Mavis Staples
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 10, 1939, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Movies
- 25
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.
Upcoming Mavis Staples Movies
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
The Last Waltz
1978
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
2019
Graffiti Bridge
1990
The Klansman
1974
Mavis!
2015
Station to Station
2014
Lightning in a Bottle
2004
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
2020
Filmography
| 2021 | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice) |
| 2020 | Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels | Self |
| 2020 | Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince | Self |
| 2019 | Gorillaz: Reject False Icons | Self |
| 2018 | Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack | Self |
| 2016 | The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris | Self |
| 2016 | The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music | Self |
| 2015 | Mavis! | Self |
| 2014 | Station to Station | |
| 2012 | Mavis Staples & Nick Lowe - AVO Sessions 2012 | Voice |
| 2011 | Rejoice and Shout | |
| 2007 | Soul Divas | Self |
| 2005 | No Direction Home: Bob Dylan | Self |
| 2005 | Blues Divas | Self |
| 2004 | Lightning in a Bottle | Self |
| 1995 | Remembering Chicago Again | Self |
| 1994 | Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor | |
| 1994 | The Soul of Stax | Self |
| 1992 | Prince: The Ryde Dyvine | |
| 1990 | Graffiti Bridge | Melody Cool |
| 1989 | Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto | |
| 1985 | Motown Returns to the Apollo | |
| 1978 | The Last Waltz | Self |
| 1974 | The Klansman | The Staple Singers |
| 1970 | The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children | The Staple Singers |
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