Not only was the raven-haired actress’s character a beloved mentor and confidant to the other characters on The Facts of Life, but Rae became just that to cast members and fans alike. If you grew up ...

Nancy McKeon as Joanna 'Jo' Marie Polniaczek Bonner, Mindy Cohn as Natalie Letisha Sage Green, Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Edna Ann Garrett, Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner, Kim Fields as Dorothy 'Tootie' ...

It all started with Charlotte Rae, who played the lovable “Edna Garrett,” the Drummond family’s housekeeper on Diff'rent Strokes. When producers saw the potential for Rae to carry her own show, they ...

The cast of The Facts of Life pose for a photo with their arms on each other's shoulders, standing in a line. Image via NBC In a world completely divided, the comfort watch is a miracle. Times may ...

We took the good. We took the bad. We took them both, and there we had one of the greatest TV series of all time about growing up: The Facts of Life. One of the longest-running sitcoms of the eighties ...

Former Facts of Life star Lisa Whelchel grew up on TV, but these days, she finds her happiness at home with her family, she tells Closer exclusively. “I'm a grandmother now, I have two grandchildren ...

"You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have... the facts of life, the facts of life." If you're a child of the 1980s, those words, the first lines in a theme song ...

Lawlor was "a veteran of the US Army with service in Vietnam," according to his obituary. "John will be remembered for his great love and affection for his family, his work and enjoyment of theater, ...

Following her work on Good Times in the late '70s, Fields starred as Tootie Ramsey on Diff'rent Strokes and on all nine seasons of The Facts of Life. Her TV career continued on Fox's Living Single and ...