Mavis Staples
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as Soloist The Cosby Show 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
The Last Waltz
as Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
as Self
Graffiti Bridge
as Melody Cool
The Klansman
as The Staple Singers
Mavis!
as Self
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as The Staple Singers
Blues Divas
as Self
The Soul of Stax
as Self
Soul Divas
as Self
