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Charlotte Rae, Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes Star, Dies at 92

Charlotte Rae, who played Mrs. Garrett on both Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life , passed away Sunday night in her home.

B. Alan OrangeAug 6, 2018

Facts of Life Reboot in the Works, Leonardo DiCaprio May Produce

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jessica Biel are in talks to executive produce The Facts of Life reboot for Sony.

Kevin BurwickAug 4, 2018

The Facts of Life Synopsis

The Facts of Life began in August of 1979 and aired on NBC. It was a spin-off to the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes on which Charlotte Rae played Mrs. Garrett, housekeeper to Philip Drummond's household. In The Facts of Life, Mrs. Garrett has become headmistress to an exclusive girls school, Eastland. Although the series had a rocky start, including low ratings and a cast overhaul. The series went on to becomes one of the longest running sitcoms of the 80's. In the first season the stories revolved around Mrs. Garrett and her adjustment to her new job. The first season also introduced to us seven girls, Nancy, Blair, Sue Ann, Cindy, Molly, Natalie and Tootie. At the beginning of the second season, the cast was trimmed down to Mrs. Garrett and four primary girls, Blair, Tootie, Natalie and a new girl, Jo. These four girls would remain until the end of the series with Mrs. Garrett re-marrying and leaving in 1986 and Cloris Leachman coming in to play Mrs. Garrett's sister, Beve