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- Charlotte Rae as Edna Garrett. 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.
- Mindy Cohn as Natalie Green. As student Natalie Green, Mindy Cohn was an early role model for body positivity. Today, she's an LGBTQ rights advocate and is recognized by a whole new generation for voicing Velma on the Scooby-Doo cartoons.
- Kim Fields as Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey. Playing Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey, Kim Fields made braces cool — and got into plenty of trou-ble with her penchant for gossip.
- Lisa Whelchel as Blair Warner. Lisa Whelchel first appeared on two episodes of Diff'rent Strokes as the preppy and snobby Blair Warner and later reprised the role on The Facts of Life from 1979-88.
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- Lisa Whelchel - Blair Warner. When former Mouseketeer Lisa Whelchel auditioned for the part of Blair Warner on "The Facts of Life," she brought an attitude and energy that compelled the writers to rewrite major aspects of the character to fit her performance.
- Kim Fields - Tootie Ramsey. As the daughter of actor Chip Fields, Kim Fields proved to be a chip off the old block, starting her acting career off at a very young age and quickly earning acclaim.
- Mindy Cohn - Natalie Green. In a personal essay written for HuffPost in 2013, Mindy Cohn relayed how she wound up being cast in "The Facts of Life." Looking to bring some authenticity to the show, Norman Lear, Alan Horn, and Charlotte Rae made a visit to the Westlake School for Girls and interviewed some of their students for story and dialogue ideas.
- Nancy McKeon - Jo Polniaczek. In the Season 2 cast shake-up of "The Facts of Life," a new character was added to the mix — a streetwise girl on scholarship named Jo.
Aug 24, 2024 · ‘The Facts of Life’ starred Charlotte Rae, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn and more throughout its nine seasons
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- Charlotte Rae (Edna Garrett) Charlotte Rae, who played housekeeper Edna Garrett in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes, suggested the spin-off, as Mrs. Garrett left her duties with the Drummond family to take charge of the young ladies at Eastland Academy.
- Kim Fields (Tootie Ramsey) Kim Fields played the lovable Tootie on The Facts of Life, the youngest student at Eastland Academy. Fields already had other acting credits to her name by the time she booked the sitcom, including playing Janet Jackson's best friend Kim on Good Times and having already played Tootie (Arnold Jackson's girlfriend) on Diff'rent Strokes.
- Lisa Whelchel (Blair Warner) Lisa Whelchel got her start in the entertainment industry as part of The New Mickey Mouse Club, appearing on the show from 1977 to 1978.
- Nancy McKeon (Jo Polniaczek) Nancy McKeon started out working on soap operas, including Another World and The Secret Storm. She joined the cast of The Facts of Life during the show's sophomore season as transfer student Jo Polniaczek.
Nov 30, 2021 · The iconic 1980s girls boarding school sitcom The Facts of Life is coming back to life, as Jennifer Aniston, Gabrielle Union and more top stars have signed on for a reenactment special,...
Feb 6, 2023 · The show featured many different characters, but the ones listed here were the main characters in almost every single season. Aside from McKeon not being there in the first season and Rae not ...
Jul 18, 2020 · Every group had one and for The Facts of Life, Jo Polniaczek was theirs. Nancy McKeon starred as Jo from the second season of The Facts of Life to its final ninth season. Once The Facts of Life ended, McKeon never quite hit stardom stasis.
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