Actor info
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Name :
Robie Lester
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Born :
March 23, 1925 in Megargel, Texas, USA (80 years at death)
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Died :
June 14, 2005
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Female
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Film career :
3 films (1956–1977)
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Also known as :
Roberta Lester, Roby Charmandy
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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". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Notable films
- The Rescuers (1977) as Miss Bianca (singing voice, uncredited)
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) as Miss Jessica / Mrs. Claus (voice)
- Lisbon (1956) as Singer
