Actor info
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Name :
Mavis Staples
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Born :
July 10, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, USA (87 years old)
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Female
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Film career :
26 films (1970–2021)
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Also known as :
The Staple Singers
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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.
Notable films
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
- Mavis! (2015) as Self
- Soul Divas (2007) as Self
- The Last Waltz (1978) as Self
- The Klansman (1974) as The Staple Singers
