This comic actress of revues, early TV and Broadway found national fame in the 1980s playing Edna Garrett,... (Learn more)
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Charlotte Rae’s Milestones
| Character of Edna Garrett spun-off onto the NBC sitcom "The Facts of Life" | |
| Made series of guest appearances in story cycle of "Sisters" (NBC) | |
| Played Mrs. Edna Garrett on "Diff'rent Strokes" (NBC) | |
| 1952 | Made New York stage debut, "Three Wishes for Jamie" |
| 1954 | Had early TV work on "U.S. Steel Hour" (ABC) |
| 1955 | Made first of several memorable guest appearances on "The Phil Silvers Show" (CBS) |
| 1956 | Played Mammy Yokum in "Li'l Abner" on Broadway |
| 1961 - 1963 | Was semi-regular on the NBC sitcom "Car 54, Where Are You?" |
| 1969 | Had role in film "Hello Down There |
| 1971 | Worked for Woody Allen in "Bananas" |
| 1975 | Made TV-movie debut as Maureen Stapleton's sister in "Queen of the Stardust Ballroom" (CBS) |
| 1975 | Was regular on short-lived ABC sitcom "The Hot L Baltimore" |
| 1976 | Was regular on "The Rich Little Show" (NBC) |
| 1979 | Co-starred in "The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal" (NBC) |
| 1992 | Provided voice for "Tom & Jerry: The Movie" |
| 1997 | Returned to big screen in cameo as fortune teller in "Nowhere" |
| 2000 | Had featured role of the grandmother in the Paper Mill Playhouse revival of "Pippin" |
| 2001 | Acted in L.A. stage production of "True West" |
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