Charlotte Rae

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Biography

Charlotte Rae is among America’s most widely known personality stars, particularly in long-running tv scenario comedies. She was created Charlotte Rae Lubotsky in the town of Milwaukee, a town around the Lake Michigan in america top Midwest. Her dad was a Russian Jewish immigrant who possessed a retail wheel business. She was a little girl, experienced herself simple and uncomfortable, and discovered that in carrying out she could experience well-known and approved. She began performing children’s theatre and community radio, and became seriously interested in theater being a profession. Her supportive parents delivered her to Northwestern School in Evanston, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), whose movie theater school includes a reputation among the finest in america. There she fulfilled her good friends and classmates Paul Lynde and Cloris Leachman, most of whom viewed him- or herself as some kind of oddball. Jointly, they sparked their imagination: Leachman recalled within an interview they will make up entire operas at that moment. Rae quickly became called an effective “personality ingenue” along with a shifting musical theater vocalist, and she performed Mrs. Peachum within a studio room display of Kurt Weill’s Der Dreigroschenoper. She was an associate of a normal university review for 3 years inside a row and was examined from the Chicago Tribune as “big-league materials.” She and Leachman relocated to NY, where they distributed a flat while seeking to break into display business. When from money, she’d sing for cash at a tough bar, but quickly was an starting take action for the well-known folk vocalist Richard Dyer Bennett in the Town Vanguard. In 1952 she became a member of the cast from the Blitzstein British translation of Der Dreigroschenoper, “The Three-Penny Opera,” off Broadway, and participated in its famous original cast documenting. She wedded composer John Strauss, who helped her develop her stage work. He 1st Broadway display was a musical aimed by the fantastic Abe Burrows known as “Three Wished for Jamie.” It had been a flop, nonetheless it resulted in her being solid as Mammie Yokum within the musical humor Li’l Abner, popular. She did a great deal of live tv throughout that medium’s fantastic age, and experienced a part within the 1961 scenario humor Car 54 Where ARE YOU CURRENTLY? In 1971 she experienced a component in Woody Allen’s film Bananas, and flipped once again to series tv for any pilot of the American version from the English series ARE YOU CURRENTLY Being Offered? She also made an appearance within the Robert Redford film The Sizzling Rock and roll, and, in 1974, a visitor appearance within the strike All in the Family members Television series. Its maker, Norman Lear, was after that planning for a series known as Sizzling L Baltimore, and solid her as a normal. The display was cancelled immediately after its debut in 1975, however in 1978 Rae got the section of a housekeeper called Mrs. Garrett on another scenario humor, Diff’rent Strokes.” This display was a significant strike, and her personality perhaps one of the most well-known elements of it. 2 yrs afterwards the Mrs. Garrett personality was made the guts of a fresh ensemble present known as THE REALITY of Life because the housekeeper of the dormitory of adolescent young ladies. Since the plan ended its operate of original shows, she has continuing making personality appearances in Television series (including Murder She Wrote as well as the Worst Witch) so when a voice musician for cartoon series, like the section of Tarara Boomdeaye in “The Brothers Flub,” Nanny within the 101 Dalmatians series, and Aunt Pristine Figg in Tom and Jerry: The Film.

Quick Facts

Full Name Charlotte Rae

Height 1.52 m

Profession Comedian, Singer, Voice Actor, Dancer

Education Shorewood High School, Northwestern University

Nationality American

Spouse John Strauss

Children Larry Strauss, Andrew Strauss

Parents Meyer Lubotsky, Esther Lubotsky

Siblings Miriam Lubotsky, Beverly Lubotsky

IMDB http://imdb.com/name/nm0705989

Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000082654

Music Songs Gabor The Merrier, A Nail In The Horseshoe, When I Was A Little Cuckoo, Backer's Audition, Modest Maid, Gus The Gopher, Summer Is A Comin' In, The Sea-Gull And The Ea-Gull, Ballad of Dependency, Why Can't I, Instead-of-Song, Fraught, The World Is Mean, Merry Minuet, How to Survive, The Shape of Things, Chin up, Ladies, The Threepenny Opera: Instead-Of-Song, Spring Doth Let Her Colours Fly, The Threepenny Opera: Ballad of Dependency, The Threepenny Opera: The World Is Mean, John Murray Anderson's Almanac: Merry Little Minuet, The Physician, Pirate Jenny, Children Will Listen

