Merry Clayton
Acting·December 25, 1948 — 77 years old·New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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
Filmography · 13
2026Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned ItSelf2022Women Who RockTVSelf201320 Feet from StardomSelf2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TVSelf2000A Private AffairBetty1999Get Bruce!Self1994Cagney & Lacey: The ReturnVerna Dee Jordan1988The Smothers Brothers Comedy HourTV1988Dirty Dancing Live in ConcertHerself1987Maid to OrderAudrey James1986Nine 1/2 WeeksBackground Vocal at Porno House1984Blame It on the NightMerry Clayton1982Cagney & LaceyTVVerna Dee Jordan