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Merry Clayton

Merry Clayton

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

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

Full filmography

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 • Verna Dee Jordan
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Maid to Order
Maid to Order
1987 • Audrey James
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Nine 1/2 Weeks
Nine 1/2 Weeks
1986 • Background Vocal at Porno House
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Blame It on the Night
Blame It on the Night
1984 • Merry Clayton
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Merry Clayton – Biography, Known For & Filmography