Mavis Staples

Jul 10, 1939 - 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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Movie	2011	Rejoice and Shout
Movie	1994	The Soul of Stax	Self
Movie	2007	Soul Divas	Self
Movie	1974	The Klansman	The Staple Singers
Movie	1970	The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children	The Staple Singers
Movie	2012	Mavis Staples & Nick Lowe - AVO Sessions 2012	Voice
Movie	2015	Mavis!	Self
Movie	2005	No Direction Home: Bob Dylan	Self
Movie	2004	Lightning in a Bottle	Self
Movie	2018	Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack	Self
Movie	1995	Remembering Chicago Again	Self
Movie	2005	Blues Divas	Self
Movie	1978	The Last Waltz	Self
Movie	1994	Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor
Movie	1992	Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
Movie	2016	The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris	Self
Movie	2016	The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music	Self
Movie	1989	Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto
Movie	2020	Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince	Self
Movie	2020	Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels	Self
Movie	1990	Graffiti Bridge	Melody Cool
Movie	2021	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)	Self
Movie	2019	Gorillaz: Reject False Icons	Self
Movie	N/A	Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson	Self
TV Show	1984	The Cosby Show	Soloist	1
TV Show	1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		1
TV Show	1994	New York Undercover		1
TV Show	1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Musical Guest	1
TV Show	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self - The Staple Singers	1
TV Show	1972	The Midnight Special	Self - The Staple Singers	2
TV Show	2005	Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music	Self	6
TV Show	2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self - Musical Guest	1
TV Show	2015	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	Self	2
TV Show	2022	Women Who Rock	Self	2

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