death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name
northridge , california , united states 29 october 2008 battleboro , north carolina , united states 12 june 1932 mae mercer
 mae mercer
mae mercer

mae mercer -lrb- june 12 , 1932 -- october 29 , 2008 -rrb- was an american blues singer and actress who appeared in many films , including `` dirty harry '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , `` the beguiled '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , `` frogs '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- , `` cindy '' -lrb- 1978 -rrb- , and `` pretty baby '' -lrb- 1978 -rrb- .
she was also executive producer of the documentary film `` angela davis : portrait of a revolutionary '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- .
mercer spent eight years in the 1960s singing in a blues bar in paris , the blues club , owned by publisher maurice girodias and touring europe .
she returned to the united states in the early 1970s to begin a career as an actress in films and television .
