Merry Clayton

12/25/1948 (77 years old)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".

Filmography (13 titles)

10.0Movie

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It

Self · 2026

9.0Show

Women Who Rock

Self · 2022

7.2Movie

20 Feet from Stardom

Self · 2013

5.3Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self · 2003

9.0Movie

A Private Affair

Betty · 2000

6.5Movie

Get Bruce!

Self · 1999

6.8Movie

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Verna Dee Jordan · 1994

7.5Show

The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

1988

8.0Movie

Dirty Dancing Live in Concert

Herself · 1988

5.5Movie

Maid to Order

Audrey James · 1987

6.1Movie

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Background Vocal at Porno House · 1986

7.3Movie

Blame It on the Night

Merry Clayton · 1984

6.9Show

Cagney & Lacey

Verna Dee Jordan · 1982