Edna Garrett

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Edna Garrett is a nurturing housemother and later dietitian who serves as the central maternal figure to a group of girls at the Eastland School in the sitcom "The Facts of Life."

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Edna Garrett canonical 6
Mrs. Edna Garrett 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
alsoKnownAs Mrs. Garrett
appearsIn Diff'rent Strokes
The Facts of Life
associatedWith Blair Warner
Jo Polniaczek
Mrs. Garrett (nickname)
Natalie Green
Tootie Ramsey
associatedWithCharacterGroup girls of Eastland School
characterDevelopment transitions from housemother to dietitian at Eastland School
characterStatus alive (within series continuity)
characterTrait caring
nurturing
supportive
countryOfFictionalUniverse United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFor Diff'rent Strokes
employer Eastland School
familyName Garrett
fictionalUniverse The Facts of Life
surface form: The Facts of Life universe
firstAppearanceMedium television
gender female
givenName Edna
languageOfWork English
laterMainCharacterOf The Facts of Life
mainSeriesEndYear 1986
mainSeriesStartYear 1979
medium television series
narrativeRole central character
maternal figure
networkOfOriginalAiring NBC
notableFor being a surrogate mother to the main girls
being housemother at Eastland School
occupation dietitian
housemother
portrayedBy Charlotte Rae
productionCountryOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
residence Eastland School
surface form: Eastland School (fictional)
roleIn Diff'rent Strokes
The Facts of Life
seriesDebutYear 1978
spinOffFrom Diff'rent Strokes
targetAudienceOfWork television viewers
televisionGenreOfWork sitcom

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Facts of Life mainCharacter Edna Garrett
Blair Warner hasRelationshipWith Edna Garrett
Dorothy "Tootie" Ramsey friendOf Edna Garrett
this entity surface form: Mrs. Edna Garrett
Jo Polniaczek mentor Edna Garrett
Charlotte Rae televisionRole Edna Garrett
Charlotte Rae characterName Edna Garrett
Philip Drummond hasHousekeeper Edna Garrett