
Acting
Born January 11, 1971 · Yonkers, New York, USA
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.

Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
2025

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
2024

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2024

Rob Peace
2024

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024

Thriller 40
2023

Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
2023

THE SHOW: California Love
2022

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022

George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022

You're Watching Video Music Box
2021

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021

Respect
2021

Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021

Pink Skies Ahead
2020

The Violent Heart
2020

Body Cam
2020

Trolls World Tour
2020

Scream Ressurection
2019

Quincy
2018

Sherlock Gnomes
2018

The Box
2018

Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
2017

Mudbound
2017

George Michael: Freedom
2017

Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
2017

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015

The Wiz Live!
2015

The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015

Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America
2015

Queens of Soul at the BBC
2015

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2013

Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special
2013

Black Nativity
2013

Betty and Coretta
2013

Rock of Ages
2012

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
2012

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011

Teenage Paparazzo
2010
Hope for Haiti Now
2010

I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers
2008

Soul Divas
2007

Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
2007

George Michael - Twenty Five
2006

An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
2005

JAY-Z: Fade to Black
2004

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004

Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles
2004

And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004

Michael Jackson: The One
2004

Michael Jackson: Number Ones
2003

Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
2003

DMX: Angel
2001

Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
2001
MTV 20: Jams
2001

Prison Song
2001

VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
2001

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001

Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
2000

Gangstresses
2000

Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
1999

VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
1999

Songs & Visions
1997