Merry Clayton

Born: 1948-12-25

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".


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Nine 1/2 Weeks

as Background Vocal at Porno House
Released: 1986-02-09

An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an...

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20 Feet from Stardom

as Self
Released: 2013-06-14

Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony...

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Maid to Order

as Audrey James
Released: 1987-07-10

Spoiled Jessie Montgomery, whose wild behavior and spending excesses cause her well-meaning but...

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Blame It on the Night

as Merry Clayton
Released: 1984-11-02

When his unmarried mother dies, custody of 13-year-old Job is assumed by his alleged father,...

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Get Bruce!

as Self
Released: 1999-01-01

Affectionate tribute to Bruce Vilanch, who writes material for celebrities who make public...

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Cagney & Lacey: The Return

as Verna Dee Jordan
Released: 1994-11-06

1994. Cagney, now a Lieutenant, re-teams with Lacey, who has left the force, to search for a...

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A Private Affair

as Betty
Released: 2000-08-26

A woman who has confronted the sour side of success finds love and discovers herself in this...

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Dirty Dancing Live in Concert

as Herself
Released: 1988-01-01

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Cagney & Lacey

as Verna Dee Jordan
First aired: 1982-03-25

Mary Beth Lacey and Chris Cagney are teamed up as NYPD police detectives. Their opposing...

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