Mavis Staples
Born July 10, 1939 (Age: 86)
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Chicago, 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.
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.
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Filmography
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
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as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
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Age: 81
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
2018
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as Self
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Age: 79
Blues Divas
2005
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as Self
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Age: 65
The Soul of Stax
1994
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as Self
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Age: 54
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
1992
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as
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Age: 53
Graffiti Bridge
1990
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as Melody Cool
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Age: 51
No Image
Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto
1989
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as
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Age: 50
The Last Waltz
1978
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as Self
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Age: 38
The Klansman
1974
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as The Staple Singers
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Age: 35
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970
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as The Staple Singers
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Age: 31