Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 11, 1971
Place of Birth
Yonkers, New York, USA
Credits
143 titles
Mary J. Blige
Biography
Mary Jane Blige (/blaɪʒ/; 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.
Known For
Filmography
Be Happy
Executive Producer
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
Self (archive footage)
Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
Self
Mary J. Blige's Family Affair
Executive Producer
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
Self
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Fat Joe Talks
Self - Guest
In Vogue: The 90s
Self
Rob Peace
Jackie Peace
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Self (archive footage)
The Color Purple
Songs
Thriller 40
Self
Strength of a Woman
Executive Producer
Real Love
Executive Producer
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
Self - Host
THE SHOW: California Love
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Impact x Nightline
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Self (archive footage)
Sherri
Self - Guest
Lost Ollie
Rosy (voice)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Self
The Crew Has It
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Respect
Dinah Washington
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Self
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Self (archive footage)
Pink Skies Ahead
Doctor Monroe
The Violent Heart
Nina
Power Book II: Ghost
Monet Stewart Tejada
Body Cam
Renee Lomito-Smith
Trolls World Tour
Queen Essence (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
The Umbrella Academy
Cha-Cha
Quincy
Self
The Shop
Self
Sherlock Gnomes
Irene (voice)
The Box
Evil Commander
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
Self
Mudbound
Florence Jackson
George Michael: Freedom
Self
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Self
Hidden Figures
Songs
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self - Musical Guest
The Wiz Live!
Evillene
The Making of the Wiz Live!
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert