Charlotte Rae

Charlotte Rae Lubotsky (April 22, 1926 – August 5, 2018) was an American character actress and singer known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life. She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy in 1982. Rae also appeared in two Facts of Life television films and voiced the character of 'Nanny' in 101 Dalmatians: The Series and Aunt Pristine Figg in Tom and Jerry: The Movie. She returned to film in 2015 with a role in Ricki and the Flash and released her autobiography, The Facts of My Life, in 2015.