Charlotte Rae Lubotsky was born in Milwaukee, Wis., on April 22, 1926, the middle child of three daughters. They lived above ...

Reports last week of plans for a reboot of "The Facts of Life" probably shouldn't have surprised anyone, given television's growing recycling mania. Sure, it's easy to envision new faces playing young ...

Nancy McKeon as Joanna 'Jo' Marie Polniaczek Bonner, Mindy Cohn as Natalie Letisha Sage Green, Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Edna Ann Garrett, Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner, Kim Fields as Dorothy 'Tootie' ...

Long before they became two of television’s most recognizable faces, Charlotte Rae and Cloris Leachman were already close friends—bonded not by fame, but by college, ambition, and a shared love of ...