
Robie Lester
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1925-03-23
Day of Death
2005-06-14 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Megargel, Texas, USA
Robie Lester
Biography
Robie Lester (born Roberta Lester) was an American voice artist, singer, actress, and author.
Lester was born in Megargel, Texas and raised in northern Ontario, Canada.[1] After a few years in Detroit, she joined the US Army Air Corps before attending UCLA with a major in music. In Hollywood, she worked with Henry Mancini and Herb Alpert, recorded for Liberty, Warner Brothers and A&M, and sang demos for songwriters. At A&M Records Lester recorded one of her most frequently heard, though uncredited, contributions—the Spanish verse in the Sandpipers 1966 hit "Guantanamera".
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Acting
(1977)
The Rescuers
as Miss Bianca (singing voice, uncredited)
(1970)
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
as Miss Jessica / Mrs. Claus (voice)
(1956)
Lisbon
as Singer