Ketty Lester of Hope, Arkansas ... Place”), movies (the unforgettable role of cabbie ‘Juanita’ in “Blacula” plus cameos ranging from “Uptown Saturday Night” to “House Party ...

Ketty Lester is a singer and actress best known for her chart-topping single, "Love Letters," as well as her appearance in the cult classic film "Blacula" (1972).

Her small screen credits also include the popular 1972 blaxploitation horror film “Blacula.” Lester unpacked her life and career in her 2020 book, “Ketty Lester: From Arkansas to Grammy ...

However, much of the world knows her as Ketty Lester. She topped the charts in ... Her singing career also jumpstarted her acting. From Blacula to appearing as the first woman of color on a ...

Eighteen years later, it became a top 5 hit on the Billboard Top 40. Ketty Lester (born Revoyda Frierson in 1934 in Hope, Arkansas) moved to California in the 1950s. She appeared on "You Bet Your ...

Like many in show business through the years, Ketty Lester — TV and film actress ... the cab-driver turned-vampire in the 1972 cult-classic film "Blacula" to Hester-Sue Terhune, the teacher ...

Like many in show business through the years, Ketty Lester — TV and film actress, singer, songwriter and recording artist — started life with a much less glamorous, less melodious name ...