Acting · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · Born December 25, 1948
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".
MovieBilly Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
2026
as Self
TVWomen Who Rock
2022
as Self
Movie20 Feet from Stardom
2013
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieA Private Affair
2000
as Betty
MovieGet Bruce!
1999
as Self
MovieCagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Verna Dee Jordan
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
1988
Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
1988
as Herself
MovieMaid to Order
1987
as Audrey James
MovieNine 1/2 Weeks
1986
as Background Vocal at Porno House
MovieBlame It on the Night
1984
as Merry Clayton
TVCagney & Lacey
1982
as Verna Dee Jordan
