I Miss My Childhood: RIP Charlotte Rae (a.k.a Mrs. Garrett)

Monday, August 06, 2018

RIP Charlotte Rae (a.k.a Mrs. Garrett)

Different Strokes would not have been the same without you #CharlotteRae. You were loved by everyone on our show and you were loved by everyone on the facts of life will miss you "My heart is full of Pain" Rest in peace my friend pic.twitter.com/8FbterNz3S
— Todd Bridges (@ToddBridges) August 6, 2018

Charlotte Rae, the Broadway actress who played the beloved housekeeper on Diff'rent Strokes and the nutritionist/housemother on The Facts of Life passed away on August 5, 2018 at the age of 92. Like Florence Henderson's "Mrs. Brady", Ann B. Davis' "Alice" or Marion Ross' "Mrs. Cunningham", Rae's "Mrs. Garrett" was a beloved fictional TV matriarch that featured prominently in the 1970s/80s and remained a pop-culture staple.

An outpouring of tributes followed the news of her passing.

RIP IN PEACE ALL OF MY CAST MATES. I MISS YOU ALL. pic.twitter.com/tS52TfryKo
— Todd Bridges (@ToddBridges) August 6, 2018

You all already know my heart is heavy yet.... sorry, no words at the moment just love and tears... and yeah, smiles.... #charlotterae #ripcharlotterae
— Kim Fields (@KimVFields) August 6, 2018

Thank you, Charlotte, for 40 years of friendship and love. You will be missed. 🙏💕 pic.twitter.com/ywmPwepdvm
— Lisa Whelchel (@LisaWhelchel) August 6, 2018

it’s with a heavy heart & lots of tears (but a smile as i think of her) that I now move through the world without this incredible force of a woman being in it. she was my champion, a teacher, a proud example of the tenacity and perseverance needed to live an actor’s life. i love you char. i will continue to make you proud. and, as I send sympathies to larry and the rest of the family, I wish you the happiest of homecomings. #ripcharlotterae 💔 #ohwhatalife #mwah #tilwemeetagain #thankyou

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RIP Charlotte Rae (a.k.a Mrs. Garrett)

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