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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.
Top Filmography

7.0
The Cosby Show
1984 // TV

5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 // TV

6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 // TV

6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 // TV

7.6
The Last Waltz
1978 // MOVIE

7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 // MOVIE

7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 // TV

7.7
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005 // MOVIE

5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 // TV

7.6
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
2019 // MOVIE

5.0
Graffiti Bridge
1990 // MOVIE

5.6
The Klansman
1974 // MOVIE

7.1
New York Undercover
1994 // TV

6.9
Mavis!
2015 // MOVIE

6.8
Station to Station
2014 // MOVIE