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Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1939-07-10 00:00:00
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For:Acting
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Mavis Staples
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.
Filmography (27)
⭐ 6.9
Mavis!
Role: Self2015
⭐ 6.8
Station to Station
actor2014
⭐ 6
No Image
Mavis Staples & Nick Lowe - AVO Sessions 2012
Role: Voice2012
⭐ 7
Let's Do It Again
theme song performance1975
⭐ 6.5
Rejoice and Shout
actor2011
Remembering Chicago Again
Role: Self1995
No Image
Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto
actor1989
⭐ 6
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
Role: Self2016
The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music
Role: Self2016
⭐ 7.7
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Role: Self2005
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
Role: Self2018
⭐ 9.3
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
Role: Self2020
⭐ 8
Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor
actor1994
⭐ 6
Blues Divas
Role: Self2005
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Role: Self2024
⭐ 7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Role: Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)2021
⭐ 7.6
Lightning in a Bottle
Role: Self2004
Soul Divas
Role: Self2007
Gorillaz: House of Kong
Role: Self (archive footage)2025
⭐ 5
Graffiti Bridge
Role: Melody Cool1990
⭐ 7.9
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Role: Self2020
The Soul of Stax
Role: Self1994
⭐ 7.7
The Last Waltz
Role: Self1978
⭐ 7.6
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
Role: Self2019
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
actor1992
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Role: The Staple Singers1970
⭐ 5.7
The Klansman
Role: The Staple Singers1974