Acting
Ketty Lester
Born August 16, 1938 · 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).
Known for
7.6
Little House on the Prairie
Janie Kagan, Hester-Sue Terhune
8.2
Quantum Leap
Myrtle
6.6
The Wonder Years
Sister Henderson
5.8
Blacula
Juanita Jones
8.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
8.0
St. Elsewhere
Mrs. Callan
7.1
L.A. Law
Margaret Wallace
6.7
The Prisoner of Second Avenue
Unemployment Clerk
4.7
House Party 3
Aunt Lucy
5.2
Runaway Car
Willie Mae
6.6
Uptown Saturday Night
Irma
5.3
Street Knight
Lucinda
7.3
That Girl
1966 · Series
6.9
The Rookies
Tina
6.8
Love, American Style
Martha
7.3
Uptight
Alma
6.2
Jack Reed: A Search for Justice
Barbara
6.6
It's Good to Be Alive
Roy Campanella's Mother
8.4 TMDB
Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls Christmas
Hester-Sue Terhune
5.6
The Night the City Screamed
Mrs. King
Filmography
- 2021The Wonder YearsSister HendersonSeries
- 2014Little House on the Prairie: A Merry Ingalls ChristmasHester-Sue TerhuneMovie
- 1997Runaway CarWillie MaeMovie
- 1994Jack Reed: A Search for JusticeBarbaraMovie
- 1994House Party 3Aunt LucyMovie
- 1993Percy & ThunderGrandma KateMovie
- 1993Street KnightLucindaMovie
- 1989Quantum LeapMyrtleSeries
- 1986L.A. LawMargaret WallaceSeries
- 1985The Pyramid of Darkness: The Further Adventures of G.I. JoeSatn (voice)Movie
- 1985Handsome Harry'sPearline SimmsMovie
- 1982St. ElsewhereMrs. CallanSeries
- 1980The Night the City ScreamedMrs. KingMovie
- 1978BatteredHelenMovie
- 1978Cops and RobinSecretaryMovie
- 1978Peeping TimesNutritionistMovie
- 1976Adventurizing with the ChopperMovie
- 1976Louis Armstrong: Chicago StyleMovie
- 1975All Day LongGloriaMovie
- 1975The Prisoner of Second AvenueUnemployment ClerkMovie
- 1974Little House on the PrairieJanie Kagan, Hester-Sue TerhuneSeries
- 1974SaltyMaggie BrownSeries
- 1974Uptown Saturday NightIrmaMovie
- 1974It's Good to Be AliveRoy Campanella's MotherMovie
- 1972Temperatures RisingNurse FergusonSeries
- 1972The RookiesTinaSeries
- 1972BlaculaJuanita JonesMovie
- 1969Love, American StyleMarthaSeries
- 1968UptightAlmaMovie
- 1966That GirlSeries
- 1963Just for FunSelfMovie
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries