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Mary J. Blige

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1971-01-11 (Age: 55)

Place of Birth

Yonkers, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (69)

⭐ 0 Role: Self

Mary J. Blige: For My Fans

2025
⭐ 6.6 Role: Self

Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped

2024
⭐ 7.2 Role: Self

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2024
⭐ 6.8 Role: Jackie Peace

Rob Peace

2024
⭐ 5.1 Role: Self (archive footage)

TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

2024
⭐ 8.6 Role: Self

Thriller 40

2023
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Carole King and her Songs at the BBC

2023
⭐ 6.7 Role: Self

THE SHOW: California Love

2022
⭐ 8.2 Role: Self

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

2022
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

2022
⭐ 6.4 Role: Self (archive footage)

You're Watching Video Music Box

2021
⭐ 4.0 Role: Self

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2021
⭐ 6.8 Role: Dinah Washington

Respect

2021
⭐ 6.6 Role: Self

Mary J. Blige's My Life

2021