| Mary J. Blige | |
|---|---|
 Blige at the 90th Academy Awards | |
| 2 Nominations | |
| Role | Actress, Singer, Songwriter |
| Born | January 11, 1971 |
| New York City, New York, USA | |
Mary J. Blige is an American actress, record producer, singer and songwriter. She has been honored with numerous accolades and nominations, including winning nine Grammy Awards, and being the recipient of three Golden Globe nominations including one for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Florence Jackson in Mudbound (2017), for which she also became the first woman to receive multiple Academy Award nominations in the same year including for Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Song. She started her career as a backing singer on Uptown Records in 1989. In 1992, Blige released her first album, "What's the 411?". She has released 13 studio albums, eight of which have achieved multi-platinum worldwide sales. Her album 1994 My Life is among Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and Times All-Time 100 Albums. She received a Legends Award at the World Music Awards in 2006, and the Voice of Music Award from performance rights organization ASCAP in 2007. As of 2013, Blige has sold 75 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the past 25 years.
Nomintaions[]
- 90th Academy Awards, 2017
- Best Original Song — "Mighty River" from Mudbound (shared with Raphael Saadiq and Taura Stinson)
- Best Supporting Actress — Mudbound
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