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

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)

The Last Waltz

Self

Motown Returns to the Apollo

The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris

Self

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Self

Soul Divas

Self

Lightning in a Bottle

Self

The Klansman

The Staple Singers