Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Search results
Awards
Emmy (Primetime) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series 1982 · Nominated
People also ask
Who are the actors in the facts of life?
Who produced the facts of life?
Which 'facts of life' title screen was used for Season 1?
1986 Winner Young Artist Award. Best Young Supporting Actor in a Television Series; Mackenzie Astin
The Facts of Life was originally not a ratings winner on Friday nights in its summer debut in 1979 or in its second tryout in the spring of 1980. It ranked 74th of 79 shows on the air in the year-end Nielsen ratings and was NBC's lowest-rated series.
With Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Nancy McKeon. Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.
- (8.6K)
- 1979-08-24
- Comedy, Family
- 30
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series - 1982. Nominee: Charlotte Rae. The Facts of Life. NBC. The Facts of Life: awards, nominations, photos and more at Emmys.com.
- 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.
Feb 3, 2015 · The Facts of Life, aired more than 200 episodes between 1979 and 1988, receiving several Emmy nominations along the way. Now, ahead of the complete-series release from Shout Factory, the...
The Facts of Life is a comedy series about a house mother and her students at a girls' boarding school. Charlotte Rae, who played the house mother, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1982.
