Cast & creator
Mavis Staples
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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.
Also known as: The Staple Singers
27
film credits
15
television credits
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1961–2022 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (42)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
2015
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - The Staple Singers
1961
Conan
Self
2010
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
1993
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
1982
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Cosby Show
Soloist
1984
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
New York Undercover
1994
The Midnight Special
Self
1972
Soundstage
Guest singer
2003
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
Self
2005
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
2021
Women Who Rock
Self
2022
The Last Waltz
Self
1978Motown Returns to the Apollo
1985
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
Self
2016
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Self
2005
Soul Divas
Self
2007
Let's Do It Again
Theme Song Performance
1975
Lightning in a Bottle
Self
2004
The Klansman
The Staple Singers
1974
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Self
2020
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
Self
2019
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
1992
Graffiti Bridge
Melody Cool
1990
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Self
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
Self
2020
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
The Staple Singers
1970
Mavis!
Self
2015
The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music
Self
2016
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
Self
2018
The Soul of Stax
Self
1994
Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor
1994
Station to Station
2014Alannah Myles: Live at the Diamond Club Toronto
1989
Rejoice and Shout
2011
Blues Divas
Self
2005
Remembering Chicago Again
Self
1995Mavis Staples & Nick Lowe - AVO Sessions 2012
Voice
2012