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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

5

Gender

Female

Birthday

1925-03-23

Day of Death

2005-06-14 (80 years old)

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". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Acting

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

1970

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

as

Miss Jessica / Mrs. Claus (voice)

Lisbon

1956

Lisbon

as

Singer

The Rescuers

1977

The Rescuers

as

Miss Bianca (singing voice, uncredited)

The Funny Company

The Funny Company

as

Polly Plum (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing