Merry Clayton

Born 12/25/1948 (78 yrs)

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Acting

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".

Known For(11 works)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

5.4

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Cagney & Lacey

1982

7.0

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

6.1

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

Get Bruce!

1999

6.5

Get Bruce!

1999

Women Who Rock

2022

9.0

Women Who Rock

2022

Maid to Order

1987

5.4

Maid to Order

1987

20 Feet from Stardom

2013

7.2

20 Feet from Stardom

2013

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

1994

6.8

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

1994

Blame It on the Night

1984

7.3

Blame It on the Night

1984

A Private Affair

2000

9.0

A Private Affair

2000

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

2026

10.0

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

2026