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53 years old (Born on January 11, 1971)

Singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, actress; She is famous from No More Drama.

Her music video "No More Drama" was shot on Sept. 12, 2001, the day after the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers in NYC. Her music video "No More Drama" was shot the day right after September 11th, 2001. Younger sister of LaTonya Blige-DaCosta. Never graduated from high school. Mary personally asked Mariah Carey and `Sean `P. Diddy` Combs` to appear in her video for "No More Drama", because she felt they both had their fair share of drama recently

The title track from Mary`s latest album "No More Drama" contains samples of the theme "The Young and the Restless" (1973).

Her hit song and music video "Be Without You" from her latest double platinum selling album "Breakthrough", was just retired on BET`s 106 & Park, after 65 consecutive days of being on the countdown. [March 3, 2006]

Her job before she became a singer was a Directory Assistance operator, thus the title of her debut album "What's the 411?"

Stepmother of Kendu Isaacs' three children

Used parts of "Waiting To Exhale" in her music video Not Gon` Cry

Mary personally asked Mariah Carey and 'Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs' to appear in her video for "No More Drama", because she felt they both had their fair share of drama recently.

Credits husband Kendu Isaacs for helping her clean up her act and to overcome her drug and alcohol addiction

Her mother, Cora Blige, survived a stabbing in 1987 by a neighbor.

Ranked #69 on VH1`s 100 Sexiest Artists.

Younger half brother named Bruce Miller.

Used parts of Waiting to Exhale (1995) in her music video "Not Gon' Cry".