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Merry Clayton - Actor & Filmmaker | The Couch Critic
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Merry Clayton
Born
December 25, 1948
Age 76
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Career Highlights
8
Movies
3
TV Shows
Also Known As
Raspberries
The Merry Clayton Singers
IMDb Profile
Merry Clayton
Acting
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".
Movies
8
TV Shows
3
20 Feet from Stardom
as
Self
2013
A Private Affair
as
Betty
2000
Get Bruce!
as
Self
1999
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as
Verna Dee Jordan
1994
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
as
Herself
1988
Maid to Order
as
Audrey James
1987
Nine 1/2 Weeks
as
Background Vocal at Porno House
1986
Blame It on the Night
as
Merry Clayton
1984
