
Merry Clayton
Acting
Born December 25, 1948 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".
TV Shows(4)
Movies(9)

Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Self
2026

20 Feet from Stardom
Self
2013

A Private Affair
Betty
2000

Get Bruce!
Self
1999

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Verna Dee Jordan
1994
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
Herself
1988

Maid to Order
Audrey James
1987

Nine 1/2 Weeks
Background Vocal at Porno House
1986

Blame It on the Night
Merry Clayton
1984


