Mavis Staples
Known for: Acting
Born: July 10, 1939
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
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Filmography
27 movies · 12 TV shows, newest first
9.0
Women Who Rock
2022
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
9.3
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
2020
7.9
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
2020
7.6
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
2019
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Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
2018
6.0
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
2016
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The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music
2016
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
6.9
Mavis!
2015
6.8
Station to Station
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
20146.0
Mavis Staples & Nick Lowe - AVO Sessions 2012
2012
6.5
Rejoice and Shout
2011
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Soul Divas
2007
7.8
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
8.0
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005
6.0
Blues Divas
2005
7.6
Lightning in a Bottle
2004
NR
Soundstage
2003
NR
Remembering Chicago Again
1995
8.0
Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor
1994
7.3
New York Undercover
1994
NR
The Soul of Stax
1994
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
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Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
1992
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.1
Graffiti Bridge
1990NR
Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto
1989NR
Motown Returns to the Apollo
1985
7.0
The Cosby Show
1984
6.1
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
7.7
The Last Waltz
1978
7.0
Let's Do It Again
1975
5.6
The Klansman
1974
8.1
The Midnight Special
1972
10.0
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
NR
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
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