Mary J. Blige
Actor

Mary J. Blige

1 Movies
1 TV Shows
2 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 2
Birthday January 11, 1971 (55 years old)
Place of Birth Yonkers, New York, USA
Also Known As Mary Jane Blige
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Biography

Mary Jane Blige (/blaΙͺΚ’/; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist. She started her career as a backing singer on Uptown Records in 1989. She has released 13 studio albums, eight of which have achieved multi-platinum worldwide sales. Blige has sold over 80 million records, has won nine Grammy Awards, four American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards and has also received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including one for her supporting role in the film Mudbound (2017) and another for its second original song "Mighty River" for Mudbound; she also received a nomination for the Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song, becoming the first person nominated for acting and songwriting in the same year.

In 1992, Blige released her first album, What's the 411?. Her 1994 album My Life is among Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,[4] and Time magazine's All-Time 100 Albums. She received a Legends Award at the World Music Awards in 2006, and the Voice of Music Award from ASCAP in 2007. As of 2018, Blige has sold 80 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the past 25 years. In 2017, Billboard magazine named her 2006 song "Be Without You" as the most successful R&B/Hip-Hop song of all time, as it spent an unparalleled 15 weeks atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and over 75 weeks on the chart. In 2011, VH1 ranked Blige as the 80th greatest artist of all time. ln 2012, VH1 ranked Blige at number 9 in "The 100 Greatest Women in Music" list.

Filmography (133)

Mary J. Blige: For My Fans 2025
Sean Combs: The Reckoning 2025
Rob Peace 2024
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy 2024
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2024
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped 2024
Fat Joe Talks 2024
In Vogue: The 90s 2024
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC 2023
Thriller 40 2023
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige 2023
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL 2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut 2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022
THE SHOW: California Love 2022
Lost Ollie 2022
Sherri 2022
The Crew Has It 2022
Impact x Nightline 2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2021
You're Watching Video Music Box 2021
Respect 2021
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell 2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life 2021
Body Cam 2020
The Violent Heart 2020
Trolls World Tour 2020
Pink Skies Ahead 2020
Power Book II: Ghost 2020
Tamron Hall 2019
The Umbrella Academy 2019
Sherlock Gnomes 2018
Quincy 2018
The Box 2018
The Shop 2018
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story 2017
Mudbound 2017
George Michael: Freedom 2017
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special 2017
Queens of Soul at the BBC 2015
The Wiz Live! 2015
Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America 2015
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live 2015
The Making of the Wiz Live! 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 2015
Empire 2015
Lip Sync Battle 2015
Scream: The TV Series 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter 2015
How to Get Away with Murder 2014
black-ish 2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors 2014
Betty and Coretta 2013
Black Nativity 2013
Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special 2013
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade 2013
Rock of Ages 2012
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D 2012
Yo! The Story of β€˜Yo! MTV Raps’ 2012
Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby 2012
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest 2011
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul 2011
Teenage Paparazzo 2010
Hope for Haiti Now 2010
The Marriage Ref 2010
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times 2010
I Can Do Bad All By Myself 2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial 2009
The Jay Leno Show 2009
Alan Carr: Chatty Man 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 2009
Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers 2008
Soul Divas 2007
Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt 2007
George Michael - Twenty Five 2006
30 Rock 2006
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues 2005
Ghost Whisperer 2005
The Tyra Banks Show 2005
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music 2005
VH1 Storytellers 2005
JAY-Z: Fade to Black 2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles 2004
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me 2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop 2004
Michael Jackson: The One 2004
Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles 2004
Miley's New Year's Eve Party 2004
Entourage 2004
Michael Jackson: Number Ones 2003
Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003
America's Next Top Model 2003
American Idol 2002
Prison Song 2001
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin 2001
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! 2001
DMX: Angel 2001
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged 2001
MTV 20: Jams 2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross 2001
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits 2000
Gangstresses 2000
Strong Medicine 2000
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music 1999
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert 1999
Songs & Visions 1997
The View 1997
The Chris Rock Show 1997
Classic Albums 1997
The Jamie Foxx Show 1996
Moesha 1996
The Daily Show 1996
All That 1994
New York Undercover 1994
Intimate Portrait 1993
Late Show with David Letterman 1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992
Out All Night 1992
In Living Color 1990
MTV Unplugged 1989
Yo! MTV Raps 1988
MTV Video Music Awards 1984
Saturday Night Live 1975
People's Choice Awards 1975
American Music Awards 1974
One Life to Live 1968
Top of the Pops 1964
The Grammys 1959
Today 1952