Mavis Staples
July 10, 1939 (85 years old) in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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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- 2021 · Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self
- 2020 · Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels as Self
- 2020 · Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince as Self
- 2019 · Gorillaz: Reject False Icons as Self
- 2018 · Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack as Self
- 2016 · The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris as Self
- 2016 · The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Mavis! as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest
- 2012 · Mavis Staples & Nick Lowe - AVO Sessions 2012 as Voice
- 2011 · Rejoice and Shout as
- 2007 · Soul Divas as Self
- 2005 · No Direction Home: Bob Dylan as Self
- 2005 · Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music as Self
- 2005 · Blues Divas as Self
- 2004 · Lightning in a Bottle as Self
- 1995 · Remembering Chicago Again as Self
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1994 · Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor as
- 1994 · The Soul of Stax as
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
- 1992 · Prince: The Ryde Dyvine as
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1990 · Graffiti Bridge as Melody Cool
- 1989 · Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto as
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Soloist
- 1978 · The Last Waltz as Self
- 1974 · The Klansman as The Staple Singers
- 1972 · The Midnight Special as Self - The Staple Singers
- 1970 · The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children as The Staple Singers
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self - The Staple Singers
- Future · Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson as Self