![]() She said he confessed to her that he was gay and had being having an affair with another man. In 2013, Rae went public with an account of why her marriage to Strauss had ended in the mid-1970s after a quarter-century. Subsequent credits include the 2008 comedy "You Don't Mess with the Zohan" and the 2012 thriller "Love Sick Love." In 2005, at age 79, she appeared in a new comedy, "Leading Ladies," at Ford's Theater in Washington. ![]() Garrett was the family's housekeeper.Īfter "Facts," Rae stayed busy with film and stage appearances. There she was cast in the short-lived Norman Lear sitcom "Hot L Baltimore" and a similarly unsuccessful variety show hosted by Rich Little before scoring "Diff'rent Strokes," on which Mrs. In the early 1970s, Rae moved to Los Angeles with her then-husband, composer and music editor John Strauss, and their sons Andy and Larry. ![]() She received Tony nominations in 1966 for "Pickwick" and in 1969 for "Morning, Noon and Night." In 1961 she became a semi-regular on the New York-based cop sitcom "Car 54, Where Are You?" as the wife of the NYPD officer played by future "Munsters" grandpa Al Lewis. Steel Hour," ''Playhouse 90" and "Armstrong Circle Theater," sharing the black-and-white screen with such actors as Zero Mostel, Art Carney and Gertrude Berg. Rae made numerous TV appearances in 1950s drama anthologies including "The U.S. A few years later, she originated the role of Mammy Yokum in the Broadway musical "Li'l Abner." It was there that Broadway producers, who frequented such bistros, discovered her, leading to her first Broadway musical, called "Three Wishes for Jamie," in 1952. That same year she released her autobiography "The Facts of My Life," co-written by her son Larry Strauss.īorn Charlotte Rae Lubotsky in Milwaukee, on April 22, 1926, she had studied drama at Northwestern University, then moved to New York where, despite early plans to be a "serious" actress, she quickly found work doing satirical sketches in Greenwich Village clubs. ![]() Her last feature film credit was "Ricki and the Flash" with Meryl Streep in 2015. Rae landed the role after years of theater and television performances. "I don't want her to be Polly Perfect, because she must have human failings and make mistakes." "I wanted to bring in as much humanity as possible, as well as the humor," Rae told The Associated Press early in the show's run. She earned an Emmy nomination for the part, and was a two-time Tony nominee for her work on Broadway.Įdna Garrett provided kind if sometimes wry counsel to her charges (played by young co-stars including Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon and Molly Ringwald) on a series that was praised for dealing with such sensitive issues of teenhood as sex, drug use, eating disorders and peer pressure. Rae left after its seventh year, however, explaining later, "I needed some time for the rest of my life." Initially set at a girls' boarding school, that NBC series ran for nine seasons. Garrett with her for the spinoff "Facts," which premiered the following season. Garrett in 1978 during the first season of NBC's comedy "Diff'rent Strokes," then took Mrs. It was re-released in 2006.She originated the character of Mrs. Rae recorded an album, Songs I Taught My Mother, in 1955. She also starred in several Broadway musicals in the '50s and '60s and received two Tony nominations, first in 1966 as best actress in Pickwick and again in 1969 for best actress in Morning, Noon and Night. She also played on the 1960s sitcom Car 54, Where Are You? and was Molly the Mail Lady in early episodes of Sesame Street. Garrett is what made her famous, Rae appeared as Woody Allen's mother in the film Bananas (1971). Rae was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for The Facts of Life in 1982.Īlthough the role of Mrs. The AP adds, "Edna Garrett provided kind if sometimes wry counsel to her charges (played by young co-stars including Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon and Molly Ringwald) on a series that was praised for dealing with such sensitive issues of teenhood as sex, drug use, eating disorders and peer pressure." ![]() Guiding them through the trials and tribulations of adolescence was Edna Garrett, their no-nonsense, but always understanding, housemother." As Hollywood Reporter notes, "Debuting in 1979, Facts of Life revolved around a group of teenage girls attending a private New York boarding school. ![]()
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