Mary J. Blige

Acting · 2.3 popularity

Age

Movies

Born: January 11, 1971
From: Yonkers, New York, USA
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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.

Works

69 films

Trolls World Tour

20207.2

Rock of Ages

20126.2

Respect

20216.8

Body Cam

20206.2

Sherlock Gnomes

20185.7

Teenage Paparazzo

20107.0

Mudbound

20177.4

I Can Do Bad All By Myself

20096.3

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

20158.4

Rob Peace

20246.9

Quincy

20187.3

Thriller 40

20238.7

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

20125.0

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

20037.9

You're Watching Video Music Box

20216.4

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

20117.2

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20214.0

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

20245.1

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

20217.1

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20228.2

Black Nativity

20135.2

Songs & Visions

1997

Michael Jackson: The One

20048.0

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

20139.3

The Violent Heart

20205.3

JAY-Z: Fade to Black

20046.6

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

20047.4

Mary J. Blige's My Life

20216.6

Gangstresses

2000

The Wiz Live!

20157.0

Pink Skies Ahead

20205.7

Prison Song

20015.5

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

20227.1

Soul Divas

2007

VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin

20018.0

We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

20094.6

George Michael: Freedom

20177.2

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20247.2

The Box

20188.0

Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits

20008.3

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

19996.9

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped

20246.6

Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert

19998.3

George Michael - Twenty Five

20067.3

MTV 20: Jams

20015.0

Betty and Coretta

20137.2

The Making of the Wiz Live!

2015

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

2022

Carole King and her Songs at the BBC

20238.0

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

20017.0

Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

2012

THE SHOW: California Love

20226.7

VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

2011

Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged

20015.1

DMX: Angel

200110.0

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

20044.8

Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special

2017

Queens of Soul at the BBC

20157.0

Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love

20037.6

Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America

2015

Hope for Haiti Now

20106.3

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

2005

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

20176.2

Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

20074.8

Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles

20047.0

Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special

2013

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

20048.0

Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers

2008

Mary J. Blige: For My Fans

2025