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Biography
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".
Filmography8 titles

Women Who Rock
as Self
as Self

Dirty Dancing Live in Concert
1988as Herself
1988as Herself

20 Feet from Stardom
2013as Self
2013as Self

Cagney & Lacey
1982as Verna Dee Jordan
1982as Verna Dee Jordan

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994as Verna Dee Jordan
1994as Verna Dee Jordan

Get Bruce!
1999as Self
1999as Self

9½ Weeks
1986as Background Vocal at Porno House
1986as Background Vocal at Porno House

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self
2003as Self