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