Albums Songs I Taught My Mother

Nominations Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance By a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special

Movies You Don't Mess with the Zohan, The Worst Witch, Ricki and the Flash, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, The Hot Rock, Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, Hair, Bananas, Love Sick Love, Hello Down There, The Facts of Life Goes to Paris, Christmas Cottage, Sidewinder 1, Another Woman's Husband, Beane's of Boston, The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, Save the Dog!, The Journey of the Fifth Horse, Jenny, Thunder in Paradise, The Facts of Life Reunion, Words by Heart, Housecoat 3, Broadway Theatre Archive: In Fashion

TV Shows Car 54, Where Are You?, Hot l Baltimore, Diff'rent Strokes, The Facts of Life, One to Grow On, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, The Brothers Flub, The Rich Little Show, Once Upon a Tune, The Great Debate

#	Fact
1	She is most widely known to be a social butterfly.
2	Her cast on The Facts of Life (1979) had never told Rae about weigh-ins, until after. As the cast matured, long after the series ended, they stay in touch, after several of the cast have children of their own.
3	Is only eight days older than her Cloris Leachman.
4	Her popularity on Diff'rent Strokes (1978) led her to doing a sequel The Facts of Life (1979), playing the lead character of Edna Garrett.
5	She worked with George Clooney, Helen Hunt, and Molly Ringwald on The Facts of Life (1979) before they went on have successful film careers.
6	After her role on Ricki and the Flash (2015), she retired from acting at age 89.
7	Had attended the 100th Birthday of her lifelong friend Norman Lloyd, on 9 November 2014, in Los Angeles, California.
8	She appeared in the annual student theater extravaganza, 'The Waa-Mu Show.'.
9	John La Touche was said to be a fan of hers. Before Rae would sing, he used to write opera songs with her ex-husband, John Strauss.
10	College classmate and longtime friend of Sheldon Harnick.
11	Her favorite dramatic role is: Miss Daisy, in 'Driving Miss Daisy.'.
12	Had commuted from New York to Los Angeles every Friday, to tape Car 54, Where Are You? (1961).
13	After Vanguard Records went out of business, she tracked down the recording rights of the company, and in the 1970s, Rae brought back the album, for $5,000.
14	Was a spokesperson for the public service message, Helen Keller International, in 1987.
15	On her 87th birthday, Marilyn Maye sang a birthday song to her.
16	She played the same character (Edna Garrett) on three different series: Diff'rent Strokes (1978), The Facts of Life (1979) and Hello, Larry (1979).
17	Met Norman Lloyd in the Broadway play, 'Golden Apple.' Rae guest-starred on St. Elsewhere (1982) opposite him.
18	Attended the 75th Anniversary of the Waa-Mu Show at Northwestern University [2006].
19	Neighbor of Dick Woelfle.
20	Is a longtime friend of the late Charles Nelson Reilly. They both guest-starred on a 2-part episode of The Love Boat (1977).
21	Every year, Rae contributes to the Saban Clinic in Los Angeles, California, where she was discovered by Bernie and Mimi West. The clinic was open in 1967, at the time, it was called the Los Angeles Free Clinic, and in 2008, both Haim Saban and Cheryl Saban donated $10 million dollars, which it was named in honor.
22	Her favorite sitcom was All in the Family (1971), which featured both Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton.
23	Was inspired by Gloria Steinem.
24	Had referred to Conrad Bain as her big brother.
25	Before she was a successful actress, she used to work in radio and in television in Chicago.
26	Longtime friend and classmate of Cloris Leachman.
27	Had guest-starred and starred on a few of Norman Lear's shows, before she was cast on Diff'rent Strokes (1978) and The Facts of Life (1979).
28	A singing and dancing enthusiast.
29	Met future husband, John Strauss, when Rae was recording an album called, 'Songs I Taught My Mother.' At the time, Strauss, served as musical director on the project, managing the band worked on the recording and arranging the music.
30	Met Shirley Jones on an episode of The Partridge Family (1970). The two began a lifelong friendship.
31	Attended the funeral of her lifelong friend and old classmate Paul Lynde, when the actor/comedian passed away in 1982. Rae also guest-starred with Lynde on both shows: The Paul Lynde Show (1972) and The Hollywood Squares (1965).
32	Lived in New York City from 1948 to 1974.
33	Began her show The Facts of Life (1979) at age 53.
34	With the death of Conrad Bain in 2013, Rae and Todd Bridges are the only two surviving stars of Diff'rent Strokes (1978).
35	Released her only album in 1955 that was reissued in 2006, called "Songs I Taught My Mother.".
36	Did not complete her studies in college.
37	Attended the 40th Anniversary Reunion of The Waltons (1971).
38	Acting mentor and friend of Mindy Cohn.
39	Attended the 90th birthday party of longtime friend Carol Channing, on 21 February 2011.
40	Is a fan of both shows: Law & Order (1990) and Masterpiece Classic (1971).
41	Met Bea Arthur in a revival of the play, "Bertolt Brecht," where they began a lifelong friendship until Bea's death in 2009.
42	Was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer early, because she was screened for it. She was the only one in her family to have a successful surgery.
43	Her sister, Mimi, lives in Dallas, Texas.
44	Prior to her cancer diagnosis, her son, Larry Strauss met with her doctor at UCLA. After auditioning him, it was concluded that he was the one to perform surgery, where the tail of my pancreas was removed. [14 August 2009].
45	After her long stage career, she moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1974, to become an actress.
46	Before she celebrated her 84th birthday in 2010, her cyst had grown by the day of her surgery. Afterwards, she completed her last chemotherapy treatment.
47	Celebrated her 85th birthday in 2011, with the rest of her The Facts of Life (1979) cast at the TV Land Awards. On that day, both of her former co-stars, Nancy McKeon and Kim Fields, gave speeches respectively, in honor of her birthday.
48	After her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, she joined the Pan Can Action Network and Aurora Healthcare to encourage people that pancreatic cancer risk factors and in-particular the importance of detailed testing for those with a family history of pancreatic cancer.
49	Made her Broadway debut in "Three Wishes for Jamie," opposite Leigh Allen and Anne Jeffreys.
50	Musical showbusiness ran in her family.
51	At one point, she wanted to be a dramatic actress, when eventually, she ended up being a comedienne, all because of her stand-up comedy routines.
52	After she lost her older sister, Beverly, she was asked to move back to her hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where she shared her family's story at a local awareness program.
53	Used to be a spokesperson for Mr. Muscle oven cleaner and Charmin toilet paper in the 1970s.
54	Enjoys golfing, dancing, dining, collecting photo albums, spending time with her family, listening to opera, taking care of people (especially her son) with disabilities, singing and sewing.
55	Her character on The Facts of Life (1979) was a Democrat, so is Rae, in real-life.
56	She was the narrator and singer for the children's books series, Wally Kola. Her sister Mimi Guten, wrote the music for the book written by Mimi's long time music partner Toni Mazzola.
57	Had missed numerous episodes of The Facts of Life (1979), midway through the sixth and seventh seasons, due to her serious health problems.
58	When she was told to drop her last name, Lubotsky, her father was mildly insulted.
59	When she was a little girl, she acted with the Wauwatosa Children's Theatre and performed on the radio.
60	Named the Andy Moffett character (played by Mackenzie Astin) in The Facts of Life (1979) after her own real-life son, Andy, who was autistic.
61	Edna Garrett, her character on The Facts of Life (1979) was born on a farm in Wisconsin, the same as herself in real-life.
62	Had attended the James Stewart Centennial Tribute at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California, which was hosted by Robert Wagner. Among the attendees are: Shirley Jones, Ann Rutherford, Cora Sue Collins and Stewart's daughter, Kelly Stewart. [12 June 2008].
63	Her family moved to the village of Shorewood, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County, in 1936.
64	Met Norman Lear on an episode of The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950).
65	Composed The Facts of Life (1979)'s 1st season theme song.
66	Had an ongoing feud with Joan Collins. Rae referred to her as a "bitch.".
67	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.
68	Her ex-husband John Strauss served as musical composer of Car 54, Where Are You? (1961), in which she co-starred.
69	She got the role of Edna Garrett on Diff'rent Strokes (1978), because Norman Lear had been friends with her years before. This led her to starring in The Facts of Life (1979), the year later, which she stayed on the show from 1979 to 1986.
70	Remained good friends with Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon, Mindy Cohn and Kim Fields only after The Facts of Life (1979) ended. During the run of the show, however, she felt that the girls were "politely distant" with her. It was almost a decade after she left the show when McKeon asked her to guest-star on her show Can't Hurry Love (1995) that she knew the reason why. McKeon confided in her that the girls thought of her more as a boss, rather than a colleague. In reality, Charlotte was a hired-hand like they were and had nothing to do with the network and producers' decision to fire the six cast members during the first season.
71	Her parents were Russian Jewish immigrants.
72	Graduated from Shorewood High School in the village of Shorewood, Wisconsin, in Milwaukee County, in 1944.
