Celebrity Deaths in 2018: Stars Weve Lost

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Charlotte Rae

The acting veteran, who played Mrs. Garrett on Diff'rent Strokes and Facts of Life, died on August 5 after battling cancer. She was 92. "I love life. I've had a wonderful one already," she said in a statement in April 2017, revealing that she had bone cancer, seven years after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. "I've had a great life, but I have so many wonderful things happening. I'd like to choose life. I'm grateful for the life I've already had." Her former costars Kim Fields and Mindy Cohn paid tribute to the Emmy and Tony nominee, with Cohn writing on Instagram, "She was my champion, a teacher, a proud example of the tenacity and perseverance needed to live as a creative, along with your talent and gifts. I love you char."

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