Charlotte Rae, best known as housekeeper Edna Garrett on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, suggested the spinoff, which saw Mrs. Garrett leaving her duties at the Drummond home to take charge of the young ...

You take the good, you take the bad, and there you have... nine seasons and over 200 episodes of one of the most successful sitcoms of all time. Spun out of NBC's other wildly popular series ...

Wait till you see Charlotte Rae, Mindy Cohn, Lisa Whelchel and Nancy McKeon now! — -- "The Facts of Life" ended its nine-year run almost 26 years ago. On Monday night, cast members Charlotte Rae, ...

“You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life.” If you just sang along, then there’s a good chance that, like me, you grew up watching the beloved ...

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' ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. THE FACTS OF LIFE — Pictured: (clockwise from top left) Nancy McKeon as ...

Forty-five years later, Geri Jewell knows for a fact which episode was her favorite. The actress, 68, starred as Blair Warner’s cousin, Geri Tyler, on the iconic ’80s sitcom “Facts of Life,” and she ...

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 ...

The Facts of Life star Nancy McKeon has opted for a quieter way of life after finding huge TV success in the ‘80s. But in more recent years, McKeon has opted for far fewer red carpet appearances and ...

The Facts of Life was one of the biggest breakout sitcoms of the 1980s. Rae sadly died in 2018 after being diagnosed with bone cancer. Meanwhile, several of the show's younger stars continued acting ...