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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2025
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
Character:Self
Release Date:14/12/2024
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:19/10/2024
Rob Peace
Character:Jackie Peace
Release Date:02/08/2024
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:28/04/2024
Thriller 40
Character:Self
Release Date:02/12/2023
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:15/04/2023
THE SHOW: California Love
Character:Self
Release Date:23/12/2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2022
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:23/09/2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Character:Self
Release Date:16/06/2022
You're Watching Video Music Box
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:03/12/2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2021
Respect
Character:Dinah Washington
Release Date:12/08/2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Character:Self
Release Date:25/06/2021
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/03/2021
Pink Skies Ahead
Character:Doctor Monroe
Release Date:18/10/2020
The Violent Heart
Character:Nina
Release Date:09/09/2020
Body Cam
Character:Renee Lomito-Smith
Release Date:19/05/2020
Trolls World Tour
Character:Queen Essence (voice)
Release Date:11/03/2020
Quincy
Character:Self
Release Date:09/09/2018
Sherlock Gnomes
Character:Irene (voice)
Release Date:15/03/2018
The Box
Character:Evil Commander
Release Date:04/03/2018
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:23/11/2017
Mudbound
Character:Florence Jackson
Release Date:16/11/2017
George Michael: Freedom
Character:Self
Release Date:16/10/2017
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Character:Self
Release Date:27/04/2017
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Release Date:20/12/2015
The Wiz Live!
Character:Evillene
Release Date:03/12/2015
The Making of the Wiz Live!
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2015
Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America
Character:Self
Release Date:21/06/2015
Queens of Soul at the BBC
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:27/05/2015
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Character:Self
Release Date:25/12/2013
Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special
Character:Self
Release Date:18/12/2013
Black Nativity
Character:Platinum Fro
Release Date:27/11/2013
Betty and Coretta
Character:Dr. Betty Shabazz
Release Date:02/02/2013
Rock of Ages
Character:Justice
Release Date:13/06/2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Character:Self
Release Date:07/06/2012
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
Character:Self
Release Date:04/01/2012
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
Character:Self
Release Date:19/12/2011
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Character:Self
Release Date:08/07/2011
Teenage Paparazzo
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:22/01/2010
Hope for Haiti Now
Character:Self
Release Date:02/01/2010
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Character:Tanya
Release Date:11/09/2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/2009
Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers
Character:Self
Release Date:28/02/2008
Soul Divas
Character:Self
Release Date:15/12/2007
Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2007
George Michael - Twenty Five
Character:Self
Release Date:13/11/2006
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
Character:Self
Release Date:23/08/2005
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Character:Self
Release Date:05/11/2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Character:Self
Release Date:07/10/2004
Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles
Character:
Release Date:05/10/2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Character:Self
Release Date:02/04/2004
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:24/02/2004
Michael Jackson: The One
Character:Self
Release Date:02/01/2004
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:18/11/2003
Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
Character:Self - Special Guest Vocalist
Release Date:03/10/2003
DMX: Angel
Character:Guardian Angel
Release Date:18/12/2001
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2001
MTV 20: Jams
Character:
Release Date:10/07/2001
Prison Song
Character:Mom
Release Date:27/04/2001
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
Character:Self
Release Date:10/04/2001
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Character:Self
Release Date:06/04/2001
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
Character:Self - Guest Appearance
Release Date:20/10/2000
Gangstresses
Character:Mary J. Blige
Release Date:02/02/2000
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
Character:Self - Guest star
Release Date:26/10/1999
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
Character:Self - Performer
Release Date:13/04/1999
Songs & Visions
Character:Self
Release Date:16/08/1997
Television Appearances
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
Character:Self (archive footage)
Fat Joe Talks
Character:Self - Guest
In Vogue: The 90s
Character:Self
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
Character:Self - Host
Impact x Nightline
Character:
Sherri
Character:Self - Guest
Lost Ollie
Character:Rosy (voice)
The Crew Has It
Character:
Power Book II: Ghost
Character:Monet Stewart Tejada
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
The Umbrella Academy
Character:Cha-Cha
The Shop
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Scream: The TV Series
Character:Sherry Elliot
Lip Sync Battle
Character:Self
Empire
Character:Angie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
How to Get Away with Murder
Character:Rolanda
black-ish
Character:Mirabelle
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Character:Self
The Marriage Ref
Character:Self - Panelist
The Jay Leno Show
Character:Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Character:Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
30 Rock
Character:Mary J. Blige
Ghost Whisperer
Character:Jackie Boyd
The Tyra Banks Show
Character:Self
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
Character:Self
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Entourage
Character:Mary J. Blige
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
America's Next Top Model
Character:Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
American Idol
Character:Self - Guest
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self - Guest
Strong Medicine
Character:Simone Fellows
The View
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self - Guest
Classic Albums
Character:Self
The Chris Rock Show
Character:Self
The Jamie Foxx Show
Character:Ola Mae
The Daily Show
Character:Self
Moesha
Character:Mary J. Blige
New York Undercover
Character:
All That
Character:Self
Intimate Portrait
Character:Self
Out All Night
Character:Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self
In Living Color
Character:
MTV Unplugged
Character:Self
Yo! MTV Raps
Character:Self
MTV Video Music Awards
Character:Self
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Musical Guest
People's Choice Awards
Character:Self - Performer
American Music Awards
Character:Self - Musical Guest
One Life to Live
Character:
Top of the Pops
Character:Self
The Grammys
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
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