Mavis Staples
Acting1939Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 Cosby Show
Soloist
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self / Self - Musical Guest
The Last Waltz
Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Acting History
2025
Gorillaz: House of Kong
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Women Who Rock
TVas Self
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
2019
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
as Self
2018
2015
Mavis!
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TVas Self / Self - Musical Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TVas Self - Musical Guest
2012
2007
Soul Divas
as Self
2005
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
Blues Divas
as Self
2004
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
2003
Soundstage
TVas Guest singer
1995
Remembering Chicago Again
as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TVas Self - Musical Guest
1990
Graffiti Bridge
as Melody Cool
The Cosby Show
TVas Soloist• 1 eps
1978
The Last Waltz
as Self
1975
Let's Do It Again
Theme Song Performance
1974
The Klansman
as The Staple Singers
1973
The Midnight Special
TVas Self• 2 eps
1970
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as The Staple Singers
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self - The Staple Singers