Mary J. Blige
Acting
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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tvSean Combs: The Reckoning
2025
Self (archive footage)
tvFat Joe Talks
2024
Self - Guest
movieRob Peace
2024
Jackie Peace
movieTMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieCarole King and her Songs at the BBC
2023
Self (archive footage)
tvThe Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
2023
Self - Host
movieBehind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022
Self (archive footage)
tvSherri
2022
Self - Guest
tvLost Ollie
2022
Rosy (voice)
movieYou're Watching Video Music Box
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieRespect
2021
Dinah Washington
movieBiggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021
Self (archive footage)
moviePink Skies Ahead
2020
Doctor Monroe
tvPower Book II: Ghost
2020
Monet Stewart Tejada
movieBody Cam
2020
Renee Lomito-Smith
movieTrolls World Tour
2020
Queen Essence (voice)
tvTamron Hall
2019
Self - Guest
tvThe Umbrella Academy
2019
Cha-Cha
movieQuincy
2018
Self
tvThe Shop
2018
Self
movieSherlock Gnomes
2018
Irene (voice)
movieThe Box
2018
Evil Commander
movieMudbound
2017
Florence Jackson
movieTaylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
Self - Musical Guest
movieThe Wiz Live!
2015
Evillene
tvScream: The TV Series
2015
Sherry Elliot
movieQueens of Soul at the BBC
2015
Self (archive footage)
tvEmpire
2015
Angie
tvblack-ish
2014
Mirabelle
movieBlack Nativity
2013
Platinum Fro
movieBetty and Coretta
2013
Dr. Betty Shabazz
movieRock of Ages
2012
Justice
movieTeenage Paparazzo
2010
Self (uncredited)
The Marriage Ref
2010
Self - Panelist
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tv30 Rock
2006
Mary J. Blige
tvGhost Whisperer
2005
Jackie Boyd
tvMiley's New Year's Eve Party
2004
Self - Musical Guest
tvEntourage
2004
Mary J. Blige
movieMichael Jackson: Number Ones
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieSting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
2003
Self - Special Guest Vocalist
tvAmerica's Next Top Model
2003
Self - Guest
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self - Guest
tvAmerican Idol
2002
Self - Guest / Self - Mentor / Self - Performer
movieDMX: Angel
2001
Guardian Angel
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
Self - Guest
movieElton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
2000
Self - Guest Appearance
tvStrong Medicine
2000
Simone Fellows
movieGangstresses
2000
Mary J. Blige
movieEric Clapton & Friends in Concert
1999
Self - Guest star
tvThe View
1997
Self / Self - Guest
tvThe Jamie Foxx Show
1996
Ola Mae
tvMoesha
1996
Mary J. Blige
tvAll That
1994
Self
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Musical Guest
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Musical Guest
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975
Self - Performer
tvAmerican Music Awards
1974
Self - Musical Guest
tvToday
1952
Self
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movieBe Happy
2026
Executive Producer
movieMary J. Blige: For My Fans
2025
Executive Producer
movieMary J. Blige's Family Affair
2025
Executive Producer
movieRob Peace
2024
Executive Producer
movieStrength of a Woman
2023
Executive Producer
movieReal Love
2023
Executive Producer
