Mary Jane Blige aka Mary J. Blige is a singer, composer, and actor from the United States. Known as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” and “Queen of R&B.”
Blige is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, one Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Awards, twelve NAACP Image Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards, including the Billboard Icon Award.
She has been nominated for three Golden Globes and two Academy Awards, including one for her supporting performance in Mudbound (2017) and another for the film’s original song “Mighty River,” making her the first person to be nominated for both acting and songwriting in the same year.
Biography
| Net Worth: | $22 Million |
| Name: | Mary J. Blige |
| Salary: | $2 Million + |
| Monthly Income: | $1,50,000 + |
| Date of Birth: | January 11, 1971 |
| Age: | 52 years old |
| Gender: | Female |
| Height: | 1.75m. (5′ 8″) |
| Weight: | 66 kg or 145 lbs |
| Profession: | Singer-songwriter |
| Nationality: | American |
Early Life
Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971). She was born in Fordham Hospital in New York City’s Bronx neighborhood to nurse Cora and jazz musician Thomas Blige. She has an elder sister, LaTonya Blige-DaCosta, a younger half-brother, Bruce Miller, and a younger half-sister, Jonquell, both from Blige’s mother’s relationship with another man after she divorced her first husband.
She grew up in Richmond Hill, Georgia, where she sang in a Pentecostal church. She and her family then returned to New York, where they lived in the Schlobohm Housing Projects in Yonkers. After her father left the family in the mid-1970s, the family relied on her mother’s earnings as a nurse. Her father was a Vietnam War veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder and an alcohol problem.
Education
Unfortunately, in her junior year, Blige dropped out of high school, Roosevelt High School to focus on music.
Career
Blige made her acting debut in 1998 on the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show, playing Ola Mae, a preacher’s daughter who longed to sing more than church music. Ronald Isley of the Isley Brothers played her father. In the independent film Prison Song, Blige co-starred with rapper Q-Tip.
That same year, Blige appeared as Simone Fellows, the band’s lead singer who was unwell but refused to seek treatment, in the Lifetime network series Strong Medicine.
Blige appeared in a superhero web cartoon in collaboration with Stan Lee in 2000. During her Mary Show Tour in 2000, Blige included the cartoon in her act.
In 2004, Blige starred in The Exonerated, an Off-Broadway drama on the experiences of death row inmates. Sunny Jacobs, played by Mary J. Blige, was imprisoned for 20 years for a crime she did not commit.
It was rumored in late 2005 that Blige had earned the lead in the upcoming MTV Films biopic of American singer/pianist and civil rights leader Nina Simone.
By the spring of 2010, Blige was set to play Simone, with British actor David Oyelowo taking on the role of her manager, Clifton Henderson. Due to financial concerns, Blige later backed out of the part, and the character was recast with actress Zoe Saldana as Simone in Nina, which was released in 2016.
In 2017, Blige starred in Dee Rees’ period drama film Mudbound. As Florence Jackson, the matriarch of her family, she got critical acclaim, including this quote from Variety: “Mary J. Blige, as the mother of the Jackson family, gives a transformative performance that will elevate the R&B star’s acting career.”
In 2020, Mary J. Blige starred in the horror film Body Cam. She also appeared in the indie drama Pink Skies Ahead. Blige is presently starring as Monet Stewart Tejada in Power Book II: Ghost, the first spin-off from the critically acclaimed Starz television drama Power, which will premiere in September 2020.
Respect, a biographical drama film about Aretha Franklin’s life and career, starred Mary J. Blige as singer Dinah Washington. On August 13, 2021, the film was released theatrically.
In 2023. Blige was cast in the drama film Rob Peace, a film adaption of Chiwetel Ejiofor‘s novel The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace.
Mary J Blige Good Morning Gorgeous
Good Morning Gorgeous is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Mary J. Blige, released on February 11, 2022, through 300 Entertainment and her Mary Jane Productions imprint.
Mary J bliges real love follows 18-year-old Kendra (Ajiona Alexus) as she embarks on her first solo journey at an HBCU in North Carolina. Kendra (Da’Vinchi), her photo class partner, is attending on a scholarship and is motivated to focus on school while balancing work and studies.
Despite their disapproving parents, financial difficulties, and even an unexpected pregnancy, Kendra and Ben find themselves falling hard for one other and eventually discovering the meaning of “Real Love.” Even when Kendra recognizes that she must leave Ben behind in order to pursue her aspirations, it is clear that their journey is far from done.
Filmography
2001 Prison Song
2009 I Can Do Bad All By Myself
2012 Rock of Ages
2013 Black Nativity
2014 Champs
2017 Mudbound
2017 Welcome to My Life
2018 Sherlock Gnomes
2020 Pink Skies Ahead
2020 Trolls World Tour
2020 The Violent Heart
2020 Body Cam
2021 Respect
2021 Mary J. Blige’s My Life
Television
1989 Showtime at the Apollo
1990 The Arsenio Hall Show
1992 Soul Train
1992 Out All Night
1993 Saturday Night Live
1994 The 8th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
1995 New York Undercover
1999 Moesha
2001 Strong Medicine
2007 Ghost Whisperer
2007
Entourage
2009 30 Rock
2010, 2012 American Idol
2012 The Voice
2013 Betty & Coretta
2013
The X Factor
2015
Empire
2015
The Wiz Live!
