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Merry Clayton

Merry Clayton

Merry Clayton

1948-12-25

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Age: 76

ACTING

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".

Best known for:

Nine 1/2 Weeks

20 Feet from Stardom

Cagney & Lacey

Maid to Order

Get Bruce!

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Women Who Rock

Blame It on the Night

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

Dirty Dancing Live in Concert

A Private Affair

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Filmography:

Cagney & Lacey (1982)
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APPEREAD AS:
Verna Dee Jordan
Blame It on the Night (1984)
APPEREAD AS:
Merry Clayton
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
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APPEREAD AS:
Background Vocal at Porno House
Maid to Order (1987)
4.1
APPEREAD AS:
Audrey James
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
APPEREAD AS:
Verna Dee Jordan
A Private Affair (2000)
APPEREAD AS:
Betty

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