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Merry Clayton
Acting
Born December 25, 1948 · 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 · 13 titles
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Cagney & Lacey
1982
Nine 1/2 Weeks
1986
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988
Get Bruce!
1999
Women Who Rock
2022
20 Feet from Stardom
2013
Maid to Order
1987
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
A Private Affair
2000
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026
Blame It on the Night
1984
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
1988