She played the delightful 'Hester-Sue Terhune' in Little House on the Prairie. She also played Jannie Kagan, the wife of Joe Kagan in the episode The Fighter. Other television roles for Lester include the role of Helen Grant in the soap opera, Days of Our Lives, and Aunt Lucy in the film House Party 3. She also did voice-overs for the animated cartoon series, G.I. Joe. Her birth name was Revoyda Frierson. She was featured in the film Battered as a minor role (Helen).