Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
2025 · Movie
as Self
Mary J. Blige
1971-01-11
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Yonkers, New York, USA
Writers:
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
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
2025 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Rob Peace
2024 · Movie
as Jackie Peace
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2024 · Movie
as Self
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
2024 · Movie
as Self
Fat Joe Talks
2024 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
In Vogue: The 90s
2024 · TV Show
as Self
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
2023 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Thriller 40
2023 · Movie
as Self
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
2023 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
2022 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022 · Movie
as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 · Movie
as Self
THE SHOW: California Love
2022 · Movie
as Self
Lost Ollie
2022 · TV Show
as Rosy (voice)
Sherri
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Crew Has It
2022 · TV Show
Impact x Nightline
2022 · TV Show
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Movie
as Self
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Respect
2021 · Movie
as Dinah Washington
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
2021 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Mary J. Blige's My Life
2021 · Movie
as Self
Body Cam
2020 · Movie
as Renee Lomito-Smith
The Violent Heart
2020 · Movie
as Nina
Trolls World Tour
2020 · Movie
as Queen Essence (voice)
Pink Skies Ahead
2020 · Movie
as Doctor Monroe
Power Book II: Ghost
2020 · TV Show
as Monet Stewart Tejada
Tamron Hall
2019 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Umbrella Academy
2019 · TV Show
as Cha-Cha
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Sherlock Gnomes
2018 · Movie
as Irene (voice)
Quincy
2018 · Movie
as Self
The Box
2018 · Movie
as Evil Commander
The Shop
2018 · TV Show
as Self
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
2017 · Movie
as Self
Mudbound
2017 · Movie
as Florence Jackson
George Michael: Freedom
2017 · Movie
as Self
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
2017 · Movie
as Self
Queens of Soul at the BBC
2015 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Wiz Live!
2015 · Movie
as Evillene
Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America
2015 · Movie
as Self
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · Movie
as Self - Musical Guest
The Making of the Wiz Live!
2015 · Movie
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
Empire
2015 · TV Show
as Angie
Lip Sync Battle
2015 · TV Show
as Self
Scream: The TV Series
2015 · TV Show
as Sherry Elliot
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · TV Show
as Self
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · TV Show
as Rolanda
black-ish
2014 · TV Show
as Mirabelle
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Betty and Coretta
2013 · Movie
as Dr. Betty Shabazz
Black Nativity
2013 · Movie
as Platinum Fro
Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special
2013 · Movie
as Self
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
2013 · Movie
as Self
Rock of Ages
2012 · Movie
as Justice
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
2012 · Movie
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012 · Movie
as Self
Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby
2012 · TV Show
as Self
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011 · Movie
as Self
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
2011 · Movie
as Self
Teenage Paparazzo
2010 · Movie
as Self (uncredited)
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Hope for Haiti Now
2010 · Movie
as Self
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The Marriage Ref
2010 · TV Show
as Self - Panelist
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
2010 · TV Show
as Self
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2009 · Movie
as Tanya
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
2009 · Movie
as Self
The Jay Leno Show
2009 · TV Show
as Self
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009 · TV Show
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · TV Show
as Self
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Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers
2008 · Movie
as Self
Soul Divas
2007 · Movie
as Self
Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
2007 · Movie
as Self
George Michael - Twenty Five
2006 · Movie
as Self
30 Rock
2006 · TV Show
as Mary J. Blige
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
2005 · Movie
as Self
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · TV Show
as Jackie Boyd
The Tyra Banks Show
2005 · TV Show
as Self
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
2005 · TV Show
as Self
VH1 Storytellers
2005 · TV Show
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
2004 · Movie
as Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
2004 · Movie
as Self
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004 · Movie
as Self (voice)
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004 · Movie
as Self
Michael Jackson: The One
2004 · Movie
as Self
Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles
2004 · Movie
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2004 · TV Show
as Self - Musical Guest
Entourage
2004 · TV Show
as Mary J. Blige
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
2004 · TV Show
as Self
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
2003 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
2003 · Movie
as Self - Special Guest Vocalist
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
America's Next Top Model
2003 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
American Idol
2002 · TV Show
as Self - Guest, Self - Mentor, Self - Performer
Prison Song
2001 · Movie
as Mom
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
2001 · Movie
as Self
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
2001 · Movie
as Self
DMX: Angel
2001 · Movie
as Guardian Angel
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
2001 · Movie
as Self
No image
MTV 20: Jams
2001 · Movie
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
2000 · Movie
as Self - Guest Appearance
Gangstresses
2000 · Movie
as Mary J. Blige
Strong Medicine
2000 · TV Show
as Simone Fellows
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
1999 · Movie
as Self - Performer
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
1999 · Movie
as Self - Guest star
Songs & Visions
1997 · Movie
as Self
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
The Chris Rock Show
1997 · TV Show
as Self
Classic Albums
1997 · TV Show
as Self
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996 · TV Show
as Ola Mae
Moesha
1996 · TV Show
as Mary J. Blige
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
All That
1994 · TV Show
as Self
New York Undercover
1994 · TV Show
Intimate Portrait
1993 · TV Show
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Musical Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV Show
as Self
No image
Out All Night
1992 · TV Show
as Self
In Living Color
1990 · TV Show
The Word
1990 · TV Show
MTV Unplugged
1989 · TV Show
as Self
Yo! MTV Raps
1988 · TV Show
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · TV Show
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Musical Guest
People's Choice Awards
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Performer
American Music Awards
1974 · TV Show
as Self - Musical Guest
One Life to Live
1968 · TV Show
Top of the Pops
1964 · TV Show
as Self
The Grammys
1959 · TV Show
as Self
Today
1952 · TV Show
as Self
Crew Credits
Be Happy
2026 · Movie
Executive Producer
Mary J. Blige's Family Affair
2025 · Movie
Executive Producer
Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
2025 · Movie
Executive Producer
Rob Peace
2024 · Movie
Executive Producer
Strength of a Woman
2023 · Movie
Writer, Executive Producer
Real Love
2023 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Color Purple
2023 · Movie
Songs
Mudbound
2017 · Movie
Songs
Hidden Figures
2016 · Movie
Songs
The Help
2011 · Movie
Songs
