Mavis Staples
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderFemale
Birthday10 July 1939 (87 years old)
Place of birthChicago, Illinois, USA
Known credits39
Biography
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.
Women Who Rock
2022 · Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
2020 · Self
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
2020 · Self
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
2019 · Self
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
2018 · Self
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
2016 · Self
The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music
2016 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Musical Guest
Mavis!
2015 · Self
Station to Station
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Musical Guest
Mavis Staples & Nick Lowe - AVO Sessions 2012
2012 · Voice
Rejoice and Shout
2011
Soul Divas
2007 · Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005 · Self
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005 · Self
Blues Divas
2005 · Self
Lightning in a Bottle
2004 · Self
Soundstage
2003 · Guest singer
Remembering Chicago Again
1995 · Self
Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor
1994
New York Undercover
1994
The Soul of Stax
1994 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Graffiti Bridge
1990 · Melody Cool
Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto
1989
Motown Returns to the Apollo
1985
The Cosby Show
1984 · Soloist
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self - Musical Guest
The Last Waltz
1978 · Self
Let's Do It Again
1975 · Theme Song Performance
The Klansman
1974 · The Staple Singers
The Midnight Special
1972 · Self
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970 · The Staple Singers
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - The Staple Singers
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Self
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