Charlotte Rae Biography (1926-)

Original name, Charlotte Rae Lubotsky; born April 22, 1926, in Milwaukee, WI;daughter of Meyer (a retail tire business owner) and Esther (maiden name, Ottenstein) Lubotsky; married John Strauss (a composer), November 4, 1951 (divorced); children: Larry, another son. Addresses: Agent: Sharp and Associates, 8721 Sunset Blvd., Suite 208, Los Angeles, CA 90069-2272.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, singer
Birth Details: April 22, 1926; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
(New York debut) Tirsa Shanahan, Three Wishes for Jamie, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1952
Mrs. Peacham, Threepenny Opera, Theatre De Lys, New York City, 1954
Mrs. Juniper, The Golden Apple, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1954
The Littlest Revue, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1956
Mammy Yokum, Li'l Abner, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1956
Molly Brazen, The Beggars Opera, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1957
Gloria Krumgold, Mrs. Younghusband, Rowena Inchcape, Mrs. Lafacadio Mifflin, The Beauty Part, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1962
Caretaker, The New Tenant, Writers Stage, New York City, 1964
Madeleine, The Victims of Duty, Writers Stage, 1964
Mrs. Bardell, Pickwick, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, then 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1965
Hostess Quickly, Henry IV, Part I and Part II, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1968
Nurse, Romeo and Juliet, New York Shakespeare Festival, 1968
Gertrude, Morning, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1968
Beryl, Noon, Henry Miller's Theatre, 1968
Filigree Bones, Night, Henry Miller's Theatre, 1968
Charlotte Mendelssohn, Dr. Fish, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New YorkCity, 1970
Lola, Come Back Little Sheba, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH, 1970
Mother Sweet, Prettybelle, Shubert Theatre, Boston, MA, 1971
Tia Maria, Whiskey, St. Clement's Theatre, New York City, 1973
The Time of the Cuckoo, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1974
Juno, Heaven Sent, New Las Palmas, Los Angeles, 1978
Winnie, Happy Days, Classic Stage Company Theatre, New York City,1990
The Vagina Monologues, Westside Theatre, New York City, c. 1999-2003
The Threepenny Opera, Lucille Lortel Theatre, New York City, 2000
Berthe, Pippin, Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ, 2000
70 Girls, 70, York Theater Company, 2000, then El Portal Theater,North Hollywood, CA, 2002
True West, Los Angeles, 2001
The Foreigner, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, 2002
The Exonerated, The Culture Project-45 Bleecker, New York City, 2002
Major Tours
Mrs. Bardell, Pickwick, U.S. cities, 1965
Film Appearances
Myrtle Ruth, Hello Down There (also known as Sub-A-Dub-Dub), Paramount, 1969
Bella Star, Jenny, Cinerama, 1970
Mrs. Mellish, Bananas, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1971
Ma Murch, The Hot Rock (also known as How to Steal a Diamond inFour Uneasy Lessons), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1972
Mrs. Holt, Sidewinder 1, AVCO Embassy Pictures, 1977
Cousin Claire, Rabbit Test, AVCO Embassy Pictures, 1978
A Different Approach, 1978
Part guest/lady in pink, Hair, United Artists, 1979
Voice of Aunt Pristine Figg, Tom and Jerry: The Movie (animated),Miramax, 1992
Fortune teller, Nowhere, Fine Line, 1997
Herself, Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa (documentary short film), 2000
Television Appearances
Series
Hilda Furman, From These Roots, NBC, 1961
Sylvia Schnauser, Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1961-1963
Molly the Mail Lady, Sesame Street (also known as Les amis de Sesame, Canadian Sesame Street, and Sesame Park), PBS, 1971-1972
Mrs. Bellotti, Hot L Baltimore, ABC, 1975
Edna Garrett, Diff'rent Strokes, NBC, 1978-1979
Edna Garrett, The Facts of Life, NBC, 1979-1986
Voice of Nanny, 101 Dalmatians: The Series (animated; also known as 101 Dalmatians), ABC, The Disney Channel, and syndicated, 1997

