Name
Mary J. Blige
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1971-01-11 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Yonkers, New York, USA
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.
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- 2022 Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2023 Carole King and her Songs at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 JAY-Z: Fade to Black as Self
- 2012 Rock of Ages as Justice
- 2011 Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest as Self
- 2006 George Michael - Twenty Five as Self
- 1999 VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music as Self - Performer
- 2017 Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story as Self
- 2010 Hope for Haiti Now as Self
- 2007 Soul Divas as Self
- 2022 George Michael: Freedom Uncut as Self
- 2013 Betty and Coretta as Dr. Betty Shabazz
- 2004 Genius. A Night for Ray Charles as Self
- 2013 Black Nativity as Platinum Fro
- 2013 Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special as Self
- 2012 Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D as Self
- 2004 Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me as Self (voice)
- 2000 Gangstresses as Mary J. Blige
- 2003 Michael Jackson: Number Ones as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 Queens of Soul at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self
- 2003 Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love as Self - Special Guest Vocalist
- 2022 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2023 Thriller 40 as Self
- 2015 The Wiz Live! as Evillene
- 2022 THE SHOW: California Love as Self
- 2024 TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul as Self
- 2001 VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin as Self
- 2015 Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America as Self
- 2008 Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers as Self
- 2005 An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues as Self
- 1997 Songs & Visions as Self
- 2017 Mudbound as Florence Jackson
- 2015 Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 2017 George Michael: Freedom as Self
- 2017 Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2018 Sherlock Gnomes as Irene (voice)
- 1999 Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert as Self - Guest star
- 2001 All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! as Self
- 2020 Body Cam as Renee Lomito-Smith
- 2018 Quincy as Self
- 2015 The Making of the Wiz Live! as Self
- 2021 Respect as Dinah Washington
- 2013 Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade as Self
- 2007 Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt as Self
- 2001 DMX: Angel as Guardian Angel
- 2020 The Violent Heart as Nina
- 2020 Trolls World Tour as Queen Essence (voice)
- 2020 Pink Skies Ahead as Doctor Monroe
- 2009 We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
- 2004 Michael Jackson: The One as Self
- 2021 Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 Mary J. Blige's My Life as Self
- 2018 The Box as Evil Commander
- 2001 Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged as Self
- 2024 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2024 Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped as Self
- 2025 Mary J. Blige: For My Fans as Self
- 2001 MTV 20: Jams
- 2004 Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles
- 2022 The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent as Self - Performer
- 2002 The Making of What's Going On: All-Star Tribute
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2005 Ghost Whisperer ( 1 episode ) as Jackie Boyd
- 1964 Top of the Pops ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1952 Today ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 The Jamie Foxx Show ( 1 episode ) as Ola Mae
- 2005 The Tyra Banks Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1997 The View ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1994 All That ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1996 Moesha ( 1 episode ) as Mary J. Blige
- 1994 New York Undercover ( 2 episodes )
- 2002 American Idol ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2006 30 Rock ( 1 episode ) as Mary J. Blige
- 1989 MTV Unplugged ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1990 In Living Color ( 1 episode )
- 2009 The Jay Leno Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1992 Out All Night ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2009 Alan Carr: Chatty Man ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest / Performer
- 2010 The Marriage Ref ( 1 episode ) as Self - Panelist
- 1996 The Daily Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1959 The Grammys ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode )
- 2010 Justin Lee Collins: Good Times ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1968 One Life to Live ( 3 episodes )
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1974 American Music Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2015 Empire ( 1 episode ) as Angie
- 2019 The Tamron Hall Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2004 Miley's New Year's Eve Party ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1993 Intimate Portrait ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 Lip Sync Battle ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1997 The Chris Rock Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2022 Lost Ollie ( 4 episodes ) as Rosy (voice)
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 2014 How to Get Away with Murder ( 2 episodes ) as Rolanda
- 2005 Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 America's Next Top Model ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1988 Yo! MTV Raps ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2023 The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2022 Sherri ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( 4 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 The Umbrella Academy ( 10 episodes ) as Cha-Cha
- 2022 The Crew Has It ( 1 episode )
- 2018 The Shop ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 Scream: The TV Series ( 3 episodes ) as Sherry Elliot
- 2014 black-ish ( 1 episode ) as Mirabelle
- 1997 Classic Albums ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Power Book II: Ghost ( 40 episodes ) as Monet Stewart Tejada
- 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2000 Strong Medicine ( 1 episode ) as Simone Fellows
- 2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 Impact x Nightline ( 1 episode )
- 2024 Fat Joe Talks ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 Entourage ( 1 episode ) as Mary J. Blige
- 2024 In Vogue: The 90s ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2025 Sean Combs: The Reckoning ( 1 episode ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 People's Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 2005 VH1 Storytellers ( 1 episode )
- 2002 American Idol ( 1 episode ) as Self - Mentor
- 2002 American Idol ( 1 episode ) as Self - Performer
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2012 Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop ( 5 episodes ) as Self
- 1990 The Word ( 1 episode )
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 1992 Later... with Jools Holland ( 5 episodes )
