Kate Lester (born Sarah Cody,[1] 12 June 1857 – 12 October 1924) was an American theatrical and silent film actress.

During Lester's stage career she acted with Richard Mansfield, John Drew Jr., William H. Crane, Mrs. Fiske, Robert B. Mantell, Henrietta Crosman, Julia Marlowe, Margaret Anglin and even James J Corbett.

The film titles are Molly Make-Believe, Destiny's Toy, The Social Secretary, The Kiss, and A Coney Island Princess.

Lester, at age 67, died from burns she sustained during an explosion inside her dressing room at Universal Studios in Hollywood in 1924.

[3] Lester's body was removed to the J. W. Todd undertaking establishment in Culver City, California and cremated at Rosedale cemetery.