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Merry Clayton

  • Actress
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Merry Clayton in 20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
Merry Clayton was born on 25 December 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She is an actress, known for 9½ Weeks (1986), Lionheart (1990) and Dirty Dancing (1987). She was previously married to Curtis Amy.
BornDecember 25, 1948
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke in 9½ Weeks (1986)
    9½ Weeks
    5.9
    • Background Vocal at Porno House
    • 1986
    Jean-Claude Van Damme in Lionheart (1990)
    Lionheart
    6.2
    • Soundtrack
    • 1990
    Dirty Dancing (1987)
    Dirty Dancing
    7.1
    • Soundtrack
    • 1987
    Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey in Holidate (2020)
    Holidate
    6.2
    • '(I've Had) The Time of My Life' (Love Theme from 'Dirty Dancing') Vocalist
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey in Holidate (2020)
      Holidate
      6.2
      • '(I've Had) The Time of My Life' (Love Theme from 'Dirty Dancing') Vocalist
      • 2020
    • Vanessa Bell Calloway and Clifton Powell in A Private Affair (2000)
      A Private Affair
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Betty
      • 2000
    • Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
      Cagney & Lacey: The Return
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Verna Dee Jordan
      • 1994
    • Brent David Fraser and Nina Siemaszko in Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1991)
      Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
      4.0
      • Gospel Singer
      • 1991
    • Eric Carmen & Merry Clayton: Almost Paradise
      Music Video
      • Merry Clayton
      • 1989
    • Cagney & Lacey (1981)
      Cagney & Lacey
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Verna Dee Jordan
      • 1987–1988
    • Beverly D'Angelo, Ally Sheedy, Michael Ontkean, Valerie Perrine, and Dick Shawn in Maid to Order (1987)
      Maid to Order
      5.6
      • Audrey James
      • 1987
    • Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke in 9½ Weeks (1986)
      9½ Weeks
      5.9
      • Background Vocal at Porno House
      • 1986
    • Blame It on the Night (1984)
      Blame It on the Night
      5.1
      • Merry Clayton
      • 1984

    Music Department

    • Mick Jagger and James Fox in Performance (1970)
      Performance
      6.7
      • music player (as The Merry Clayton Singers)
      • 1970

    Soundtrack

    • Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, and Mika Brzezinski in Morning Joe (2007)
      Morning Joe
      4.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "Gimme Shelter"
      • 2025
    • How the Monuments Came Down (2021)
      How the Monuments Came Down
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Southern Man"
      • 2021
    • Ibiza: The Silent Movie (2019)
      Ibiza: The Silent Movie
      6.1
      • performer: "Performance (Song)"
      • 2019
    • Kara Wilkes and Lisa Fischer in The Propelled Heart (2015)
      The Propelled Heart
      • Soundtrack ("If I Lose")
      • 2015
    • Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Shaheen Jafargholi, Francine Lewis, Tobias Mead, Kieran Gaffney, Kevin Cruise, Connected, Lorna Bliss, Ronan Parke, Steven Hall, Jack Carroll, Dennis Egel, Sam Kelly, Ashley Elliott, Loveable Rogues, Chica Latina, Kai & Natalia, Molly Rainford, Richard & Adam, Asanda Jezile, and Pre-Skool in Britain's Got Talent (2007)
      Britain's Got Talent
      5.8
      TV Series
      • performer: "Yes" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • 20 Feet from Stardom (2013)
      20 Feet from Stardom
      7.4
      • performer: "Gimme Shelter", "Southern Man", "Nobody's Fault But Mine" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Bill Paxton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny, and Ginnifer Goodwin in Big Love (2006)
      Big Love
      7.7
      TV Series
      • performer: "Gimme Shelter" (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Dermot O'Leary, Sharon Osbourne, Nicole Scherzinger, Simon Cowell, and Louis Walsh in The X Factor UK (2004)
      The X Factor UK
      4.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "Yes" (uncredited)
      • 2007–2008
    • Jason Gedrick and Josie Bissett in Dare to Love (1995)
      Dare to Love
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • performer: "At Last"
      • 1995
    • Brent David Fraser and Nina Siemaszko in Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1991)
      Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
      4.0
      • performer: "WHEN MY WORLD COMES TOGETHER", "ON THE OTHER SIDE"
      • 1991
    • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990)
      The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
      7.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "A Million Miles from Nowhere", "Things May Go Your Way"
      • 1990
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme in Lionheart (1990)
      Lionheart
      6.2
      • performer: "SHADOWS AT MIDNIGHT"
      • 1990
    • Kelly McGillis and Peter Weller in Cat Chaser (1989)
      Cat Chaser
      5.2
      • performer: "Shadows at Midnight"
      • 1989
    • T and T (1988)
      T and T
      7.0
      TV Series
      • performer: "T. And T."
      • 1988–1991
    • Beverly D'Angelo, Ally Sheedy, Michael Ontkean, Valerie Perrine, and Dick Shawn in Maid to Order (1987)
      Maid to Order
      5.6
      • performer: "I Can Still Shine", "It's In His Kiss"
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • The Merry Clayton Singers
    • Born
      • December 25, 1948
      • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Spouse
      • Curtis Amy1970 - June 5, 2002 (his death, 1 child)
    • Children
      • Kevin Amy
    • Parents
        Eva B. Clayton
    • Relatives
      • Sam Clayton(Sibling)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Was a member of The Raspberries, who sang backing vocals for many artists between the late-1960s and the mid-1970s.

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