As Actor
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
7.6
Mavis Staples
Acting
Birth date
July 10, 1939
Birth place
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
