Mary J. Blige — The Complete Acting Career

Every Role. Every Character. Every Season.

I built this site because I believe Mary J. Blige's acting career deserves to be documented completely. Not just the Oscar nomination. Not just Monet Tejada. Every single role she has ever played, from her very first appearance in 1998 all the way to her most recent film in 2024. This is that complete record.

26 years. 24 roles. One extraordinary actress.

Films

•        2001 Prison Song — Mrs. Butler

•        2009 I Can Do Bad All By Myself — Tanya ★ First major film role

•        2012 Rock of Ages — Justice Charlier

•        2013 Betty and Coretta — Dr. Betty Shabazz ★ Played Malcolm X's widow

•        2013 Black Nativity — Platinum Fro

•        2017 Mudbound — Florence Jackson ★ OSCAR NOMINATED

•        2018 Sherlock Gnomes — Irene (voice)

•        2020 Body Cam — Renee Lomito-Smith ★ Lead dramatic role

•        2020 Trolls World Tour — Queen Essence (voice)

•        2021 The Violent Heart — Nina

•        2021 Pink Skies Ahead — Dr. Monroe

•        2021 Respect — Dinah Washington ★ Aretha Franklin biopic

•        2024 Rob Peace — Jackie Peace ★ Sundance premiere

Television

•        1998 The Jamie Foxx Show — Ola Mae ★ Her very first acting role

•        2001 Strong Medicine — Simone Fellows

•        2004 The Exonerated (Off-Broadway) Sunny Jacobs ★ Stage debut

•        2007 Ghost Whisperer — Jackie Boyd ★ CBS drama

•        2007 Entourage — Herself ★ HBO guest

•        2009 30 Rock — Herself ★ NBC Season 3 finale

•        2015 The Wiz Live! — Evillene ★ Critic's Choice nominated

•        2016 How to Get Away with Murder — Rolanda ★ ABC drama

•        2018 Walmart: The Box — Evil Commander ★ Oscar night short film

•        2019 The Umbrella Academy — Cha-Cha ★ Netflix recurring villain

•        2019 Scream: Resurrection — Sherry Elliot ★ VH1 horror series

•        2020-2024 Power Book II: Ghost — Monet Tejada ★ 4 seasons, 40 episodes on Starz

•        2022 Lost Ollie — Rosy (voice) ★ Netflix limited series

Browse each role in detail using the Films and Television pages in the menu above. Every role has its own dedicated post with the full story, performance analysis, and outfit details where available.

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