Mary J. Blige
Biography
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 (65 movies)
Teenage Paparazzo
2010
Rob Peace
2024
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
Prison Song
2001
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
2000
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
2023
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
2004
Rock of Ages
2012
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011
George Michael - Twenty Five
2006
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
1999
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
2017
Soul Divas
2007
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
Betty and Coretta
2013
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
Black Nativity
2013
Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special
2013
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
2012
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
Gangstresses
2000
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
2003
Queens of Soul at the BBC
2015
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
2003
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
Thriller 40
2023
The Wiz Live!
2015
THE SHOW: California Love
2022
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
2001
Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America
2015
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
2005
Songs & Visions
1997
Mudbound
2017
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
George Michael: Freedom
2017
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
2017
Sherlock Gnomes
2018
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
1999
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
Body Cam
2020
Quincy
2018
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015
Respect
2021
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2013
Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
2007
DMX: Angel
2001
The Violent Heart
2020
Trolls World Tour
2020
Pink Skies Ahead
2020
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
Michael Jackson: The One
2004
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021
The Box
2018
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
2001
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2024
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
2024
Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
2025
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Real Love | 2023 | Writer |
| Real Love | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| Strength of a Woman | 2023 | Writer |
| Strength of a Woman | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| Rob Peace | 2024 | Executive Producer |
| Family Affair | 2025 | Executive Producer |
| Mary J. Blige: For My Fans | 2025 | Executive Producer |