born 1939 · Acting
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Honors
62021Order of Lincoln
2020Libera Award — Best Blues Record
2019"Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award
2016Kennedy Center Honors
—Blues Music Award
Bio
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.
Filmography
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Mavis!2015 · as Self58.42000s1 title
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Lightning in a Bottle2004 · as Self58.8