73	Before she was an actress, she was also a singer.
74	Before she was a successful actress, she used to work at nearly every nightclub for unfamiliar singers in New York City.
75	Was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a disease that ran in her family. All of her relatives had passed away, with the exception of Rae, who became cancer-free in 2011.
76	Her eldest son Andy was autistic. She knew something was wrong since he was a baby and kept taking him to doctors who told her that she was worrying over nothing. Eventually, a doctor who diagnosed childhood cognitive disabilities told her that her son was autistic. She thought he said "artistic" and was relieved. Then, he wrote out the word "autistic" and explained to her Andy's condition and that if he didn't improve by age six, he would have to be institutionalized. She was devastated. But she and her husband helped Andy as much as they could, and when he grew up, he had a girlfriend Rhonda, who was also challenged, but more-functioning than him. Her mother Edna was warm, caring, and wise, and became fast friends with Charlotte. When it came time to giving Mrs. Garrett's first name on "The Facts of Life", Charlotte insisted to the writers that her name be Edna, because she wanted her character to have the same qualities. When she told the real Edna about it, she was very flattered and honored.
77	Each summer, while she was in college, she also appeared in summer stock.
78	Friends with: Shirley Jones, Bea Arthur, Doris Roberts, Angela Lansbury, Florence Henderson, Betty White, Marla Gibbs, Della Reese, Gavin MacLeod, Norman Lear, Jean Stapleton, June Lockhart, Norman Lloyd, Joan Rivers, Carol Channing, Paul Lynde, Woody Allen, Teresa Brewer, Cloris Leachman, Dave Madden, Roddy McDowall, Anne Jeffreys, James Cromwell, Alex Rocco, Gary Coleman, William Schallert, Mary Jo Catlett, Charlene Tilton, Peter Marshall, Karen Grassle, Mickey Rooney, Beverly Garland, Robert Wagner, Charles Nelson Reilly and Conrad Bain.
79	Created the Beverly Ann Stickle character for her future The Facts of Life (1979) co-star, Cloris Leachman, named after one of Charlotte's real-life sisters.
80	Used to be a heavy smoker for years.
81	Was forced to drop Lubotsky, because a radio personality told Charlotte that her last name wouldn't cut it.
82	Her parents are Esther Ottenstein, who was a childhood friend of Golda Meir, and Meyer Lubotsky, a retail tire business owner.
83	Created the Natalie Green character for her future The Facts of Life (1979) co-star, Mindy Cohn, named after one of Charlotte's best friends, back in high school.
84	She has three grandchildren.
85	Best known by the public for her starring role as Edna Garrett on Diff'rent Strokes (1978) and it's spin-off show The Facts of Life (1979).
86	Her sister, Beverly Ann, died in 1998.
87	Left The Facts of Life (1979), at the beginning of the eighth season, because she felt her character was repeating herself. After she tried to reduced her role, the producers and NBC were against her decision of her departure, so she was being replaced by Cloris Leachman, who stayed on the show until the show's cancellation in 1988.
88	Her classmates at Northwestern University included Cloris Leachman, Paul Lynde, Charlton Heston, Martha Hyer, Patricia Neal and Agnes Nixon. Because they were seated alphabetically and her last name was Lubotsky, she & Lynde were seated next to each other.
89	Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1966, as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for "Pickwick" (based on the Charles Dickens work), and in 1969, as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "Morning, Noon, and Night".
90	Member of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority.
91	Discovered young Mindy Cohn for The Facts of Life (1979) show while Rae and the TV show were at an all-girls school preparing for research and casting. Rae was instrumental in getting young student Cohn cast.
92	Middle daughter of three musical girls. Older sister Beverly, an opera singer, died of cancer a few years ago. Younger sister Mimi is a musician and composer.
93	Created the role of Mammy Yokum in the Broadway musical "Lil' Abner".
94	Starred in "Pippin" at the New Jersey Paper Mill Playhouse.
95	Charlotte divorced her husband, composer John Strauss, before starting Diff'rent Strokes (1978). Her youngest son, Larry Strauss, is a South Central Los Angeles school teacher and a writer. He helped write her memoir "The Facts of My Life" (2015) where she revealed that the reason that her marriage ended in divorce was because her husband came out as bisexual and wanted to have an open marriage. She didn't want that kind of marriage but remained friends with him and his new partner artist Lionel Friedman until both their deaths from Parkinson's disease.
96	Attended Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).
97	Knew Jeffrey Hunter through their work in local theater as teenagers.

