Mary J. Blige
Known for Acting · 132 credits
- Born
- 1971-01-11 (age 55)
- Place of birth
- Yonkers, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Mary Jane 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
TV Shows (63)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Jackie Boyd
30 Rock
2006
as Mary J. Blige
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Entourage
2004
as Mary J. Blige
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
as Rolanda
Empire
2015
as Angie
American Idol
2002
as Self - Guest / Self - Mentor / Self - Performer
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Strong Medicine
2000
as Simone Fellows
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
black-ish
2014
as Mirabelle
America's Next Top Model
2003
as Self - Guest
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The Umbrella Academy
2019
as Cha-Cha
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Moesha
1996
as Mary J. Blige
The Tyra Banks Show
2005
as Self
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
New York Undercover
1994
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Performer
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
All That
1994
as Self
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996
as Ola Mae
Power Book II: Ghost
2020
as Monet Stewart Tejada
In Living Color
1990
American Music Awards
1974
as Self - Musical Guest
MTV Unplugged
1989
as Self
Scream: The TV Series
2015
as Sherry Elliot
The Jay Leno Show
2009
as Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self - Guest
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
2003
as Self
Classic Albums
1997
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
The Shop
2018
as Self
The Chris Rock Show
1997
as Self
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009
as Self
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
as Self
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2004
as Self - Musical Guest
In Vogue: The 90s
2024
as Self
Lost Ollie
2022
as Rosy (voice)
VH1 Storytellers
2005
Impact x Nightline
2022
Out All Night
1992
as Self
The Crew Has It
2022
One Life to Live
1968
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
2010
as Self
Fat Joe Talks
2024
as Self - Guest
Movies (69)
Thriller 40
2023
as Self
Trolls World Tour
2020
as Queen Essence (voice)
Rock of Ages
2012
as Justice
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
Mudbound
2017
as Florence Jackson
Rob Peace
2024
as Jackie Peace
Sherlock Gnomes
2018
as Irene (voice)
Respect
2021
as Dinah Washington
Body Cam
2020
as Renee Lomito-Smith
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
Quincy
2018
as Self
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
as Tanya
Soul Divas
2007
as Self
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2024
as Self
Gangstresses
2000
as Mary J. Blige
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Black Nativity
2013
as Platinum Fro
Teenage Paparazzo
2010
as Self (uncredited)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
Michael Jackson: The One
2004
as Self
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011
as Self
Prison Song
2001
as Mom
Pink Skies Ahead
2020
as Doctor Monroe
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self (archive footage)
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Violent Heart
2020
as Nina
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
as Self
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2013
as Self
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
as Self
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
2012
as Self
The Wiz Live!
2015
as Evillene
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021
as Self
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
as Self
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
as Self (voice)
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
2000
as Self - Guest Appearance
Betty and Coretta
2013
as Dr. Betty Shabazz
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
1999
as Self - Performer
THE SHOW: California Love
2022
as Self
The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015
as Self
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
1999
as Self - Guest star
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
2004
as Self
George Michael: Freedom
2017
as Self
Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
2007
as Self
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
as Self
Hope for Haiti Now
2010
as Self
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
2024
as Self
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
2017
as Self
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
2017
as Self
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
2001
as Self
DMX: Angel
2001
as Guardian Angel
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
2005
as Self
Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
2003
as Self - Special Guest Vocalist
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011
as Self
Songs & Visions
1997
as Self
The Box
2018
as Evil Commander
George Michael - Twenty Five
2006
as Self
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
2001
as Self
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special
2013
as Self
MTV 20: Jams
2001
Queens of Soul at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers
2008
as Self
Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
2025
as Self
Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles
2004
Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America
2015
as Self
About Mary J. Blige
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 it… With 132 credits spanning from 1952 to 2025, Mary J. Blige has appeared in 69 films and 63 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mary J. Blige Movies
- Thriller 40 (2023) — as Self
- Trolls World Tour (2020) — as Queen Essence (voice)
- Rock of Ages (2012) — as Justice
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021) — as Self
- Mudbound (2017) — as Florence Jackson
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