Acting

Ketty Lester

Born 1938-08-16 · Hope, Arkansas, USA

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).

Credits

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