Actress

Title	Year	Status	Character
Ricki and the Flash	2015		Oma
Girl Meets World	2014	TV Series	Gammy Hart
Love Sick Love	2012		Edna
Pretty Little Liars	2011	TV Series	Bead Boutique Owner
Red Dead Redemption	2010	Video Game	The Local Population (voice)
Life	2009	TV Series	Mary Ford
ER	2008	TV Series	Roxanne Gaines
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage	2008		Vesta
You Don't Mess with the Zohan	2008		Mrs. Greenhouse
The King of Queens	2005	TV Series	Betty
Strong Medicine	2004	TV Series	Maude
The Wonderful World of Disney	2001	TV Series	Mrs. Edna Garrett
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!	2000	Video	Mrs. Caruthers (voice)
Diagnosis Murder	2000	TV Series	Estelle
Another Woman's Husband	2000	TV Movie	Stella
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly	1999	TV Movie
The Brothers Flub	1999	TV Series	Tarara Boomdeyay
101 Dalmatians: The Series	1997-1998	TV Series	Nanny
Nowhere	1997		Fortune Teller
The Secret World of Alex Mack	1996	TV Series	Dave's Mother
Can't Hurry Love	1995	TV Series	Helen
Sisters	1994-1995	TV Series	Mrs. Gump
The Itsy Bitsy Spider	1994-1995	TV Series	Adrienne
Mickey: Reelin' Through the Years	1995	TV Movie
Thunder in Paradise	1994	TV Series	Lola
Thunder in Paradise	1993	Video	Lola Miller
Tom and Jerry: The Movie	1992		Aunt Pristine Figg (voice)
Baby Talk	1991	TV Series	Aunt Beverly
227	1989	TV Series	Millie McMillan
Save the Dog!	1988	TV Movie
Murder, She Wrote	1987	TV Series	Nettie Harper
St. Elsewhere	1987	TV Series	Proud Mary
The Worst Witch	1986	TV Movie	Miss Cackle Agatha Cackle
The Facts of Life	1979-1986	TV Series	Edna Garrett
Noah's Ark	1986	Video short	Noah's Wife (voice)
Words by Heart	1985	TV Movie	Mary Tom Chism
The Love Boat	1982-1985	TV Series	Ellen van Bowe / Milly Brown / Louise Peters
Diff'rent Strokes	1978-1984	TV Series	Edna Garrett
The Facts of Life Goes to Paris	1982	TV Movie	Edna Garrett
Hello, Larry	1979	TV Series	Edna Garrett
Beane's of Boston	1979	TV Movie	Mae Slocombe
Hair	1979		Lady in Pink
The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal	1979	TV Movie	Bessie
Flying High	1979	TV Series	Woman
The Eddie Capra Mysteries	1978	TV Series	Polly
Family	1978	TV Series	Nurse Rondo
Rabbit Test	1978		Cousin Claire
Szysznyk	1978	TV Series	Mrs. Dinsmore
Sidewinder 1	1977		Mrs. Holt
Our Town	1977	TV Movie	Mrs. Soames
All's Fair	1976	TV Series	Madge
The Rich Little Show	1976	TV Series	Regular
Barney Miller	1976	TV Series	Mrs. Rebecca Sobel
Phyllis	1975	TV Series	Shirley
Hot L Baltimore	1975	TV Series	Mrs. Bellotti
Queen of the Stardust Ballroom	1975	TV Movie	Helen
Good Times	1974	TV Series	Ms. Rogers
All in the Family	1974	TV Series	Lillian Henderson
Great Performances	1974	TV Series	Madame Aigreville
The Paul Lynde Show	1972	TV Series	Aunt Charlotte / Charlotte
Love, American Style	1972	TV Series	Edna Albertson (segment "Love and the Clinic")
McMillan & Wife	1972	TV Series	Mrs. Drake
The Partridge Family	1972	TV Series	Dr. Beecher
The New Temperatures Rising Show	1972	TV Series	Mrs. Moscowitz
Sesame Street	1971-1972	TV Series	Molly the Mail Lady
The Hot Rock	1972		Ma Murch
Bananas	1971		Mrs. Mellish
NET Playhouse	1970	TV Series segment "Foul!" - Foul!/Actor's Choice 1970 ... segment "Foul!"
Jenny	1970		Bella Star
New York Television Theatre	1966-1969	TV Series segment: "The Immovable Gordons" - Foul! 1969
Hello Down There	1969		Myrtle Ruth
Pinocchio	1968	TV Movie	Rosa Whale
The Journey of the Fifth Horse	1966	TV Movie	Terentievna
The Defenders	1964	TV Series	Mrs. Abeles
The DuPont Show of the Week	1963	TV Series	Mona Brinkman
Look Up and Live	1963	TV Series
Car 54, Where Are You?	1961-1963	TV Series	Sylvia Schnauser / Miss Berger
'Way Out	1961	TV Series	Hazel Atterbury
Play of the Week	1959	TV Series	The Angel Rochele
The World of Sholom Aleichem	1959	TV Movie
The Phil Silvers Show	1955-1958	TV Series	Flossie / Mrs. Whitney
The DuPont Show of the Month	1958	TV Series	Myrtle May
From These Roots	1958	TV Series	Hilda Furman (1961)
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse	1955	TV Series
Appointment with Adventure	1955	TV Series	Beverly
NBC Television Opera Theatre	1955	TV Series	Mariella
Ponds Theater	1955	TV Series
Armstrong Circle Theatre	1954	TV Series	Mrs. Ogburn / Party Snob
The United States Steel Hour	1954	TV Series	Ramona

