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Merry Clayton

Merry Clayton

Actor Dec 25 (age 77) New Orleans, Louisiana, USA 1982–2026 (44 year career)
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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

Nine 1/2 Weeks
Film

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Background Vocal at Porno House
20 Feet from Stardom
Film

20 Feet from Stardom

Self
Maid to Order
Film

Maid to Order

Audrey James
Get Bruce!
Film

Get Bruce!

Self
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Film

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Verna Dee Jordan
Cagney & Lacey
Film

Cagney & Lacey

Verna Dee Jordan
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Film

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Film

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

Self

Filmography