Mary J. Blige

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-01-11 (55 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • The View

    The View

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • Ghost Whisperer

    Ghost Whisperer

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • How to Get Away with Murder

    How to Get Away with Murder

  • Strong Medicine

    Strong Medicine

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • Empire

    Empire

  • Power Book II: Ghost

    Power Book II: Ghost

  • The Umbrella Academy

    The Umbrella Academy

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • American Idol

    American Idol

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Moesha

    Moesha

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Tyra Banks Show

    The Tyra Banks Show

  • The Jamie Foxx Show

    The Jamie Foxx Show

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • America's Next Top Model

    America's Next Top Model

  • People's Choice Awards

    People's Choice Awards

  • Scream: The TV Series

    Scream: The TV Series

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • New York Undercover

    New York Undercover

  • American Music Awards

    American Music Awards

  • All That

    All That

  • Teenage Paparazzo

    Teenage Paparazzo

  • Sean Combs: The Reckoning

    Sean Combs: The Reckoning

  • In Living Color

    In Living Color

  • Classic Albums

    Classic Albums

  • The Chris Rock Show

    The Chris Rock Show

  • The Shop

    The Shop

  • Alan Carr: Chatty Man

    Alan Carr: Chatty Man

  • Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

    Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

  • The Marriage Ref

    The Marriage Ref

  • MTV Unplugged

    MTV Unplugged

  • Today

    Today

  • Trolls World Tour

    Trolls World Tour

  • Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

  • Miley's New Year's Eve Party

    Miley's New Year's Eve Party

  • Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

    Justin Lee Collins: Good Times

  • Yo! MTV Raps

    Yo! MTV Raps

  • Rock of Ages

    Rock of Ages

  • Sherlock Gnomes

    Sherlock Gnomes

  • Black Nativity

    Black Nativity

  • Impact x Nightline

    Impact x Nightline

  • Betty and Coretta

    Betty and Coretta

  • Lost Ollie

    Lost Ollie

  • Soul Divas

    Soul Divas

  • Michael Jackson: The One

    Michael Jackson: The One

  • Michael Jackson: Number Ones

    Michael Jackson: Number Ones

  • Respect

    Respect

  • Gangstresses

    Gangstresses

  • The Crew Has It

    The Crew Has It

  • In Vogue: The 90s

    In Vogue: The 90s

  • Body Cam

    Body Cam

  • Rob Peace

    Rob Peace

  • Out All Night

    Out All Night

  • Mudbound

    Mudbound

  • Quincy

    Quincy

  • Fat Joe Talks

    Fat Joe Talks

  • Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

    Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

  • Carole King and her Songs at the BBC

    Carole King and her Songs at the BBC

  • I Can Do Bad All By Myself

    I Can Do Bad All By Myself

  • The Grammys

    The Grammys

  • Songs & Visions

    Songs & Visions

  • Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

    Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

  • One Life to Live

    One Life to Live

  • TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

    TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy

  • Prison Song

    Prison Song

  • The Wiz Live!

    The Wiz Live!

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

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

  • Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

    Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

  • Thriller 40

    Thriller 40

  • You're Watching Video Music Box

    You're Watching Video Music Box

  • 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped

    Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped

  • Pink Skies Ahead

    Pink Skies Ahead

  • 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

    The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige

  • The Violent Heart

    The Violent Heart

  • George Michael: Freedom Uncut

    George Michael: Freedom Uncut

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

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

  • JAY-Z: Fade to Black

    JAY-Z: Fade to Black

  • Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

    Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

  • Mary J. Blige's My Life

    Mary J. Blige's My Life

  • Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged

    Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged

  • Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

    Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

  • Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

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

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

  • George Michael: Freedom

    George Michael: Freedom

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

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

  • Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

    Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D

  • The Box

    The Box

  • Hope for Haiti Now

    Hope for Haiti Now

  • Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits

    Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits

  • Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

    Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

  • MTV 20: Jams

    MTV 20: Jams

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

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

  • Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

    Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

  • The Making of the Wiz Live!

    The Making of the Wiz Live!

  • George Michael - Twenty Five

    George Michael - Twenty Five

  • Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special

    Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special

  • All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

    All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

  • Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

    Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt

  • Mary J. Blige: For My Fans

    Mary J. Blige: For My Fans

  • DMX: Angel

    DMX: Angel

  • VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin

    VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin

  • Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America

    Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America

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

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

  • VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

    VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul

  • THE SHOW: California Love

    THE SHOW: California Love

  • Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special

    Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special

  • Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love

    Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love

  • Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles

    Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles

  • Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert

    Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert

  • Queens of Soul at the BBC

    Queens of Soul at the BBC

  • Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers

    Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers