Merry Clayton
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".
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Acting History
2022
Women Who Rock as Self
201320 Feet from Stardom as Self
2000A Private Affair as Betty
1999Get Bruce! as Self
1994Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Verna Dee Jordan
1988The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988Dirty Dancing Live in Concert as Herself
1987Maid to Order as Audrey James
1986Nine 1/2 Weeks as Background Vocal at Porno House
1984Blame It on the Night as Merry Clayton
1982Cagney & Lacey as Verna Dee Jordan