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Merry Clayton
Acting
25 Dec 1948 (77 years)
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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".
Also Known As
Raspberries, The Merry Clayton Singers
Photos
Merry Clayton's Movies
61%
Nine 1/2 Weeks
09 Feb 1986
72%
20 Feet from Stardom
14 Jun 2013
54%
Maid to Order
10 Jul 1987
62%
Get Bruce!
01 Jan 1999
66%
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
06 Nov 1994
75%
Blame It on the Night
02 Nov 1984
0%
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
01 Jan 1988
0%
A Private Affair
26 Aug 2000
0%
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
20 Feb 2026