Movies
Helen, Queen of the Stardust Ballroom, CBS, 1975
Bessie, The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal, NBC, 1979
The Way They Were, 1981
Edna Garrett, The Facts of Life Goes to Paris, NBC, 1982
Miss Cackle, Agatha, The Worst Witch, HBO, 1986
Save the Dog!, The Disney Channel, 1988
Crime in Connecticut: The Story of Alex Kelly, CBS, 1999
Stella, Another Woman's Husband, Lifetime, 2000
Mrs. Edna Garrett, "The Facts of Life Reunion," The Wonderful World ofDisney, 2001
Specials
The Journey of the Fifth Horse, 1966
Rosa Wahle, Pinocchio, NBC, 1968
In Fashion, PBS, 1974
Mrs. Soames, Our Town, NBC, 1977
Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Look at TV's Primetime Wars,NBC, 1980
Herself, Night of 100 Stars, ABC, 1982
The Night of 100 Stars II, ABC, 1985
The NBC All-Star Hour, NBC, 1985
The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985
Mary Tom Chism, "Words by Heart," Wonder Works, PBS, 1985
NBC's 60th Anniversary Special, NBC, 1986
MTV: By the People Who Made It, PBS, 1998
Herself, Diff'rent Strokes: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Herself, Facts of Life Girls: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcoms 5, Fox, 2000
Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Intimate Portrait: Kim Fields, Lifetime, 2001
Intimate Portrait: Mothers and Daughters, Lifetime, 2003
Pilots
Mrs. Slocombe, Beanes of Boston, 1979
Lola, Thunder in Paradise, syndicated, 1994
Episodic
Ramona, "Two," The United States Steel Hour, ABC, 1954
"Thirty, Honey, Thirty," Kraft Television Theater, ABC, 1955
"Stranger on a Plane," Appointment with Adventure, 1955
"The Miss America Story," The Philco Television Playhouse, NBC, 1955
The Ed Sullivan Show, 1956, 1957, 1966
"Harvey," The DuPont Show of the Month, CBS, 1958
"The World of Sholom Aleichem," Play of the Week, 1959
Hazel Atterbury, "Death Wish," Way Out, CBS, 1961
Miss Berger, "Get Well, Officer Schnauser," Car 54, Where Are You?, NBC, 1961
Mona Brinkman, "Hold-Up!," The DuPont Show of the Week, NBC, 1963
"Comeback," The Defenders, CBS, 1964
Dr. Beecher, "You're Only Young Twice," The Partridge Family, ABC,1972
"Love and the Clinic," Love, American Style, ABC, 1972
Aunt Charlotte, "Martha's Last Hurrah," The Paul Lynde Show, 1972
Aunt Charlotte, "Meet Aunt Charlotte," The Paul Lynde Show, 1972
Mrs. Drake, "Blues for Sally M," McMillan and Wife, 1972
Miss Lillian Henderson, "Where's Archie?," All in the Family, CBS,1974
Ms. Rogers, "Florida's Big Gig," Good Times, CBS, 1974
Mrs. Sobel, "The Sniper," Barney Miller, ABC, 1976
The Rich Little Show, 1976
Nurse, "Magic," Family, ABC, 1978
Guest panelist, The Hollywood Squares, NBC, 1980
Ellen van Bowe, "Pride of the Pacific/The Viking's Son/Separate Vacations/The Experiment/Getting to Know You: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat,ABC, 1982
"Prisoner of Love/Youth Takes a Holiday/Don't Leave Home without It," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
Edna Garrett, "The Wedding: Part 2," Diff'rent Strokes, NBC, 1984
Milly Brown, "Your Money or Your Wife/Joint Custody/The Temptations," The Love Boat, ABC, 1985
Proud Mary, "You Again?," St. Elswhere, NBC, 1987
Nettie Harper, "Doom with a View," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
Mrs. McDillan (Dylan's mother), "Reunion Blues," 227, NBC, 1989
Aunt Beverly, "Once in Love with Cecil," Baby Talk, ABC, 1991
Mrs. Gump, "Twilight Time," Sisters, NBC, 1994
Mrs. Gump, "A Good Deed," Sisters, NBC, 1995
Mrs. Gump, "A Proper Farewell," Sisters, NBC, 1995
Helen, "Burning Bed," Can't Hurry Love, CBS, 1995
Dave's mother, "Chemistry," The Secret World of Alex Mack, Nickelodeon, 1996
Estelle, "A Resting Place," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 2000
The View, ABC, 2001
"Kim Fields: A Little Somethin' Somethin'," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Also appeared in The New Hollywood Squares, syndicated; as Bea Dichter, Michael Hayes, CBS; Ms. Bommdeyay, The Brothers Flub.
Television Theme Vocalist
Series
The Facts of Life, NBC, 1979-1980
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
Toni Mazzola and Mimi Guten's Wally Koala, 1993
Sam Shepard's True West, Los Angeles Theatre, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

TV Guide, December 8, 1979

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