kadeliah
02-13-2005, 11:12 PM
The Facts of Life TV Show Facts
from: juiceenewsdaily.com
The Facts of Life tv show was a "spin-off" of the 1978 series, "Diff'rent Strokes". On that series, Charlotte Rae played the role of the Drummond's housekeeper.
Cloris Leachman was the first actress to wim five Emmy Awards all in different categories. She won the title of "Miss Chicago" in the 1946 Miss America competition. She is perhaps best known for her role of "Phyllis Lyndstrom" on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)". That series also "spun-off" a tv show called "Phyllis (1975)" in which Cloris starred for two seasons.
This was the longest running tv show with an all female main cast.
Charlotte Rae's nickname is "Maude". She starred in the original run of the Broadway musical, "Lil' Abner" in the role of "Mammy Yokum.
Kim Fields was only 9 years old when she portrayed "Tootie" (who was supposed to be 12 years old) on the series. In order to make her appear older, during the first season, she wore roller skates to increase her height on camera.
Lisa Whelchel got her big break when she was selected to be a "Mouseketeer" on the "Mickey Mouse Club" tv show. She sponsored several Mouseketeer reunions for former cast members. Her daughter appeared as an extra on the "Facts of Life Reunion" tv movie that aired on ABC in 2001.
Kim Fields was the first female, minority child star. She is also a graduate of Pepperdine University with a degree in communications.
Nancy McKeon got her start in show business at the age of two by modelling baby clothes in the Sears catalog. She and her brother did more than 65 commercials! She decided to not take part in the Facts of Life reunion movie. Like many others, she felt that reunion shows just don't live up to one's memories of the series and since she won't watch such tv shows, she wouldn't appear in one either.
from: juiceenewsdaily.com
The Facts of Life tv show was a "spin-off" of the 1978 series, "Diff'rent Strokes". On that series, Charlotte Rae played the role of the Drummond's housekeeper.
Cloris Leachman was the first actress to wim five Emmy Awards all in different categories. She won the title of "Miss Chicago" in the 1946 Miss America competition. She is perhaps best known for her role of "Phyllis Lyndstrom" on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)". That series also "spun-off" a tv show called "Phyllis (1975)" in which Cloris starred for two seasons.
This was the longest running tv show with an all female main cast.
Charlotte Rae's nickname is "Maude". She starred in the original run of the Broadway musical, "Lil' Abner" in the role of "Mammy Yokum.
Kim Fields was only 9 years old when she portrayed "Tootie" (who was supposed to be 12 years old) on the series. In order to make her appear older, during the first season, she wore roller skates to increase her height on camera.
Lisa Whelchel got her big break when she was selected to be a "Mouseketeer" on the "Mickey Mouse Club" tv show. She sponsored several Mouseketeer reunions for former cast members. Her daughter appeared as an extra on the "Facts of Life Reunion" tv movie that aired on ABC in 2001.
Kim Fields was the first female, minority child star. She is also a graduate of Pepperdine University with a degree in communications.
Nancy McKeon got her start in show business at the age of two by modelling baby clothes in the Sears catalog. She and her brother did more than 65 commercials! She decided to not take part in the Facts of Life reunion movie. Like many others, she felt that reunion shows just don't live up to one's memories of the series and since she won't watch such tv shows, she wouldn't appear in one either.