Mavis Staples
Known for
Acting
Born
July 10, 1939 (age 87)
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Best known work
The Cosby Show
1984
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Last Waltz
1978
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
2019Filmography
TBA
2022
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
2020
2020
2019
Gorillaz: Reject False Iconsas Self
2018
2016
2016
2015
2015
Mavis!as Self
2014
2014
2012
2011
2007
Soul Divasas Self
2005
No Direction Home: Bob Dylanas Self
2005
2005
Blues Divasas Self
2004
Lightning in a Bottleas Self
2003
1995
Remembering Chicago Againas Self
1994
1994
1994
The Soul of Staxas Self