Charlotte Rae Biography
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Trivia

Knew
Jeffrey Hunter through their work in local theater as teenagers.

Attended Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).

Charlotte divorced her husband, composer
John Strauss, before starting
Diff'rent Strokes. Her only child, Larry, is a south Central L.A. teacher.

Starred in "Pippin" at the New Jersey Paper Mill Playhouse.

Created the role of Mammy Yokum in the Broadway musical "Lil' Abner".

Middle daughter of three musical girls. Older sister Beverly, an opera singer, died of cancer a few years ago. Younger sister Mimi is a musician and composer.

Discovered young
Mindy Cohn for
The Facts of Life show while Rae and the TV show were at an all-girls school preparing for research and casting. Rae was instrumental in getting young student Cohn cast.

Member of Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority.

Was twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1966, as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical) for "Pickwick" (based on the
Charles Dickens work), and in 1969, as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "Morning, Noon, and Night".

Her classmates at Northwestern University included
Cloris Leachman,
Paul Lynde,
Charlton Heston,
Martha Hyer,
Patricia Neal and
Agnes Nixon. Because they were seated alphabetically and her last name was Lubotsky, she & Lynde were seated next to each other.
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