Charlotte Rae

Charlotte Rae

1926-04-22 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA 39 Credits

Biography

Charlotte Rae Lubotsky was born on April 22, 1926, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Russian Jewish immigrants Esther (née Ottenstein), who was a childhood friend of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, and Meyer Lubotsky, a retail tire business owner. She is one of three sisters, along with Miriam and the late Beverly (December 21, 1921 – June 2, 1998). She graduated from Shorewood High School in 1944. For the first ten years or so of her life, Rae's family lived in Milwaukee, then moved to Shorewood,...

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Ricki and the Flash

Ricki and the Flash

2015

as Oma

5.8
Acting

Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning hom...

She's The Best Thing in It

She's The Best Thing in It

2015

as Self

1.0
Acting

Mary Louise Wilson is the most accomplished character actor you've never heard of. While teaching skeptical young students, she examines whether her l...

Love Sick Love

Love Sick Love

2012

as Edna

5.2
Acting

Dori and Norman, two stunning and sophisticated serial daters, are destined to endure a terrifying journey through perfect couple-hood: Valentine's, E...

Christmas Cottage

Christmas Cottage

2008

as Vesta

6.3
Acting

Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to...

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

2008

as Mrs. Greenhouse

5.7
Acting

An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do any...

The Facts of Life Reunion

The Facts of Life Reunion

2001

as Mrs. Edna Garrett

8.0
Acting

After receiving two separate marriage proposals, Natalie asks the gang to reunite in Peekskill, NY.

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa

2000

as Self

Acting

Al Lewis becomes well-known for his iconic role as Grandpa on "The Munsters".

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!

2000

as Mrs. Caruthers (voice)

6.7
Acting

When Tangie, a teddy bear goes into the Smile-erator on his head, his smile is put on upside down, causing him to end up on the bargain bin on Christm...

Another Woman's Husband

Another Woman's Husband

2000

as Stella

3.8
Acting

When Laurel signs up for swimming lessons, she becomes best friends with her teacher Susan - until they realize Laurel’s boyfriend and Susan’s husband...

101 Dalmatians Christmas

101 Dalmatians Christmas

1998

as Nanny

Acting

In Disney's fourth adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Cruella de Vil appears in the role of Scrooge, Jasper and Horace as Marley, Cadpi...

Nowhere

Nowhere

1997

as Fortune Teller

6.8
Acting

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her l...

Thunder in Paradise

Thunder in Paradise

1993

as Lola Miller

5.8
Acting

Terry "Hulk" Hogan stars as R. J. "Hurricane" Spencer who is an ex-Navy S. E. A. L. and confirmed bachelor struggling to make ends meet. In order to s...

Tom and Jerry: The Movie

Tom and Jerry: The Movie

1992

as Aunt Figg (voice)

6.3
Acting

The popular cartoon cat and mouse are thrown into a feature film. The story has the twosome trying to help an orphan girl who is being berated and exp...

Save the Dog!

1988

Acting

Becky wants to become an actress. After an audition for a dog food ad she has best chances to get the part - but the day after her dog Petey becomes v...

The Worst Witch

The Worst Witch

1986

as Miss Cackle / Agatha

6.1
Acting

Mildred is one of the young girls at a prestigious witch academy. She can't seem to do anything right and is picked on by classmates and teachers. The...

Noah's Ark

Noah's Ark

1986

as Noah's Wife / Additional Voices (voice)

7.2
Acting

The story of the Prophet Noah. Violence and corruption fill the earth. To punish this wickedness, God vows to send a cleansing flood. Only one man - N...

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

8.0
Acting

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...

Words by Heart

Words by Heart

1985

as Mary Tom Chism

Acting

The only black family living in a small midwestern town at the turn of the century confront prejudice, as seen through the eyes of the young daughter.

The Facts of Life Goes to Paris

The Facts of Life Goes to Paris

1982

as Edna Garrett

6.2
Acting

Mrs. Garrett and the girls travel to Paris, France. Mrs. Garrett takes a cooking class taught by a famous chef as the girls take classes at the sister...

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

1982

as Self

6.7
Acting

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City ...

Beane's of Boston

Beane's of Boston

1979

as Mae Slocombe

Acting

To keep from being fired by his father, Franklin Beane has a bright idea for a theme week for the Mens and Ladies Wear department of Beane's of Boston...

Hair

Hair

1979

as Lady in Pink

7.3
Acting

Upon receiving his draft notice and leaving his family ranch in Oklahoma, Claude heads to New York and befriends a tribe of long-haired hippies on his...

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal

The Triangle Factory Fire Scandal

1979

as Bessie

7.0
Acting

The story of a fire in the Triangle Shirt Mfg. Co. building in New York City in 1911 that resulted in the deaths of 146 employees, mostly young women....

Rabbit Test

Rabbit Test

1978

as Cousin Claire

4.2
Acting

Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!

A Different Approach

A Different Approach

1978

6.3
Acting

An all-star educational film about the positive side of hiring people with disabilities. A board sit and watch the film Michael Keaton's character's a...

Sidewinder 1

Sidewinder 1

1977

as Mrs. Holt

Acting

An ageing motocross champ agrees to help design and endorse a new motorcycle.

Our Town

Our Town

1977

as Mrs. Soames

9.0
Acting

3-act play by American playwright Thornton Wilder.

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

1975

as Helen

6.6
Acting

A middle-aged woman finds herself simply a widow, a grandmother and a person when a friend takes her to the Stardust Ballroom, a dance hall which recr...

In Fashion

In Fashion

1974

as Madame Aigreville

Acting

This charming musical comedy, set in turn-of-the-century Paris and based on George Feydeau's classic romp, "Tailleur Pour Dames," turns on a case of m...

The Hot Rock

The Hot Rock

1972

as Ma Murch

6.6
Acting

Dortmunder and his pals plan to steal a huge diamond from a museum. But this turns out to be only the first time they have to steal it...

Bananas

Bananas

1971

as Mrs. Ruth Mellish

6.7
Acting

When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebelli...

Jenny

Jenny

1970

as Bella Star

4.5
Acting

An unwed mother-to-be marries a total stranger so he can avoid the draft. She now has a father for her child and he doesn't have to go to Vietnam. But...

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969

as Myrtle Ruth

5.9
Acting

Given the chance to live in a simulated underwater home for a month, a scientist convinces his family to take advantage of the offer. Once the family ...

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

1968

as Rosa Whale

Acting

Pinocchio is a musical version of the story that aired in the United States on NBC, with pop star Peter Noone playing the puppet.

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

The Love Song of Barney Kempinski

1968

as Woman in Window

Acting

On his wedding day, in the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney Kempinski goes off to tour the city and sing his song to life, love and the...

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

1966

as Terentievna

Acting

Dustin Hoffman stars in this television adaptation of Ivan Turgenev's tale about Dmitri Zoditch, a simple manuscript reader at a publishing house whos...

The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon

The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon

1964

Acting

While all the other dragons are puffing away, one dragon refuses to smoke. They all think he's totally square and a number of them challenge him to fi...

The World of Sholom Aleichem

The World of Sholom Aleichem

1959

as The Angel Rochele

Acting

This omnibus release consists of three playlets filmed and aired during television's Golden Age, and starring some of the legends of film and televisi...

"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”

"Waiting for Godot" Intercut with “Krazy Kat”

1958

as Krazy Kat

Acting

From Camera Three, excepts of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot are combined with George Herriman's Krazy Kat. Krazy Kat waits for Ignatz to throw a ...