Merry Clayton

Personal Info

Birthday

December 25, 1948

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

Raspberries

The Merry Clayton Singers

Merry Clayton

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

Cagney & Lacey

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Maid to Order

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Blame It on the Night

A Private Affair

Filmography

2013
20 Feet from Stardom
as Self
2000
A Private Affair
as Betty
1999
Get Bruce!
as Self
1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Verna Dee Jordan
1988
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
as Herself
1987
Maid to Order
as Audrey James
1986
Nine 1/2 Weeks
as Background Vocal at Porno House
1984
Blame It on the Night
as Merry Clayton