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Art School Confidential	2006	performer: "Facts of Life - Theme"
Tom and Jerry: The Movie	1992	performer: "Money Is Such A Beautiful Word"
The Worst Witch	1986	TV Movie performer: "Queen Aggie's School"
The Facts of Life	1979	TV Series performer - 1 episode

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
OT: Our Town	2002	Documentary special thanks

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	2017	Documentary post-production	Herself
Between the Lines	2016	TV Series	Herself
Home & Family	2016	TV Series	Herself
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You	2016	Documentary	Herself
WGN Morning News	2015	TV Series	Herself - Phone Interview
Greenwich Village: A World Apart	2015	Documentary short	Herself
Access Hollywood Live	2015	TV Series	Herself - Author, The Facts of My Life
Entertainment Tonight	2007-2015	TV Series	Herself / Herself - Author, The Facts of My Life
She's The Best Thing In It	2015	Documentary	Herself
Good Morning America	2011-2014	TV Series	Herself - Guest
Teens Wanna Know	2013	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The 2012 Annual Actors Fund Gala Awards	2012	TV Special	Herself
The 9th Annual TV Land Awards	2011	TV Special	Herself
Totally Tracked Down	2010	TV Series	Herself
Biography	2000-2010	TV Series documentary	Herself
The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards	2004	TV Special	Herself
E! Mysteries & Scandals	2001	TV Series documentary	Herself
Intimate Portrait	2001	TV Series documentary	Herself
Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 5	2000	TV Movie documentary	Herself
TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2	2000	TV Movie documentary	Herself
E! True Hollywood Story	1998-1999	TV Series documentary	Herself
NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II	1998	TV Movie documentary	Herself
The New Hollywood Squares	1986-1989	TV Series	Herself - Panelist
Star's Table	1986	TV Series	Herself
NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration	1986	TV Special documentary	Herself
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1985	TV Special	Herself - Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
The NBC All Star Hour	1985	TV Movie	Herself
Night of 100 Stars II	1985	TV Movie	Herself
Star Search	1984	TV Series	Herself - Introducer
One to Grow On	1982	TV Series short	Herself
The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1982	TV Special	Herself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight	1982	TV Movie	Herself
Night of 100 Stars	1982	TV Special	Herself
The Way They Were	1981	TV Special
Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Prime Time Wars	1980		Herself
The Hollywood Squares	1979-1980	TV Series	Herself - Panelist
The Mike Douglas Show	1980	TV Series	Herself - Comic Actress
A Different Approach	1978	Short	Herself
The Paul Ryan Show	1977	TV Series	Herself
Dinah!	1976-1977	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The Rich Little Show	1976	TV Series	Herself
The Joan Rivers Show	1969	TV Series	Herself - Guest
The 23rd Annual Tony Awards	1969	TV Special	Herself
Girl Talk	1963-1967	TV Series	Herself
The Ed Sullivan Show	1956-1966	TV Series	Herself
The Garry Moore Show	1964	TV Series	Herself - Guest Appearance
Camera Three	1961	TV Series	Herself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show	1957-1958	TV Series	Herself
The Martha Raye Show	1955	TV Series	Herself
The Blue Angel	1954	TV Series	Herself
The Colgate Comedy Hour	1954	TV Series	Herself - Comic Actress

