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Mary J. Blige
Yonkers, New York, USA
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 19…
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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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2026
Be Happy
Movie Executive Producer
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2025
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2025
Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
Movie Self
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2025
Mary J. Blige's Family Affair
Movie Executive Producer
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2024
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
Movie Self
- 2024
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2024
Fat Joe Talks
TV show Self - Guest
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2024
In Vogue: The 90s
TV show Self
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2024
Rob Peace
Movie Jackie Peace
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2024
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2023
The Color Purple
Movie Songs
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2023
Thriller 40
Movie Self
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2023
Strength of a Woman
Movie Writer
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2023
Real Love
Movie Executive Producer
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2023
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2023
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
TV show Self - Host
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2022
THE SHOW: California Love
Movie Self
- 2022
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2022
Impact x Nightline
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2022
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
Lost Ollie
TV show Rosy (voice)
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2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Movie Self
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2022
The Crew Has It
TV show
- 2022
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2021
You're Watching Video Music Box
Movie Self (archive footage)
- 2021
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2021
Respect
Movie Dinah Washington
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2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life
Movie Self
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2021
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Pink Skies Ahead
Movie Doctor Monroe
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2020
The Violent Heart
Movie Nina
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2020
Power Book II: Ghost
TV show Monet Stewart Tejada
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2020
Body Cam
Movie Renee Lomito-Smith
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2020
Trolls World Tour
Movie Queen Essence (voice)
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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2019
Tamron Hall
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2019
The Umbrella Academy
TV show Cha-Cha
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2018
Quincy
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