Acting
Mavis Staples
Born 1939
Known for Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, The Last Waltz.
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Born07/10/1939
Age87 years old
BirthplaceChicago, Illinois, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asThe 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.
