Acting
Mavis Staples — Movies and TV Shows
Born 1939-07-10Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as: The Staple Singers
Biography
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.
Popular movie credits
The Last Waltz
19787.7
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
20217.6
The Klansman
19745.6
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
20166.0
Lightning in a Bottle
20047.6
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
20057.8
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Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto
1989
Graffiti Bridge
19905.1
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
20207.9
Soul Divas
2007
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
197010.0
Mavis!
20156.9
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
20197.6
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Motown Returns to the Apollo
1985
Blues Divas
20056.0
Popular TV credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
20145.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
20156.1
The Mike Douglas Show
19615.8
The Cosby Show
19847.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
19937.3
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
19925.4
Late Night with David Letterman
19826.1
New York Undercover
19947.3
The Midnight Special
19728.1
Soundstage
2003
Women Who Rock
20229.0
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
20058.0
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