American singer, songwriter and actress Mary J. Blige has released numerous music videos throughout her career, beginning with the singles from her debut studio album What's the 411? (1992). Her early videos included "Real Love", "Reminisce", "Love No Limit", and "You Don't Have to Worry". During the 1990s, Blige continued to develop her visual presence through videos for songs including "Be Happy", "You Bring Me Joy", "I'm Goin' Down", "Not Gon' Cry", "Love Is All We Need", "I Can Love You", "Everything", "Seven Days", "As", and "All That I Can Say". Her videos during this period were directed by filmmakers including Marcus Raboy, Hype Williams, F. Gary Gray, Matthew Rolston, Brett Ratner, and Paul Hunter.
During the 2000s, Blige's music-video output included "Your Child", "Family Affair", "No More Drama", "Rainy Dayz", "Love @ 1st Sight", "Ooh!", "Be Without You", "One", "Enough Cryin", "Take Me as I Am", "Just Fine", "Stronger", and "I Am". She also appeared in videos for collaborations with other artists, including Method Man, The Notorious B.I.G., Kirk Franklin, Wyclef Jean, Common, Talib Kweli, Ludacris, Musiq Soulchild, and Big Boi. In the 2010s, her videos included "Each Tear", "We Got Hood Love", "Someone to Love Me (Naked)", "Mr. Wrong", "Why", "Suitcase", "Right Now", "Therapy", "Doubt", "Thick of It", and "Love Yourself". She also appeared alongside Maroon 5 and Cardi B in the video for "Girls Like You" in 2018.
In the 2020s, Blige continued to release music videos for songs including "Good Morning Gorgeous", "Amazing", "Rent Money", "Come See About Me", "Still Believe in Love", "Gone Forever", "Breathing", "You Ain't the Only One", and "Here I Am". Many of her videos during this period were directed by Eif Rivera, who also directed several videos associated with her 2022 album Good Morning Gorgeous and subsequent releases. Blige has additionally appeared as a featured performer in music videos by other artists throughout her career, including recordings by Father MC, Grand Puba, Method Man, The Notorious B.I.G., Case, Kirk Franklin, Wyclef Jean, Common, Talib Kweli, Ludacris, Musiq Soulchild, The Black Eyed Peas, and Maroon 5.
Blige has also released several video albums documenting her performances and music, including Love & Life - The Tour (2003), Live from the House of Blues (2004), Live from Los Angeles (2004), BET Presents The Breakthrough (2006), and Reflections (A Retrospective) Video Reel (2006).
Aside from music videos, Blige began her acting career with a role in the 2001 film Prison Song. She subsequently appeared in films including I Can Do Bad All by Myself (2009), Rock of Ages (2012), Betty & Coretta (2013), Black Nativity (2013), Champs (2014), The Wiz Live! (2015), and Mudbound (2017). For Mudbound, she portrayed Florence Jackson and received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture. She subsequently appeared in Sherlock Gnomes (2018), Trolls World Tour (2020), Body Cam (2020), The Violent Heart (2020), Pink Skies Ahead (2020), Respect (2021), and Rob Peace (2024). Her film roles have included both live-action and voice performances, while her television acting has included roles in The Jamie Foxx Show, Strong Medicine, Empire, Black-ish, How to Get Away with Murder, The Umbrella Academy, and Power Book II: Ghost.
Blige has made numerous television appearances as a performer and guest, beginning in the early 1990s with programs including Soul Train, In Living Color, MTV Unplugged, and Showtime at the Apollo. She has subsequently appeared on music, entertainment, reality, and competition programs including Saturday Night Live, Top of the Pops, American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, The X Factor USA, The Voice, and Lip Sync Battle. She has also appeared in documentaries and documentary features concerning music and popular culture, including Fade to Black (2004), Teenage Paparazzo (2010), Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011), Welcome to My Life (2017), Quincy (2018), Mary J. Blige's My Life (2021), and Thriller 40 (2023).
