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