Ketty Lester

Personal Info

Birthday

August 16, 1938

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Hope, Arkansas, USA

Also Known As

Revoyda Frierson

Ketty Lester

Biography

Ketty Lester (born Revoyda Frierson; August 16, 1934) is an American singer and actress known. Her 1961 hit single "Love Letters" reached the top 5 of the charts in the U.S. and the UK. She is also known for her role as Hester-Sue Terhune on the American television series Little House on the Prairie. Lester appeared in guest roles in dozens of other shows as well as films such as Blacula (1972), Uptown Saturday Night (1973), and House Party 3 (1994).

Known For

Little House on the Prairie

Quantum Leap

Love, American Style

St. Elsewhere

The Rookies

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Wonder Years

Temperatures Rising

Filmography

2014
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
as Hester-Sue Terhune
1997
Runaway Car
as Willie Mae
1994
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
as Barbara
House Party 3
as Aunt Lucy
1993
Percy & Thunder
as Grandma Kate
Street Knight
as Lucinda
1985
The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe
as Satn (voice)
Handsome Harry's
as Pearline Simms
1980
The Night the City Screamed
as Mrs. King
1978
Battered
as Helen
Cops and Robin
as Secretary
Peeping Times
as Nutritionist
1975
All Day Long
as Gloria
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
as Unemployment Clerk
1974
Uptown Saturday Night
as Irma
It's Good to Be Alive
as Roy Campanella's Mother
1972
Blacula
as Juanita Jones
1968
Uptight
as Alma
1963
Just for Fun
as Self