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Entertainment Tonight	2015	TV Series	Herself

Nominated awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie	Award shared with
1982	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	The Facts of Life (1979)
1975	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special	Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975)

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#	Quote
1	[If she had turned down a role before playing Edna Garrett]: Yes. I've turned things down. Sometimes because I've just finished something else an I'm too exhausted or sometimes the material just doesn't grab me. I've been offered TV pilots I didn't think would fly - and even if they did go to series those weren't shows I'd want to be on for years and years. When my boys were young, I turned things down to spend time with them. It was something I needed to do-for them and for me.
2	[In 2015]: If this is your passion don't judge yourself. Just keep striving. Life is one long day at school. Keep working and growing in your art.
3	[2011] I was thinking of a tree that grows up straight to the sky. Why, what did you think?
4	I had to act because I couldn't do anything else.
5	[Of Mindy Cohn]: I kept going back to this little girl, Mindy Cohn, cause she was so adorable and she had that adorable little voice, and I asked her a question, and she go, 'Well, I don't know, it seems to me that,' and she's so cute and funny and I said, 'She'd be a great compliment to the other girls.'
6	[on her departure of The Facts of Life (1979), at the end of the seventh season]: They wanted me to stay a couple more years, they offered me millions.
7	I have to keep reminding people that I am not Mrs. Garrett. Mrs. Garrett is more together. She is much more organized. Not I ...
8	[Of Joan Collins]: You want to know what happened? They played it for her and she said, 'Who's that Old Cow?' And I really felt badly because I've had a long siege of the flu, and it was my first night out. I did write a note to her and had him slip it under her dressing room door and I said, 'I apologized, you were excellent in the play, signed, sincerely, 'The Old Cow.'
9	[Who responded in 1984 as to why she enjoys series television]: In TV, you have to compromise. But when strangers put their arms around you and tell you how much they love you it somehow makes it all worthwhile.
10	[Who said in 1980 about an episode which she wasn't inspired to lose weight]: Yes, in that show, I was on a crash diet. But I had plans long before that to sensibly lose weight. I've dropped from a size 14 dress to a svelte 8; it's terrific.
11	[on her popularity while playing the fifty-something Edna Garrett on The Facts of Life]: There have been lots of changes in my life these past few months. Not only am I thinner, but Mrs. Garrett is, too. It'll be a fun season.
12	[In 1988]: My former husband wanted to move to California. He is a music editor and music coordinator. He coordinated the music for the film version of 'Amadeus.' So many people have moved there from New York, and I felt at home.
13	[In 1989]: I'm in a rage, if you really want to know about it.
14	[Who said of Gary Coleman's death in 2010]: I said a prayer for him this morning after hearing about his condition. Gary was so loving, so charming. He was the big star of the show.
15	For the first ten years of my life I lived at 1232 N. 12th St. It's a freeway now. My father owned a tire store. There were three girls in my family, and I was the middle one. All three of us were very talented. My older sister, Beverly, settled in Milwaukee and she died a few years ago. She was an opera singer who sang with the symphony and a group called the Saturday Arts' Club. My younger sister, Mimi, is an accomplished musician and composer. She wrote a children's album that I recorded for her, called "Wally Koala" and she's written a couple of musicals as well.
16	[Who laughed about one of the songs she used to sing]: In those days, you could do things that were risqué. The lyrics were clever. Where would I be without those writers?
17	[In 2006]: I wanted to be a serious actress. I am a serious actress. I've done lots of good stuff.
18	[Despite her ongoing feud with Joan Collins, she responded in 2007 if other stars, who would want to work with Joan]: It's a miracle that people still want to work with her, but I guess they do!
