Mary J. Blige
From Wikipedia, Free Online Encyclopedia: 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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- 2025 · Atlantis as
- 2024 · 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2024 · Fat Joe Talks as Self - Guest
- 2024 · Rob Peace as Jackie Peace
- 2024 · TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · Thriller 40 as Self
- 2023 · Carole King and her Songs at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige as Self - Host
- 2022 · THE SHOW: California Love as Self
- 2022 · 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2022 · Impact x Nightline as
- 2022 · Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2022 · Lost Ollie as Rosy (voice)
- 2022 · George Michael: Freedom Uncut as Self
- 2022 · The Crew Has It as
- 2021 · You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
- 2021 · Respect as Dinah Washington
- 2021 · Mary J. Blige's My Life as Self
- 2021 · Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Pink Skies Ahead as Doctor Monroe
- 2020 · The Violent Heart as Nina
- 2020 · Power Book II: Ghost as Monet Stewart Tejada
- 2020 · Body Cam as Renee Lomito-Smith
- 2020 · Trolls World Tour as Queen Essence (voice)
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · The Umbrella Academy as Cha-Cha
- 2018 · Quincy as Self
- 2018 · The Shop as Self
- 2018 · Sherlock Gnomes as Irene (voice)
- 2018 · The Box as Evil Commander
- 2017 · GRAMMYS' Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2017 · Mudbound as Florence Jackson
- 2017 · George Michael: Freedom as Self
- 2017 · Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story as Herself
- 2015 · Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live as Self
- 2015 · The Wiz Live! as Evillene
- 2015 · The Making of the Wiz Live! as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2015 · Scream: The TV Series as Sherry Elliot
- 2015 · Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America as Self
- 2015 · Queens of Soul at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Lip Sync Battle as Self
- 2015 · Empire as Angie
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · How to Get Away with Murder as Rolanda
- 2014 · black-ish as Mirabelle
- 2013 · Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade as Self
- 2013 · Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special as Self
- 2013 · Black Nativity as Platinum Fro
- 2013 · The Sound of Change Live as Self
- 2013 · Betty and Coretta as Dr. Betty Shabazz
- 2012 · Rock of Ages as Justice
- 2012 · Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ as Self
- 2012 · Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D as Self
- 2011 · VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul as Self
- 2011 · Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest as Self
- 2010 · Justin Lee Collins: Good Times as Self
- 2010 · The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
- 2010 · We Are the World 25 For Haiti as Mary J. Blige
- 2010 · Teenage Paparazzo as Self (uncredited)
- 2010 · Hope for Haiti Now as Self
- 2009 · The Jay Leno Show as Self
- 2009 · I Can Do Bad All By Myself as Tanya
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Alan Carr: Chatty Man as Self
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2009 · We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial as Self
- 2008 · Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers as Self
- 2007 · Soul Divas as Self
- 2007 · Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt as Self
- 2006 · George Michael - Twenty Five as Self
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Mary J. Blige
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Jackie Boyd
- 2005 · The Tyra Banks Show as Self
- 2005 · An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues as Self
- 2005 · Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music as Self
- 2004 · Miley's New Year's Eve Party as Self - Musical Guest
- 2004 · Fade to Black as Self
- 2004 · Genius. A Night for Ray Charles as Self
- 2004 · And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
- 2004 · Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me as Self (voice)
- 2004 · Michael Jackson: The One as Self
- 2003 · Extreme Makeover: Home Edition as
- 2003 · Michael Jackson: Number Ones as Self
- 2003 · Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love as Self - Special Guest Vocalist
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as
- 2003 · America's Next Top Model as Guest
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · American Idol as Self - Guest
- 2001 · DMX: Angel as Guardian Angel
- 2001 · Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged as Self
- 2001 · Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self - Guest
- 2001 · Prison Song as Mom
- 2001 · VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin as Self
- 2001 · All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! as Self
- 2000 · Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits as Self - Guest Appearance
- 2000 · Strong Medicine as Simone Fellows
- 2000 · Gangstresses as Mary J. Blige
- 1999 · Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert as Self - Guest star
- 1999 · VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music as Self - Performer
- 1998 · Britney Spears: The Videos as Self
- 1997 · Songs & Visions as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self
- 1997 · The Chris Rock Show as
- 1996 · The Jamie Foxx Show as
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · Moesha as
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1994 · All That as Self
- 1993 · Intimate Portrait as Self
- 1992 · Out All Night as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1990 · In Living Color as
- 1989 · MTV Unplugged as Self
- 1988 · Yo! MTV Raps as Self
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1974 · American Music Awards as Self - Musical Guest
- 1968 · One Life to Live as
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self
- 1959 · The Grammy Awards as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self