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Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples

Acting•Born July 10, 1939 (age 87)•Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV Series2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV Series2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV Series2015
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

TV Series1961
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
5.4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV Series1992
The Cosby Show
7.0

The Cosby Show

TV Series1984
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV Series1993
New York Undercover
7.3

New York Undercover

TV Series1994

Filmography

2022
Women Who Rock

as Self

TV
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)

Movie
2020
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels

as Self

Movie
2020
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince

as Self

Movie
2019
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons

as Self

Movie
2018
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack

as Self

Movie
2016
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris

as Self

Movie
2016
The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music

as Self

Movie
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

TV
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Musical Guest

TV
2015
Mavis!

as Self

Movie
2014
Station to Station
Movie
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Musical Guest

TV
2012
Mavis Staples & Nick Lowe - AVO Sessions 2012

as Voice

Movie
2011
Rejoice and Shout
Movie
2007
Soul Divas

as Self

Movie
2005
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

as Self

Movie
2005
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

as Self

TV
2005
Blues Divas

as Self

Movie
2004
Lightning in a Bottle

as Self

Movie
2003
Soundstage

as Guest singer

TV
1995
Remembering Chicago Again

as Self

Movie
1994
Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor
Movie
1994
New York Undercover
TV
1994
The Soul of Stax

as Self

Movie
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Musical Guest

TV
1992
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
Movie
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV
1990
Graffiti Bridge

as Melody Cool

Movie
1989
Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto
Movie
1984
The Cosby Show

as Soloist

TV
1982
Late Night with David Letterman

as Self - Musical Guest

TV
1978
The Last Waltz

as Self

Movie
1974
The Klansman

as The Staple Singers

Movie
1972
The Midnight Special

as Self

TV
1970
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children

as The Staple Singers

Movie
1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - The Staple Singers

TV
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Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson

as Self

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 10, 1939
Place of BirthChicago, Illinois, USA
Popularity0.7