19	Composers, artists, actors, singers, all of them. I think, unconsciously learn from others. I'm sure it's not conscious, but they can't help it. I know I was influenced by Beatrice Lillie. I must have been.
20	[on the death of Gary Coleman]: Coleman was filled with joy which he spread around to millions of people all over the world.
21	[Who said in 1982 when she headed to New York, when she dropped her last name]: My father was heartbroken when I didn't use Lubotsky. Today actors keep their real names and I could use it.
22	[Who said in 1985 about being a serious actress, rather than being a funny comedienne]: A good actress should be able to play comedy as well as drama. I was doing a lot of drama until I took the comedy role in the series 'Car 54, Where Are You?,' and I've been tagged as a comedian ever since.
23	[About The Facts of Life (1979) along with her Edna Garrett character]: I want to bring in as much humanity as possible, as well as the humor. I've tried to make her a human being with dimensions. The way they write her now is with a great deal of sensitivity and understanding. But I don't want her to be Polly Perfect, because she must have human failings and make mistakes. She's also a surrogate mother to the girls. I told them I wanted to be firm with the girls because I know it's important. Parents must lay down ground rules for their children to help them to grow up and to learn responsibility for their actions. They must learn to stand on their own two feet.
24	Joan Collins is a bitch! There's no doubt about it, everyone says she an extremely difficult person.
25	[As to how she was hired by Norman Lear to play Edna Garrett]: I got involved with 'Diff'rent Strokes,' because of Norman Lear. When I was in New York ginally], I did a lot of things and one of the things was 'The Colgate Comedy Hour,' and he was one of the producers and writers of it. So, when I came out to California [after many years in New York with my family], they were very, very wonderful, because I would do little guest shots, guest appearances on all of his sitcoms, and then I was doing something called 'The Eddie Capra Murder Mysteries,' and I was at Universal in costume, and they called and asked me to come meet with the producers, and everything. I was wearing an old schweppy thing that I wore for the character for the murder mysteries, and I sat down and I expected to read. They didn't have me read, we just talked, and they asked me about how I felt this housekeeper should be with these two boys and with Mr. Drummond, and I told him the way I felt, and the next thing I knew I had the part.
26	Because of the power of television, I was visible to everybody all over the world. But there are many things in the theater that are more fulfilling and that I look forward to doing more. But really, I love it all: theater, film, television.
27	You can take wonderfully talented actors, wonderfully talented writers and producers, and, uh, do a wonderful show!... but if it doesn't hit with the public in two minutes, it's bye-bye.
28	[on her professional friendship with Norman Lear]: So open. So up front. Not a big shot. Not afraid to take a risk, make a mistake.
29	[on Teresa Brewer]: Teresa Brewer and I stood on the bar and sang 'Can't Help Lovin' That Man' and 'Cockeyed Optimist. Sometimes a drunk would give me 50 cents. My father came in once and nearly died. With tears in his eyes, he told me the cigarette girl had tried to hustle him.
30	[on theater]: I became drunk with power. I was burning to get to New York. But my parents begged me to stay. I needed to graduate, they said. I did soap opera on radio in Chicago. When I told the director my name was Lubotsky, he said, 'But you can't use that.' My father was very hurt. 'But why?,' he wanted to know.
31	[Who said in 1979 about her small, awkward, plump stature]: How did I fit? I didn't. I felt inferior. I had this tremendous need to perform. I wanted to be acceptable to my peers. To feel equal. I had an older sister, Beverly, who seemed to be very secure. I had a younger sister, Mimi, who was cute! I thought if I could just be a big star, I'd feel like somebody too.
32	I can't even go to Barbados without people wanting to hug me and 'Oh, Mrs. Garrett!', you know, it [The Facts of Life] really had an impact on their lives.