Caption: Still of Alfred Lewis Levitt, Dana Plato, Charlotte Rae, Felice Schachter and Lisa Whelchel in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Actress, Soundtrack
Born: April 22, 1926
Star sign: Taurus
Height: 5' 0½" (1.54 m)
Known for: The Facts of Life (1979), You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008), Hair (1979), Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Source: IMDB
This Milwaukee native was born in 1926, where she was raised on a farm, with her two sisters (Beverly, Mimi), with Charlotte being the second of her three. Rae wanted to be a dramatic actress, but eventually wound up being a comedienne, all because of her stand-up comedy routines. After graduating from high school, she attended Northwestern ...