caption years_active birth_place image_size name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
rae at the 1988 emmy awards 1954 -- present milwaukee , wisconsin , u.s. 200px charlotte rae 22 april 1926 john 2 sons -rrb- strauss -lrb- m. 1951 ; divorced 1976 ; charlotte rae at the 1988 emmy awards cropped.jpg charlotte rae
 charlotte rae lubotsky actress , singer
charlotte rae

charlotte rae -lrb- born charlotte rae lubotsky ; april 22 , 1926 -rrb- is an american character actress of stage , comedienne , singer and dancer , who in her six decades of television is best known for her portrayal of edna garrett in the sitcoms `` diff ` rent strokes '' and `` the facts of life '' -lrb- in which she starred from 1979 to 1986 -rrb- .
she received a primetime emmy award nomination for best actress in a comedy in 1982 .
she also appeared in two `` facts of life '' television movies : `` the facts of life goes to paris '' in 1982 and `` the facts of life reunion '' in 2001 .
she voiced the character of `` nanny '' in '' '' .
she also appeared as gammy hart in `` girl meets world '' .
in 2015 , she returned to the silver screen in the feature film `` ricki and the flash '' , with meryl streep , kevin kline , and rick springfield .
