Merry Clayton
Acting1948New 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
Acting History
2026
2022
Women Who Rock
TVas Self
2013
Twenty Feet from Stardom
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TVas Self
2000
A Private Affair
as Betty
1999
Get Bruce!
as Self
1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Verna Dee Jordan
1987
Maid to Order
as Audrey James
Cagney & Lacey
TVas Verna Dee Jordan• 15 eps
1986
Nine 1/2 Weeks
as Background Vocal at Porno House
1984
Blame It on the Night
as Merry Clayton