Ketty Lester

Ketty Lester

Known for

Acting

Born

August 16, 1938 (age 88)

Birthplace

Hope, Arkansas, USA

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).

Best known work

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap
1989
The Wonder Years
The Wonder Years
2021
Blacula
Blacula
1972
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
1982
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
1986
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
1975
House Party 3
House Party 3
1994
Runaway Car
Runaway Car
1997

Filmography

  1. 2021

    The Wonder YearsTV

    as Sister Henderson (1 episode)

  2. 2014

    Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas

    as Hester-Sue Terhune

  3. 1997

    Runaway Car

    as Willie Mae

  4. 1994

    Jack Reed: A Search for Justice

    as Barbara

  5. 1994

    House Party 3

    as Aunt Lucy

  6. 1993

    Percy & Thunder

    as Grandma Kate

  7. 1993

    Street Knight

    as Lucinda

  8. 1989

    Quantum LeapTV

    as Myrtle (1 episode)

  9. 1986

    L.A. LawTV

    as Margaret Wallace (1 episode)

  10. 1985

    The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. Joe

    as Satn (voice)

  11. 1985

    Handsome Harry's

    as Pearline Simms

  12. 1982

    St. ElsewhereTV

    as Mrs. Callan (1 episode)

  13. 1980

    The Night the City Screamed

    as Mrs. King

  14. 1978

    Battered

    as Helen

  15. 1978

    Cops and Robin

    as Secretary

  16. 1978

    Peeping Times

    as Nutritionist

  17. 1976

    Adventurizing with the Chopper

  18. 1976

    Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

  19. 1975

    All Day Long

    as Gloria

  20. 1975

    The Prisoner of Second Avenue

    as Unemployment Clerk

  21. 1974

    Little House on the PrairieTV

    as Janie Kagan (1 episode), as Hester-Sue Terhune (37 episodes)

  22. 1974

    SaltyTV

    as Maggie Brown (1 episode)

  23. 1974

    Uptown Saturday Night

    as Irma

  24. 1974

    It's Good to Be Alive

    as Roy Campanella's Mother

  25. 1972

    Temperatures RisingTV

    as Nurse Ferguson (3 episodes)

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