Episode 132: Mary J Blige On Her Career As A Singer & Actress

Soundtracking with Edith Bowman

Edith Bowman

Music, Tv & Film, Arts

4.6 • 754 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

There is a fine tradition of female singers who have made the successful transition to cinema - from Barbara Streisand and Queen Latifah to Diana Ross and Lady Gaga. And we can certainly include R&B goddess Mary J Blige on that list.

Having sold over 80 million records, Mary has a string of impressive acting credits to her name too. She played Malcom X's widow Dr Betty Shabazz in Betty and Coretta, and was nominated for an Oscar for performance as matriarch Florence Jackson in the deeply moving period drama, Mudbound.

Mary is equally at home at the less-serious end of the entertainment spectrum, as demonstrated by her turns in Rock Of Ages and The Umbrella Academy, which is available now on Netflix.

We should say that we had some terrible static interference on the recording of this interview, which we genuinely think may have been caused by Mary's earrings! We've tried to clean it up as best we can, but do forgive us as and when the quality occasionally dips below our usual high standards …

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Simon Mayo.
0:01.4	And this is Mark Kermote.
0:02.6	He's the UK's best and most trusted film critic.
0:05.4	He's a best-selling writer, broadcaster and national treasure.
0:08.7	Far too kind.
0:09.6	Kermode and Mayo's take has all the reviews you need.
0:12.7	And star guests, such as Sir Ian McKellen.
0:15.7	Nice to be with you.
0:16.7	Emma Stone.
0:17.5	That sounds like something I would love to be a part of.
0:19.8	Ewan McGregor.
0:20.8	Very good.
0:21.4	How are you doing?
0:21.9	Kate Planchette.
0:22.8	What was that word you used?
0:24.0	Katiwompas.
0:25.0	Kermitomeo's Take, all the film you need.
0:27.5	Available wherever you get your podcasts.
0:29.9	There is a fine tradition of female singers who have made the successful transition to cinema, from Barbara Streisand and Queen Latifah to Diana Ross and Lady Gaga.
0:40.6	And we can certainly include R&B goddess Mary J. Blige on that list. I'm Edith Bowman and you're
0:46.5	listening to Soundtracking, a weekly podcast about film and television music with some of the most
0:51.6	influential names in the business. Now having sold over 80 million records, Mary has a string of impressive acting credits to her name too.
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