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".
Movies & TV Shows
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Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) — Background Vocal at Porno House
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20 Feet from Stardom (2013) — Self
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
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Cagney & Lacey (1982) — Verna Dee Jordan
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Maid to Order (1987) — Audrey James
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Get Bruce! (1999) — Self
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Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994) — Verna Dee Jordan
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Blame It on the Night (1984) — Merry Clayton
- The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1988)
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Women Who Rock (2022) — Self
- Dirty Dancing Live in Concert (1988) — Herself
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A Private Affair (2000) — Betty
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Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It (2026) — Self