Edna Ann Garrett
played by Charlotte Rae
MRS. GARRETT QUOTE:
Get the hell out of here before I beat you with my frying pan!
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BIOGRAPHY: CHARACTER EDNA ANN GARRETT
Mrs. Edna Garrett is is a sensible salt-of-the-earth type. Born and raised on a Wisconsin farm and not highly educated except to life, She has two adult sons. She's been in the Peace Corps. She's divorced, her ex-husband a vaudevillian and a compulsive gambler, which, is why she left him. In 1986 Edna remarried and went to Africa to join the peace corps. Her sister, Beverly Ann, took her place. In 2001 Edna moved back into the United States to work at Blair's Hotel, The Little Inn in Peekskill. We now find out Bruce Gains has passed away, and she is a widow again.
BIOGRAPHY: ACTRESS CHARLOTTE RAE
Charlotte Rae was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 22nd, 1926 as Charlotte Lubotsky. Growing up, Charlotte Rae claims she wanted to be a star just so she would feel like she fit in. To that end she moved to New York City where she met and eventually married composer John Strauss. During her early years she rubbed elbows with other young actors such as Paul Lynde, Uncle Arthur from Bewitched, and Cloris Leachman, her one-time NYC roommate who would later replace her on The Facts of Life.
CHARLOTTE RAE FILMOGRAPHY - 5 most recent
Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas (2008) as Vesta
ER guest starring as Roxanne Gaines (3 episodes, 2008)
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008) as Mrs. Greenhouse
"The King of Queens" guest starred as Betty (1 episode, 2005)
"Strong Medicine" guest starred as Maude (1 episode, 2004)
WHERE IS SHE TODAY?
Charlotte is still acting and currently residing in California with her husband. She recently starred in a Paper Mill Playhouse Musical; Pippen. She has also done promo's for Nick At Nite's 2000 Unhidden Mysteries Marathon for the Facts of Life. Today Charlotte does little acting and spends time with her children and grandchildren. She's also guested on TV shows like 'The King of Queens,' 'ER' and 'Strong Medicine,' and the 82-year-old recently played one of the big screen's most, ahem, mature "cougars" when she had a romp with Adam Sandler's titular hairdresser in 'You Don't Mess With the Zohan.'
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