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 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.
Acting
TV
The Umbrella Academy
as Cha-Cha
2019
Movie
Trolls World Tour
as Queen Essence (voice)
2020
TV
Ghost Whisperer
as Jackie Boyd
2005
TV
How to Get Away with Murder
as Rolanda
2014
Movie
Rock of Ages
as Justice
2012
Movie
Mudbound
as Florence Jackson
2017
TV
Scream: The TV Series
as Sherry Elliot
2015
TV
30 Rock
as Mary J. Blige
2006
Movie
Sherlock Gnomes
as Irene (voice)
2018
TV
Empire
as Angie
2015
TV
Entourage
as Mary J. Blige
2004
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
Movie
Respect
as Dinah Washington
2021
Movie
Body Cam
as Renee Lomito-Smith
2020
TV
Power Book II: Ghost
as Monet Stewart Tejada
2020
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
TV
black-ish
as Mirabelle
2014
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
TV
American Idol
as Self - Guest
2002
TV
American Idol
as Self - Mentor
2002
TV
American Idol
as Self - Performer
2002
TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
TV
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
Crew
Movie
Hidden Figures
Songs
2016
Movie
The Help
Songs
2011
Movie
Mudbound
Songs
2017
Movie
The Color Purple
Songs
2023
Movie
Rob Peace
Executive Producer
2024
Movie
Strength of a Woman
Writer
2023
Movie
Real Love
Executive Producer
2023
Movie
Mary J. Blige's Family Affair
Executive Producer
2025
Movie
Be Happy
Executive Producer
2026
Movie
Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
Executive Producer
2025