'Facts of Life' star Charlotte Rae dies at 92
Published: Aug. 6, 2018 at 1:02 AM CDT
Charlotte Rae, the actress best known for her role as "Mrs. Garrett" has died at the age of 92.
Spokesman Harlan Boll said Rae died Sunday at her Los Angeles home. A cause of death was not immediately provided.
Rae originated the character of Edna Garrett in 1978 during the first season of NBC's comedy "Diff'rent Strokes," then took Mrs. Garrett with her for the spinoff "The Facts of Life," which premiered the following season. She played the wise and caring housemother to a brood of teenage girls at a boarding school. That NBC series ran for nine seasons, though Rae left after its seventh year.
Her many stage roles include that of Mammy Yokum, created by her for the 1956 Broadway musical "Li'l Abner."
