Mavis Staples

Acting

Born: 1939-07-10
From: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

The 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.

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Awards & Nominations7 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Order of Lincoln

2021
🏆 Won

Libera Award for Best Blues Record

We Get By

2020
🏆 Won

"Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award

2019
Nominated

Americana Award for Artist of the Year

2019
🏆 Won

Kennedy Center Honors

2016
🏆 Won

"Spirit of Americana" Free Speech Award

2007
🏆 Won

Maple Blues Awards

🏆 Won

Blues Music Award

Acting35 titles

Sound1 title