Merry Clayton

Known for: Acting
Born: December 25, 1948
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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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Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It 2026
as Self
20 Feet from Stardom 2013
as Self
A Private Affair 2000
as Betty
Get Bruce! 1999
as Self
Cagney & Lacey: The Return 1994
as Verna Dee Jordan
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert 1988
as Herself
Maid to Order 1987
as Audrey James
Nine 1/2 Weeks 1986
as Background Vocal at Porno House
Blame It on the Night 1984
as Merry Clayton

Credits from TMDB.