Mary J. Blige
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1971-01-11 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Yonkers, New York, USA
Mary J. Blige
Biography
From Wikipedia, Free Online Encyclopedia:
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
Acting
(2024)
Rob Peace
as Jackie Peace
(2024)
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
as Self (archive footage)
(2024)
(2024)
(2023)
Thriller 40
as Self
(2023)
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
(2022)
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
(2022)
THE SHOW: California Love
as Self
(2021)
Respect
as Dinah Washington
(2021)
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
(2021)
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Mary J. Blige's My Life
as Self
(2020)
Trolls World Tour
as Queen Essence (voice)
(2020)
Body Cam
as Renee Lomito-Smith
(2020)
Pink Skies Ahead
as Doctor Monroe
(2020)
The Violent Heart
as Nina
(2018)
Sherlock Gnomes
as Irene (voice)
(2018)
Quincy
as Self
(2018)
The Box
as Evil Commander
(2017)
Mudbound
as Florence Jackson
(2017)
George Michael: Freedom
as Self
(2017)
(2017)
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
as Herself
(2015)
(2015)
The Wiz Live!
as Evillene
(2015)
The Making of the Wiz Live!
as Self
(2015)
Queens of Soul at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
(2013)
Black Nativity
as Platinum Fro
(2013)
Betty and Coretta
as Dr. Betty Shabazz
(2013)
The Sound of Change Live
as Self
(2013)
(2013)
(2012)
Rock of Ages
as Justice
(2012)
(2012)
(2011)
(2011)
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
as Self
(2010)
Teenage Paparazzo
as Self (uncredited)
(2010)
We Are the World 25 For Haiti
as Mary J. Blige
(2010)
Hope for Haiti Now
as Self
(2009)
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
as Tanya
(2009)
(2008)
(2007)
Soul Divas
as Self
(2007)
(2006)
George Michael - Twenty Five
as Self
(2005)
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
as Self
(2004)
Michael Jackson: The One
as Self
(2004)
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
as Self (voice)
(2003)
(2003)
Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
as Self - Special Guest Vocalist
(2001)
Prison Song
as Mom
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
as Self
(2001)
DMX: Angel
as Guardian Angel
(2000)
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
as Self - Guest Appearance
(2000)
Gangstresses
as Mary J. Blige
(1999)
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
as Self - Guest star
(1999)
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
as Self - Performer
(1997)
Songs & Visions
as Self
Crew
(2025)
Family Affair
Executive Producer
(2024)
Rob Peace
Executive Producer
(2023)
Real Love
Writer, Executive Producer
(2023)
Strength of a Woman
Writer, Executive Producer