9Acting
Merry Clayton
- Born
- 1948-12-25
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Merry Clayton is an American soul and gospel singer and an actress. She provided a number of backing vocal tracks for major performing artists in the 1960s, most notably in her duet with Mick Jagger on the Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter".
Known For
Filmography
13 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026 · Movie
Self
Women Who Rock
2022 · TV Show
Self
20 Feet from Stardom
2013 · Movie
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
Self
A Private Affair
2000 · Movie
Betty
Get Bruce!
1999 · Movie
Self
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 · Movie
Verna Dee Jordan
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
1988 · Movie
Herself
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988 · TV Show
Cast
Maid to Order
1987 · Movie
Audrey James
Nine 1/2 Weeks
1986 · Movie
Background Vocal at Porno House
Blame It on the Night
1984 · Movie
Merry Clayton
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · TV Show
Verna Dee Jordan