Merry Clayton

Merry Clayton

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

December 25, 1948 (77 yrs)

place of birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

also known as

Raspberries · The Merry Clayton Singers

total credits

8 movies

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".

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Known For

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks

as Background Vocal at Porno House

Get Bruce!

Get Bruce!

as Self

Maid to Order

Maid to Order

as Audrey James

20 Feet from Stardom

20 Feet from Stardom

as Self

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

as Verna Dee Jordan

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

as Self

Filmography

8 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Nine 1/2 Weeks
6.1

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986as Background Vocal at Porno House
Get Bruce!
6.5

Get Bruce!

1999as Self
Maid to Order
5.4

Maid to Order

1987as Audrey James
20 Feet from Stardom
7.2

20 Feet from Stardom

2013as Self
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
6.8

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

1994as Verna Dee Jordan
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
10.0

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

2026as Self
A Private Affair
9.0

A Private Affair

2000as Betty
Blame It on the Night
7.3

Blame It on the Night

1984as Merry Clayton