Mavis Staples
Born: 1939-07-10 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2022
- Women Who Rock as Self
2021
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
2020
2019
- Gorillaz: Reject False Icons as Self
2018
2016
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Mavis! as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest
- Station to Station
2012
2011
2007
- Soul Divas as Self
2005
- Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music as Self
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan as Self
- Blues Divas as Self
2004
- Lightning in a Bottle as Self
2003
- Soundstage as Guest singer
1995
- Remembering Chicago Again as Self
1993
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
1990
- Graffiti Bridge as Melody Cool
1984
- The Cosby Show as Soloist
1982
- Late Night with David Letterman as Self - Musical Guest
1978
- The Last Waltz as Self
1975
- Let's Do It Again ... (Theme Song Performance)
1974
- The Klansman as The Staple Singers
1972
- The Midnight Special as Self
1970
- The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children as The Staple Singers
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self - The Staple Singers