Merry Clayton
Acting
Born: December 25, 1948New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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
Filmography
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Self
20 Feet from Stardom
Self
A Private Affair
Betty
Get Bruce!
Self
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Verna Dee Jordan
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
Herself
Maid to Order
Audrey James
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Background Vocal at Porno House
Blame It on the Night
Merry Clayton