Merry Clayton
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Dec 25, 1948 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
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
| 2026 | Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned ItSelf | |
| 2022 | Women Who RockSelf | |
| 2013 | 20 Feet from StardomSelf | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 2000 | A Private AffairBetty | |
| 1999 | Get Bruce!Self | |
| 1994 | Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnVerna Dee Jordan | |
| 1988 | Dirty Dancing Live in ConcertHerself | |
| 1988 | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | |
| 1987 | Maid to OrderAudrey James | |
| 1986 | Nine 1/2 WeeksBackground Vocal at Porno House | |
| 1984 | Blame It on the NightMerry Clayton | |
| 1982 | Cagney & LaceyVerna Dee Jordan |










