Article continues below advertisementCharlotte Rae, who played beloved housemother Edna Garrett on The Facts of Life, sadly passed away in 2018 after a battle with bone cancer. However, many of the show's younger stars have continued their acting careers, appearing in various television shows and movies.The Facts of Life, a spinoff of Diff'rent Strokes, became a major hit in the 1980s. It focused on the lives of girls at the all-girls boarding school Eastland and featured several memorable characters.