Video albums Year Video album 2003 Love & Life – The Tour 2004 Live from the House of Blues 2004 Live from Los Angeles 2006 BET Presents The Breakthrough 2006 Reflections (A Retrospective) Video Reel
Music videos 1990s Title Year Director(s) Artist(s) "Real Love" 1992 Marcus Raboy Mary J. Blige "Reminisce" 1992 Marcus Raboy Mary J. Blige "Love No Limit" 1993 Millicent Shelton, Sean Combs Mary J. Blige "You Remind Me (Remix)" 1993 Marcus Raboy Mary J. Blige feat. Greg Nice "You Don't Have to Worry" 1993 F. Gary Gray Mary J. Blige "You Don't Have to Worry (Remix)" 1993 F. Gary Gray Mary J. Blige feat. Craig Mack "Be Happy" 1994 Hype Williams, Sean Combs Mary J. Blige "You Bring Me Joy" 1994 Marcus Raboy Mary J. Blige "I'm Goin' Down" 1995 Matthew Rolston Mary J. Blige "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" 1995 Brett Ratner Mary J. Blige "Not Gon' Cry" 1996 Wayne Maser, Elizabeth Bailey Mary J. Blige "Love Is All We Need" 1997 Paul Hunter Mary J. Blige feat. Nas "I Can Love You" 1997 Kevin Bray Mary J. Blige feat. Lil' Kim "Everything" 1997 Hype Williams Mary J. Blige "Everything (So So Def Remix)" 1998 Steve Willis Mary J. Blige feat. Jermaine Dupri & R.O.C. "Seven Days" 1998 Steve Willis Mary J. Blige "As" 1999 Big TV! Mary J. Blige with George Michael "All That I Can Say" 1999 Noble Jones Mary J. Blige "Deep Inside" 1999 Marcus Raboy Mary J. Blige
2000s Title Year Director(s) Artist(s) "Your Child" 2000 Bille Woodruff Mary J. Blige "Give Me You" 2000 Earle Sebastian Mary J. Blige "Give Me You" (Niño Mix) 2000 Steve Willis Mary J. Blige "Family Affair" 2001 Dave Meyers Mary J. Blige "Dance for Me" 2001 Urban Ström Mary J. Blige feat. Common "No More Drama" 2001 Sanji Mary J. Blige "Rainy Dayz" 2001 David Palmer Mary J. Blige feat. Ja Rule "Love @ 1st Sight" 2003 Chris Robinson Mary J. Blige feat. Method Man "Ooh!" 2003 Sanji Mary J. Blige feat. Eve "Whenever I Say Your Name" 2004 Jim Gable Sting with Mary J. Blige "It's a Wrap" 2004 Sanaa Hamri Mary J. Blige "Be Without You" 2005 Matthew Rolston Mary J. Blige "One" 2005 Paul Hunter Mary J. Blige with U2 "Enough Cryin" 2006 Hype Williams Mary J. Blige "Touch It" (Remix) 2006 Benny Boom Busta Rhymes featuring Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX "Take Me as I Am" 2006 Bille Woodruff Mary J. Blige "We Ride (I See the Future)" 2006 Erik WhiteReid, Shaheem. Article and interview with Bryan Michael Cox confirming new material. MTV. Published November 2, 2006. Mary J. Blige "Just Fine" 2007 Chris Applebaum Mary J. Blige "Stay Down" 2008 Hype Williams Mary J. Blige "The One" 2009 Anthony Mandler Mary J. Blige "Stronger" 2009 Anthony Mandler Mary J. Blige "I Am" 2009 Anthony Mandler Mary J. Blige
2010s Title Year Director(s) Artist(s) "Each Tear" 2010 Marcus Raboy Mary J. Blige "We Got Hood Love" 2010 Chris Robinson Mary J. Blige feat. Trey Songz "Someone to Love Me (Naked)" 2011 Colin Tilley Mary J. Blige feat. Diddy & Lil Wayne "25/8" 2011 Diane Martel Mary J. Blige "Mr. Wrong" 2011 Diane Martel Mary J. Blige feat. Drake "Why" 2012 Colin Tilley Mary J. Blige feat. Rick Ross "Don't Mind" 2012 Colin Tilley Mary J. Blige "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 2013 Markus Klinko, Indrani Mary J. Blige "My Favorite Things" 2013 Markus Klinko, Indrani Mary J. Blige "F for You (Remix)" 2014 Kate Moross Disclosure feat. Mary J. Blige "A Night to Remember" 2014 Christopher Sims Mary J. Blige "Stay with Me (Remix)" 2014 Andrew Listermann, Danny Lockwood Sam Smith feat. Mary J. Blige "Suitcase" 2014 Mike Ho Mary J. Blige "Right Now" 2014 Mike Ho Mary J. Blige "Therapy" 2014 Sarah McColgan Mary J. Blige "Whole Damn Year" 2014 Mike Ho, Alexandre Moors Mary J. Blige "Doubt" 2015 Ethan Lader Mary J. Blige "World's Gone Crazy (Theme from The View)" 2016 Mary J. Blige "Thick of It" 2016 Dennis Leupold Mary J. Blige "Love Yourself" 2017 Taj Mary J. Blige feat. A$AP Rocky "Strength of a Woman" 2017 Andrew Sandler Mary J. Blige feat. Remy Ma and DJ Khaled
2020s Title Year Director(s) Artist(s) "Good Morning Gorgeous" 2021 Eif Rivera Mary J. Blige "Amazing" 2021 Eif Rivera Mary J. Blige feat. DJ Khaled "Rent Money" 2022 Eif Rivera Mary J. Blige feat. Dave East "Come See About Me" 2022 Eif Rivera Mary J. Blige feat. Fabolous "Still Believe in Love" 2023 Eif Rivera Mary J. Blige feat. Vado "Gone Forever" 2024 Eif Rivera Mary J. Blige feat. Remy Ma and DJ Khaled "Breathing" 2024 Eif Rivera Mary J. Blige feat. Fabolous "You Ain't the Only One" 2024 Eif Rivera Mary J. Blige "Here I Am" 2024 Eif Rivera Mary J. Blige
Music Videos (featuring Mary J. Blige) Year Title Album Director1991"I'll Do 4 U" (with Father MC)Father's Day -1992"Check It Out" (with Grand Puba)Reel To ReelKevin Bray1995"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" (with Method Man)Diane Martel1995"One More Chance/Stay With Me" (with The Notorious B.I.G.)Hype Williams/Sean "Puffy" Combs1995"Freedom (Theme From Panther)" (with Various Artists)Panther: The Original Motion Picture SoundtrackAntoine Fuqua1996"Touch Me Tease Me" (with Case)CaseBrett Ratner1998"Lean on Me" (with Kirk Franklin)The Nu Nation ProjectMark Gerard2000"911" (with Wyclef Jean)The Ecleftic: 2 Sides II A BookMarcus Raboy2002"Come Close" (with Common)Electric CircusSanaa Hamri/Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson2004"I Try" (with Talib Kweli)The Beautiful StruggleSteven Murashige2005"Tears in Heaven" (with Various Artists)Tsunami ReliefMarcus Raboy2006"Be Easy" (with Young Hot Rod)FastlaneElad Offer2006"Runaway Love" (with Ludacris)Release TherapyJessy Terrero2008"Something's Gotta Give" (with Big Boi)Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico DustyBryan Barber2008"IfULeave" (with Musiq Soulchild)On My RadioSanji2008"Just Stand Up" (with Various Artists)Just Stand UpDon Mischer 2010 "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" (with Artists for Haiti) Paul Haggis 2016 "Where's the Love?" (with The Black Eyed Peas featuring The World) Michael Jurkovac 2018 "Girls Like You" Red Pill Blues David Dobkin
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 2001 Prison Song Mrs. Butler Film debut 2009 I Can Do Bad All by Myself Tanya 2010 Chico and Rita - (voice) 2012 Rock of Ages Justice Charlier 2013 Betty & Coretta Dr. Betty Shabazz TV movie Black Nativity Angel 2014 Champs Herself 2015 The Wiz Live! Evillene TV movie 2017 Mudbound Florence Jackson 2018 Sherlock Gnomes Irene (voice) 2020 Trolls World Tour Queen Essence (voice) Body Cam Renee Lomito-Smith The Violent Heart Nina Pink Skies Ahead Doctor Monroe 2021 Respect Dinah Washington 2024 Rob Peace Jackie Peace
Television