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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 10, 1939
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- The Staple Singers
Mavis Staples
0.3 Popularity
Biography
Mavis Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She has recorded and performed with her family's band The Staple Singers and also as a solo artist, and had noted collaborations with Prince. Staples was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2017.
Known For
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Self (archive footage)
Gorillaz: House of Kong
2025
9.0
Self
Women Who Rock
2022
7.6
Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
9.3
Self
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
2020
7.9
Self
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
2020
7.6
Self
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
2019
0.0
Self
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
2018
6.0
Self
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
2016
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Self
The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music
2016
6.2
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Credits
Gorillaz: House of Kong
as Self (archive footage)
2025
0.0
Women Who Rock
as Self
2022
9.0
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
2021
7.6
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
as Self
2020
9.3
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
as Self
2020
7.9
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
as Self
2019
7.6
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
as Self
2018
0.0
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
as Self
2016
6.0
The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music
as Self
2016
0.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Musical Guest
2015
6.2
Mavis!
as Self
2015
6.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Musical Guest
2014
5.9
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Mavis Staples & Nick Lowe - AVO Sessions 2012
as Voice
2012
6.0
Rejoice and Shout
2011
6.5
Soul Divas
as Self
2007
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
2005
7.7
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
as Self
2005
7.0
Blues Divas
as Self
2005
6.0
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
2004
7.3
Remembering Chicago Again
as Self
1995
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New York Undercover
1994
7.2
Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor
1994
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The Soul of Stax
as Self
1994
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
7.2
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
1992
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Graffiti Bridge
as Melody Cool
1990
5.1
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Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto
1989
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The Cosby Show
as Soloist
1984
7.0
The Last Waltz
as Self
1978
7.6
The Klansman
as The Staple Singers
1974
5.6
The Midnight Special
as Self - The Staple Singers
1972
7.8
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as The Staple Singers
1970
0.0
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - The Staple Singers
1961
5.4
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
as Self
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