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
- Acting
- Born
- 1948-12-25 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known for
- Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) — Background Vocal at Porno House
- 20 Feet from Stardom (2013) — Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
- Cagney & Lacey (1982) — Verna Dee Jordan
- Maid to Order (1987) — Audrey James
- Get Bruce! (1999) — Self
- Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994) — Verna Dee Jordan
- Blame It on the Night (1984) — Merry Clayton
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)
- Women Who Rock (2022) — Self
- Dirty Dancing Live in Concert (1988) — Herself
- A Private Affair (2000) — Betty
- Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026) — Self