Ketty Lester
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
The Wonder Years
2021
as Sister Henderson
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
2014
as Hester-Sue Terhune
Runaway Car
1997
as Willie Mae
House Party 3
1994
as Aunt Lucy
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
1994
as Barbara
Percy & Thunder
1993
as Grandma Kate
Street Knight
1993
as Lucinda
Quantum Leap
1989
as Myrtle
L.A. Law
1986
as Margaret Wallace
Handsome Harry's
1985
as Pearline Simms
The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe
1985
as Satn (voice)
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Mrs. Callan
The Night the City Screamed
1980
as Mrs. King
Cops and Robin
1978
as Secretary
Peeping Times
1978
as Nutritionist
Battered
1978
as Helen
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style
1976
Adventurizing with the Chopper
1976
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
as Unemployment Clerk
All Day Long
1975
as Gloria
It's Good to Be Alive
1974
as Roy Campanella's Mother
Uptown Saturday Night
1974
as Irma
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Janie Kagan
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Hester-Sue Terhune
Salty
1974
as Maggie Brown
Blacula
1972
as Juanita Jones
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Nurse Ferguson
The Rookies
1972
as Tina
Love, American Style
1969
as Martha
Uptight
1968
as Alma
That Girl
1966
Just for Fun
1963
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self