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10.0
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2013
as Self
Mary J. Blige
Acting
Born:January 11, 1971(age 55)
Birthplace:Yonkers, New York, USA
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (66 movies)
10.0
10.0
Family Affair
2025
Executive Producer
8.6
8.6
Strength of a Woman
2023
Writer
8.5
8.5
Thriller 40
2023
as Self
8.4
8.4
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
as Self
8.4
8.4
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
2000
as Self - Guest Appearance
8.0
8.0
The Box
2018
as Evil Commander
8.0
8.0
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
2023
as Self (archive footage)
8.0
8.0
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
1999
as Self - Guest star
8.0
8.0
Michael Jackson: The One
2004
as Self
7.9
7.9
Real Love
2023
Executive Producer
7.7
7.7
Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
2003
as Self - Special Guest Vocalist
7.7
7.7
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
2003
as Self (archive footage)
7.4
7.4
Mudbound
2017
as Florence Jackson
7.3
7.3
Quincy
2018
as Self
7.3
7.3
George Michael - Twenty Five
2006
as Self
7.3
7.3
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004
as Self
7.3
7.3
Trolls World Tour
2020
as Queen Essence (voice)
7.2
7.2
George Michael: Freedom
2017
as Self
7.2
7.2
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2024
as Self
7.2
7.2
Betty and Coretta
2013
as Dr. Betty Shabazz
7.1
7.1
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011
as Self
7.0
7.0
The Wiz Live!
2015
as Evillene
7.0
7.0
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
as Self (voice)
7.0
7.0
Teenage Paparazzo
2010
as Self (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Queens of Soul at the BBC
2015
as Self (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
as Self
6.8
6.8
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
2004
as Self
6.8
6.8
Rob Peace
2024
Executive Producer
6.8
6.8
Respect
2021
as Dinah Washington
6.7
6.7
THE SHOW: California Love
2022
as Self
6.6
6.6
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
2024
as Self
6.6
6.6
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021
as Self
6.4
6.4
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
as Self (archive footage)
6.3
6.3
Hope for Haiti Now
2010
as Self
6.3
6.3
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
1999
as Self - Performer
6.2
6.2
Body Cam
2020
as Renee Lomito-Smith
6.2
6.2
Rock of Ages
2012
as Justice
6.2
6.2
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
2017
as Self
6.2
6.2
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009
as Tanya
6.2
6.2
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
2001
as Self
5.7
5.7
Sherlock Gnomes
2018
as Irene (voice)
5.7
5.7
Pink Skies Ahead
2020
as Doctor Monroe
5.3
5.3
The Violent Heart
2020
as Nina
5.2
5.2
Prison Song
2001
as Mom
5.0
5.0
Black Nativity
2013
as Platinum Fro
4.8
4.8
Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
2007
as Self
4.6
4.6
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009
as Self
4.0
4.0
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004
as Self
1.0
1.0
MTV 20: Jams
2001
Gangstresses
2000
as Mary J. Blige
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
2012
as Self
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015
as Self
Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special
2013
as Self
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011
as Self
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
2017
as Self
Soul Divas
2007
as Self
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
2001
as Self
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
2005
as Self
Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America
2015
as Self
Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers
2008
as Self
Songs & Visions
1997
as Self
DMX: Angel
2001
as Guardian Angel
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001
as Self
Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
2025
Executive Producer
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