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Personal Info

Birth date

1925-03-23 (100 Years)

Day of death

2005-06-14

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Megargel, Texas, USA

Also known as

Roberta Lester
Roby Charmandy

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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Filmography

Acting

1977The Rescuers as Miss Bianca (singing voice, uncredited)

1970Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town as Miss Jessica / Mrs. Claus (voice)

1964The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo (29 Episodes) as Handmaiden (voice)

1963The Funny Company (8 Episodes) as Polly Plum (voice)

1956Lisbon as Singer