Mavis Staples
Biography
Mavis Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She has recorded and performed with her family's band The Staple Singers and also as a solo artist, and had noted collaborations with Prince. Staples was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Cosby Show
The Mike Douglas Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
New York Undercover
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Lightning in a Bottle
Acting History
2025
Gorillaz: House of Kong as Self (archive footage)
2022Women Who Rock as Self
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self
2020Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels as Self
2020Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince as Self
2019Gorillaz: Reject False Icons as Self
2018Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack as Self
2016The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris as Self
2016The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music as Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Musical Guest
2015Mavis! as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest
2012Mavis Staples & Nick Lowe - AVO Sessions 2012 as Voice
2011Rejoice and Shout
2007Soul Divas as Self
2005No Direction Home: Bob Dylan as Self
2005Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music as Self
2005Blues Divas as Self
2004Lightning in a Bottle as Self
1995Remembering Chicago Again as Self
1994New York Undercover
1994Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor
1994The Soul of Stax as Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
1992Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1990Graffiti Bridge as Melody Cool
1989Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto
1984The Cosby Show as Soloist
1978The Last Waltz as Self
1974The Klansman as The Staple Singers
1972The Midnight Special as Self - The Staple Singers
1970The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children as The Staple Singers
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self - The Staple Singers
—Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson as Self