Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
10 Jul, 1939 (85 years old)
Mavis Staples
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
Acting
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2020
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
2020
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
2018
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
2015
Mavis!
2005
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
1990
Graffiti Bridge
1978
The Last Waltz
1974
The Klansman