Cast
Mary J. Blige
Acting
Cast
Mary J. Blige
Known for
Acting
Born
1971-01-11
From
Yonkers, New York, USA
Also known as Mary Jane 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.
★7.2
MOVIE2020
Trolls World Tour
as Queen Essence (voice)
★6.2
MOVIE2012
Rock of Ages
as Justice
★7.0
MOVIE2010
Teenage Paparazzo
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE1997
Songs & Visions
as Self
★7.4
MOVIE2017
Mudbound
as Florence Jackson
★6.8
MOVIE2021
Respect
as Dinah Washington
★5.7
MOVIE2018
Sherlock Gnomes
as Irene (voice)
★5.2
MOVIE2013
Black Nativity
as Platinum Fro
★8.7
MOVIE2023
Thriller 40
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE2017
George Michael: Freedom
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE2013
Betty and Coretta
as Dr. Betty Shabazz
★5.7
MOVIE2020
Pink Skies Ahead
as Doctor Monroe
★5.1
MOVIE2001
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
as Self
★7.1
MOVIE2021
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
as Self (archive footage)
★6.2
MOVIE2020
Body Cam
as Renee Lomito-Smith
MOVIE2000
Gangstresses
as Mary J. Blige
★7.2
MOVIE2011
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
as Self
★5.3
MOVIE2020
The Violent Heart
as Nina
★7.3
MOVIE2018
Quincy
as Self
MOVIE2015
Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America
as Self
MOVIE2007
Soul Divas
as Self
★7.4
MOVIE2004
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2001
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
as Self
★6.8
MOVIE2024
Rob Peace
as Jackie Peace
★6.6
MOVIE2021
Mary J. Blige's My Life
as Self
★8.5
MOVIE2015
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
as Self - Musical Guest
★6.3
MOVIE2010
Hope for Haiti Now
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2004
Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles
MOVIE2005
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
as Self
★7.2
MOVIE2024
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2001
MTV 20: Jams
★8.0
MOVIE2004
Michael Jackson: The One
as Self
★8.2
MOVIE2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
★4.6
MOVIE2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE2009
I Can Do Bad All By Myself
as Tanya
★7.0
MOVIE2015
The Wiz Live!
as Evillene
★6.4
MOVIE2021
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
★7.9
MOVIE2003
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
as Self (archive footage)
★4.0
MOVIE2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
★8.3
MOVIE1999
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
as Self - Guest star
★4.8
MOVIE2004
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
★7.3
MOVIE2006
George Michael - Twenty Five
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2018
The Box
as Evil Commander
★5.1
MOVIE2024
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
as Self (archive footage)
★5.5
MOVIE2001
Prison Song
as Mom
★6.6
MOVIE2024
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
as Self
★7.1
MOVIE2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
as Self
★6.6
MOVIE2004
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
as Self
MOVIE2015
The Making of the Wiz Live!
as Self
★6.2
MOVIE2017
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
as Self
★5.0
MOVIE2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
★6.9
MOVIE1999
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
as Self - Performer
★9.3
MOVIE2013
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
as Self
MOVIE2017
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
as Self
★4.8
MOVIE2007
Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE2001
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
as Self
MOVIE2011
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
as Self
MOVIE2013
Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special
as Self
MOVIE2022
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2012
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE2022
THE SHOW: California Love
as Self
★8.3
MOVIE2000
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
as Self - Guest Appearance
★10.0
MOVIE2001
DMX: Angel
as Guardian Angel
★8.0
MOVIE2023
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2008
Mary J. Blige: VH1 Storytellers
as Self
MOVIE2025
Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
as Self
★8.0
MOVIE2004
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
as Self (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE2015
Queens of Soul at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
★7.6
MOVIE2003
Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
as Self - Special Guest Vocalist