Charlotte Rae played housemother Edna Garrett, the character who tied the spin-off to Diff'rent Strokes, on The Facts of Life until season 8, when Cloris Leachman was cast as her character's sister.

John Lawlor, who starred in The Facts of Life from 1979 to 1980, passed away on Feb. 13. He was 83 years old. The sad news of ...