Merry Clayton
Acting
Born: 1948-12-25 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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".
Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Cagney & Lacey
Verna Dee Jordan
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Background Vocal at Porno House
Get Bruce!
Self
Maid to Order
Audrey James
Women Who Rock
Self
No Poster
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
20 Feet from Stardom
Self
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Verna Dee Jordan
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Self
A Private Affair
Betty
Blame It on the Night
Merry Clayton