Ruiz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Apr 22, 1926 In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
80
First Appeared:
In the series The Philco Television Playhouse 1948-10-03
Latest Project:
Movie Ricki and the Flash 2015-07-10
Known For
Poster of Can't Hurry Love
Poster of The Rich Little Show
Poster of The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon
Poster of Way Out
Filmography
Movie Ricki and the Flash Oma 2015-07-10
Movie She's The Best Thing in It Self 2015-03-16
Movie Love Sick Love Edna 2012-11-15
Series Pretty Little Liars Bead Boutique Owner 2010-06-08
Series The Great Debate 2009-07-06
Movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan Mrs. Greenhouse 2008-06-05
Movie Christmas Cottage Vesta 2008-10-15
Series Life Unknown 2007-09-26
Movie The Facts of Life Reunion Mrs. Edna Garrett 2001-11-18
Movie Another Woman's Husband Stella 2000-03-06
Series Strong Medicine Unknown 2000-07-23
Movie The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas! Mrs. Caruthers (voice) 2000-11-11
Series The Brothers Flub Tarara Boomdeeyay (voice) 1999-10-02
Series The King of Queens Unknown 1998-09-21
Movie Nowhere Fortune Teller 1997-05-09
Series 101 Dalmatians: The Series 1997-09-13
Series The Wonderful World of Disney Unknown 1997-09-28
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Series Can't Hurry Love Unknown 1995-09-18
Series Thunder in Paradise Unknown 1994-03-25
Series ER Unknown 1994-09-19
Series The Secret World of Alex Mack Unknown 1994-10-08
Series The Itsy Bitsy Spider Adrienne 1994-11-07
Series Diagnosis: Murder Unknown 1993-10-29
Movie Thunder in Paradise Lola Miller 1993-09-22
Series Intimate Portrait Unknown 1993-11-14
Movie Tom and Jerry: The Movie Aunt Figg (voice) 1992-10-01
Series Baby Talk Unknown 1991-03-08
Series Sisters Unknown 1991-05-11
Movie Save the Dog! 1988-03-19
Movie Noah's Ark Noah's Wife / Additional Voices (voice) 1986-01-01
Movie The Worst Witch Miss Cackle 1986-10-31
Movie Words by Heart Mary Tom Chism 1985-01-01
Series 227 Unknown 1985-09-14
Movie Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985-03-10
Series Murder, She Wrote Nettie Harper 1984-09-30
Series St. Elsewhere Unknown 1982-10-26
Movie Night of 100 Stars Self 1982-03-08
Movie The Facts of Life Goes to Paris Edna Garrett 1982-09-25
Movie The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal Bessie 1979-01-30
Movie Hair Lady in Pink 1979-03-15
Series The Facts of Life Edna Garrett 1979-08-24
Movie Beane's of Boston Mae Slocombe 1979-05-05
Movie A Different Approach 1978-01-01
Movie Rabbit Test Cousin Claire 1978-04-09
Series Flying High Unknown 1978-09-29
Series Diff'rent Strokes Unknown 1978-11-03
Movie Sidewinder 1 Mrs. Holt 1977-08-01
Movie Our Town Mrs. Soames 1977-05-30
Series Szysznyk Unknown 1977-08-01
Series The Love Boat Unknown 1977-09-24
Series Family Unknown 1976-03-09
Series The Rich Little Show 1976-02-02
Series All's Fair Unknown 1976-09-20
Series Barney Miller Unknown 1975-01-23
Series Hot l Baltimore 1975-01-24
Movie Queen of the Stardust Ballroom Helen 1975-02-13
Series Good Times Unknown 1974-02-08
Series Temperatures Rising Unknown 1972-09-12
Movie The Hot Rock Ma Murch 1972-01-26
Series The Paul Lynde Show Unknown 1972-09-13
Series All in the Family Unknown 1971-01-12
Series McMillan and Wife Unknown 1971-09-29
Movie Bananas Mrs. Ruth Mellish 1971-04-28
Movie Jenny Bella Star 1970-01-02
Series Love, American Style Unknown 1969-09-29
Movie Hello Down There Myrtle Ruth 1969-01-01
Movie The Love Song of Barney Kempinski Woman in Window 1968-05-10
Movie Pinocchio Rosa Whale 1968-12-08
Movie The Journey of the Fifth Horse Terentievna 1966-10-14
Movie The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon 1964-04-05
Series Way Out Unknown 1961-03-31
Series The Defenders Unknown 1961-09-16
Series The DuPont Show of the Week Unknown 1961-09-17
Series Play of the Week Unknown 1959-10-12
Movie The World of Sholom Aleichem The Angel Rochele 1959-12-14
Series Appointment with Adventure Unknown 1955-04-03
Series The United States Steel Hour Unknown 1953-10-27
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Unknown 1951-12-24
Series The Philco Television Playhouse Unknown 1948-10-03