"Facts of Life" is celebrating its 44th anniversary. The show followed four girls attending the Eastland School, and their relationship with their dorm mother, Mrs. Garrett. It was on the air for nine ...

In the '80s, no show captured the ups and downs of growing up as a teenage girl better than The Facts of Life. The sitcom's cast centered on Edna Garrett, the housemother of Eastland Academy, an ...

One of the most beloved sitcoms of the 1980s actually began as a spin-off from another hit show — and if you’re a fan of classic TV, this connection might surprise you. The Facts of Life, which ...

Few shows captured the essence of coming-of-age quite like The Facts of Life did from 1979 to 1988. Taking place at the prestigious Eastland School for Young Women, the series focused on the young ...

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' ...

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 Lawlor's passing was confirmed by the actor's family in an obituary on ...

Norman Lear changed the television landscape forever with the creation of shows like "All in the Family" and "The Facts of Life." Lear died of natural causes at his home Tuesday in Los Angeles ...

Following her work on Good Times in the late '70s, Fields starred as Tootie Ramsey on Diff'rent Strokes and on all nine seasons of The Facts of Life. Her TV career continued on Fox's Living Single and ...

“The Facts of Life” star Mindy Cohn said a revival of the hit ABC sitcom was scuttled by a “greedy” co-star who quietly tried to set up her own spin-off instead. Cohn, 58, who played Natalie on the ...

John Lawlor, the actor who starred on The Facts of Life as the headmaster of Eastland Academy, has died at age 83 — and his former costars paid tribute to his memory amid the news. "Rest in peace John ...

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 ...

It all started with Charlotte Rae, who played the lovable “Edna Garrett,” the Drummond family’s housekeeper on Diff'rent Strokes. When producers saw the potential for Rae to carry her own show, they ...