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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-03-23 (100 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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Known For

Acting

1977

The Rescuers as Miss Bianca (singing voice, uncredited)

1970

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

1964

1963

The Funny Company as Polly Plum (voice)

1956

Lisbon as Singer