Highest rated as cast or director
Mudbound
2017
Power Book II: Ghost
2020 · 4 Seasons
Lost Ollie
2022 · 1 Season
Rob Peace
2024
Respect
2021
Mary J. Blige's 6 titles from the 2020s have a median Balasaur Score of 67, led by Power Book II: Ghost (77) and Lost Ollie (77), against 49 for those from the 2010s.
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.
Acted in 40
2020s
- 2024
- 2022
The Crew Has It
TV
- 2021
- 2020
Pink Skies Ahead
Doctor Monroe
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
The Box
Evil Commander
- 2017
- 2015
The Wiz Live!
Evillene
- 2014
- 2013
Betty and Coretta
Dr. Betty Shabazz
- 2012
2000s
- 2009
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
Mary J. Blige - Live in Los Angeles
Movie
- 2001
DMX: Angel
Guardian Angel
- 2000
Gangstresses
Mary J. Blige
1990s
- 1996
- 1994
- 1992
- 1990
1960s
- 1968
Produced 6
2020s
- 2026
Be Happy
Executive Producer
- 2025
Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
Executive Producer
- 2024
- 2023
Real Love
Executive Producer
Sound 5
2020s
- 2024
- 2023
2010s
- 2017
- 2016
- 2011
Wrote 1
2020s
- 2023
Appearances93
2020s
- 2025
Mary J. Blige: For My Fans
Self
- 2024
Wham!: Last Christmas Unwrapped
Self
2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Fat Joe Talks
Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2023
Carole King and her Songs at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
Self - Host · 2 episodes
- 2022
THE SHOW: California Love
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Self
- 2021
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Grammy's Greatest Stories: A 60th Anniversary Special
Self
George Michael: Freedom
Self
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Self
- 2015
The Making of the Wiz Live!
Self
Mary J. Blige: Live at Made in America
Self
Queens of Soul at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
- 2013
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Self
Michael Bublé’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special
Self
- 2012
Rod Stewart: Merry Christmas, Baby
Self · 1 episode
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
- 2011
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
Self
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Self
- 2010
Justin Lee Collins: Good Times
Self · 1 episode
2000s
- 2009
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
- 2007
Soul Divas
Self
Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Self
- 2006
George Michael - Twenty Five
Self
- 2005
An Intimate Evening with Mary J. Blige - Live from the House of Blues
Self
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
Self · 6 episodes
- 2004
JAY-Z: Fade to Black
Self
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles
Self
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
Self · 5 episodes
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Self (voice)
Michael Jackson: The One
Self
- 2003
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
Self (archive footage)
Sting: Inside - The Songs of Sacred Love
Self - Special Guest Vocalist
- 2002
- 2001
Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged
Self
VH1 Divas Live: The One and Only Aretha Franklin
Self
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
Self
- 2000
Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
Self - Guest Appearance
1990s
- 1999
Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert
Self - Guest star
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
Self - Performer
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1984
1970s
- 1975
- 1974
1960s
- 1964
1950s
- 1959
The Grammys
Self · 2 episodes
- 1952
