Mavis Staples
Gender: Female
Birthday: 1939-07-10
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As: The Staple Singers
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.
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Known For
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2010Conan
2010Conan
1961The Mike Douglas Show
1982Late Night with David Letterman
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1984The Cosby Show
1992Later... with Jools Holland
1994New York Undercover
1972The Midnight Special
2003Soundstage
2021Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
1978The Last Waltz
2005Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2022Women Who Rock
2004