Mary J. Blige
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.
Films (70)
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