2015
Black-ish
2016 How To Get Away With Murder
2019 The Umbrella Academy
2019
Scream: Resurrection
2020 Power Book II: Ghost
2022 Lost Ollie
Discography
Studio Albums
What’s the 411? (1992)
My Life (1994)
Share My World (1997)
Mary (1999)
No More Drama (2001)
Love & Life (2003)
The Breakthrough (2005)
Growing Pains (2007)
Stronger with Each Tear (2009)
My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1) (2011)
A Mary Christmas (2013)
Think Like a Man Too (soundtrack) (2014)
The London Sessions (2014)
Strength of a Woman (2017)
Good Morning Gorgeous (2022)
Personal Life
Blige was in a six-year relationship with Cedric “K-Ci” Hailey of the R&B duo Jodeci in the 1990s. During an interview on the UK television show The Word in 1995, Blige stated the two were engaged; Hailey denied they were planning to marry. Their tumultuous relationship inspired Mary J. Blige’s album My Life.
| Real Name | Mary Jane Blige |
| Nick Name: | Mary J. Blige |
| Birth Place: | Yonkers, New York, United States |
| Date Of Birth: | 11 January 1971 |
| Age: | 52 years old |
| Height: | In Centimeters – 175 cm In Feet and Inches – 5’8” |
| Weight: | In Kilograms – 66 kg In Pounds – 145 lbs |
| Eye Color: | Dark brown |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Parents Name: | Father – Thomas Blige Mother – Cora Blige |
| Siblings: | LaTonya Blige-DaCosta, Bruce Miller |
| School: | Roosevelt High School |
| College: | N/A |
| Religion: | N/A |
| Nationality: | American |
| Zodiac Sign: | Capricorn |
| Gender: | Female |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Divorced |
| Boyfriend: | N/A |
| Husband/Spouse Name: | Martin “Kendu” Isaacs (m. 2003-2018) |
| Kids/Children Name: | No |
| Profession: | Singer-songwriter, actress |
| Net Worth: | $22 million |
Mary J. Blige’s Marriage
On December 7, 2003, Blige married her manager, Martin “Kendu” Isaacs. Isaacs had two children with his first wife, Nas and Jordan, and an older daughter, Briana, from a teenage relationship.
Blige filed for divorce in July 2016, citing “irreconcilable differences.” On June 21, 2018, Blige and Isaacs’ divorce was finalized.
Awards
Blige has won nine Grammy Awards.
A Primetime Emmy Award.
Four American Music Awards.
Twelve NAACP Image Awards.
Twelve Billboard Music Awards, including the Billboard Icon Award.
Age
She is 52 years of age. Born on January 11, 1971
Social Media
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| Name | Mary Jane Blige |
| Net Worth | $22 Million |
| Profession | Singer-songwriter, and actress |
| Monthly Income And Salary | $1,50,000 + |
| Yearly Income And Salary | $2 Million + |
Mary J. Blige Net Worth Growth
| Net Worth in 2023 | $22 Million |
| Net Worth in 2022 | $18 Million |
| Net Worth in 2021 | $16.2 Million |
| Net Worth in 2020 | $14.8 Million |
| Net Worth in 2019 | $15.4 Million |
| Net Worth in 2018 | $15 Million |
Net Worth
Mary Jane Blige is an American singer, songwriter, and actress, she currently has a net worth estimated to be around $22 million. Often referred to as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” and “Queen of R&B”, Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Awards, twelve NAACP Image Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards, including the Billboard Icon Award.
People Also Ask For FAQs
When did Mary J come out?
In 1992, Blige released her debut album, What’s the 411?, which is credited for introducing the mix of R&B and hip hop into mainstream pop culture. Its 1993 remix album became the first album by a singer to have a rapper on every song, popularizing rap as a featuring act.
How long has Mary J. Blige been sober?
Blige has spent most of her adult life struggling with alcohol and cocaine. Right now, by relying on her faith (she has never wanted to go to rehab), she has strung together two solid sober years since last drinking.
How old was Mary J. Blige when she came out?
Born in the Bronx, New York, Blige began moving people with her soulful voice when at 18 she signed with Andre Harrell’s Uptown Records in 1989, becoming the MCA-distributed label’s youngest and first female artist.
What happened to Mary J. Blige at age 7?
Blige Opens Up About Being Sexually Assaulted From Age 5 To 17.
What is the height of Mary J.Blige?
The height of Mary J. Blige is 1.75 M.
What is the name of Mary J. Blige’s Husband?
Mary J. Blige is currently not married to anyone.
How much does Mary J. Blige make annually?
Mary J. Blige earns an estimated salary of $2 Million Per Year.
How old is Mary J. Blige?
She is 52 years of age. Born on January 11, 1971.
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