Merry Clayton

Dec 25, 1948 (76 years old) in 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

Cagney & Lacey

Verna Dee Jordan

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Background Vocal at Porno House

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Verna Dee Jordan

Maid to Order

Audrey James

Get Bruce!

Self

Dirty Dancing Live in Concert

Herself

Blame It on the Night

Merry Clayton

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Women Who Rock

Self

20 Feet from Stardom

Self

Credits

Women Who Rock 2022

Self

★ 9
20 Feet from Stardom 2013

Self

★ 7.2
A Private Affair 2000

Betty

★ NR
Get Bruce! 1999

Self

★ 6.2
Cagney & Lacey: The Return 1994

Verna Dee Jordan

★ 6.6
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 1988

★ 7
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert 1988

Herself

★ NR
Maid to Order 1987

Audrey James

★ 5.4
Nine 1/2 Weeks 1986

Background Vocal at Porno House

★ 6.1
Blame It on the Night 1984

Merry Clayton

★ 7.5
Cagney & Lacey 1982

Verna Dee Jordan

★ 7