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Cause of death for Charlotte Rae, of ‘Diff'rent Strokes,' ‘Facts Of Life,' revealed

LOS ANGELES — The cause of death for actress Charlotte Rae, who died last week at age 92, has been revealed.

According to a death certificate for Rae obtained by TMZ, the woman who is best known for playing Mrs. Garrett on sitcoms "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life" died of cardiac arrest.

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Other contributing factors are listed as metabolic acidosis -- a condition in which too much acid collects in the body -- and carcinoma of the right parotid gland, or salivary gland.

Rae was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2017. She died in her home in Los Angeles, and former co-stars mourned her loss on social media.