Mavis Staples
1939-07-10 (1939)Chicago, Illinois, USAActing
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
The Cosby Show
TV • 1984
New York Undercover
TV • 1994
The Midnight Special
TV • 1972
Soundstage
TV • 2003
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
TV • 2005
Women Who Rock
TV • 2022
The Klansman
MOVIE • 1974
The Last Waltz
MOVIE • 1978
Lightning in a Bottle
MOVIE • 2004
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
MOVIE • 2005
Mavis!
MOVIE • 2015
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
MOVIE • 2021