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Mel B

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Melanie Janine Brown McPhee, MBE (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Mel B or Melanie B, is a British singer, songwriter, dancer, television personality, and actress. She rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in…

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Born
May 29, 1975
Birthplace
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Melanie Janine Brown McPhee, MBE (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Mel B or Melanie B, is a British singer, songwriter, dancer, television personality, and actress. She rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, before reuniting for a greatest hits album (2007) and two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls (2007–2008) and Spice World (2019).

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Known For

TVKeeping Up with the Kardashians
Keeping Up with the KardashiansSelf · 2007
★ 7.3
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest · 2014
★ 5.8
TVRuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge · 2009
★ 7.5
TVAmerica's Got Talent
America's Got TalentSelf - Judge · 2006
★ 5.7
TVLate Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest · 1993
★ 6.5
TVDancing with the Stars
Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant · 2005
★ 6.2
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf · 2005
★ 6.9
TVProject Runway
Project RunwaySelf - Guest Judge · 2004
★ 6.3

Filmography

Movies

An Audience with Elton JohnSelf
1997
An Audience with the Spice GirlsSelf
1997
Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in IstanbulSelf - Scary Spice
1997
Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!Self - Scary Spice
1997
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Spice PowerSelf - Scary Spice (archive footage)
1997
Spice WorldMel B
1997
Spice WorldIdea
1997
Miami SpiceSelf
1998
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of LiberiaSelf
1998
Prince: Beautiful StrangeSelf
1998
Spice ExposedSelf - Scary Spice (archive footage)
1998
Spice Girls in America: A Tour StorySelf - Scary Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Back In Britain!Self - Scary Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Girls Talk!Self - Scary Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Live at Wembley StadiumSelf - Scary Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild!Self
1998
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in ArnhemSelf - Scary Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in LyonSelf - Scary Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in MadridSelf - Scary Spice
1998
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in ParisSelf - Scary Spice
1998
Spice Girls: The Live OneSelf - Scary Spice
1999
Raw SpiceSelf - Scary Spice
2001
LD 50 Lethal DoseLouise
2003
Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5Self
2003
Sex, Lies & Michael AspelHerself
2003
The Seat FillerSandie
2004
Spice Girls: UnauthorizedSelf - Scary Spice
2005
Telling LiesMaggie Thomas
2006
Spice Girls: Giving You EverythingSelf - Scary Spice
2007
Spice Girls: Greatest HitsSelf - Scary Spice
2007
Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls TourSelf - Scary Spice
2007
Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh InterviewsSelf - Scary Spice
2007
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British MusicSelf - Scary Spice
2012
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!Self - Scary Spice
2012
The Twelve Trees of ChristmasCordelia
2013
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the WorldSelf - Scary Spice (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Chocolate City: Vegas StripBrandy
2016
Killing HasselhoffMel B
2017
Darci Lynne: My Hometown ChristmasSelf
2018
The BRITs at 40Self
2020
An Audience with AdeleSelf
2021
Spice Girls at the BBCSelf - Scary Spice
2021
A New Diva's Christmas CarolHost
2022
Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment?Self (archive footage)
2022
Spice Girls - Girl Power : ces filles qui ont changé le mondeMel B
TW
The Windrush GenerationSelf

Television

BambiSelf - Scary Spice · 1 eps
1948
Miss UniverseSelf - Host · 2 eps
1955
Top of the PopsSelf - Scary Spice · 1 eps
1964
Top of the PopsSelf - Host / Performer · 1 eps
1964
Top of the PopsSelf - Host · 2 eps
1964
Great PerformancesSelf - Scary Spice · 1 eps
1971
The BRIT AwardsSelf · 3 eps
1977
An Audience with...Self - Scary Spice · 2 eps
1978
Wetten, dass..?Self - Scary Spice · 1 eps
1981
MTV Video Music AwardsSelf - Scary Spice · 1 eps
1984
Le monde est à vousSelf - Scary Spice · 1 eps
1987
Comic Relief2 eps
1988
LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest · 1 eps
1988
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Smash Hits Poll Winners PartySelf · 2 eps
1988
Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Musical Guest · 1 eps
1993
Victoria's Secret Fashion ShowSelf - Scary Spice · 1 eps
1995
Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf · 2 eps
1996
Ruby Wax MeetsSelf - Scary Spice · 1 eps
1996
TFI Friday3 eps
1996
TV totalSelf · 1 eps
1999
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night TakeawaySelf · 1 eps
2002
Burn ItClaire · 10 eps
2003
Big Fat QuizSelf - Contestant · 1 eps
2004
Dancing with the StarsSelf - Host · 10 eps
2004
Miley's New Year's Eve PartySelf - Host · 1 eps
2004
Project RunwaySelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2004
The X FactorSelf - Judge · 34 eps
2004
Britain's Next Top ModelSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2005
Dancing with the StarsSelf - Contestant · 20 eps
2005
Dancing with the StarsSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2005
Girls and Boys - Sex and British PopSelf · 4 eps
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf · 1 eps
2005
The X FactorSelf - Judge · 64 eps
2005
America's Got TalentSelf - Judge · 203 eps
2006
Germany's Next TopmodelSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2006
Keeping Up with the KardashiansSelf · 2 eps
2007
Secret Diary of a Call GirlSylvia Burke · 1 eps
2007
Celebrity JuiceSelf · 4 eps
2008
Celebrity JuiceSelf - Team Captain · 16 eps
2008
Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World TourSelf · 1 eps
2008
The Singing OfficeSelf - Host · 9 eps
2008
Chris Moyles' Quiz NightSelf · 2 eps
2009
RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2009
Mel B: It's a Scary WorldSelf · 10 eps
2010
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche DuellSelf · 1 eps
2011
The Jonathan Ross ShowSelf · 1 eps
2011
London 2012 Olympic GamesSelf · 1 eps
2012
Deal With ItSelf · 1 eps
2013
Hollywood Game NightSelf · 1 eps
2013
The Last LegSelf · 2 eps
2013
Through the KeyholeSelf · 1 eps
2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway?Self · 1 eps
2013
Celebrity Name GameSelf · 5 eps
2014
Running Wild with Bear GryllsSelf · 1 eps
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest · 3 eps
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 1 eps
2014
Lip Sync Battle UKSelf - Host · 16 eps
2016
Drop the MicSelf · 2 eps
2017
SteveSelf · 1 eps
2017
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2018
Mask SingerSelf · 1 eps
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UKSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2019
Shopping with Keith LemonSelf · 1 eps
2019
The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf · 1 eps
2019
The Lateish Show with Mo GilliganSelf · 1 eps
2019
The Masked Singer AustraliaSelf - Panelist · 23 eps
2019
Michael McIntyre's The WheelSelf - Expert · 3 eps
2020
The CircleSelf - Contestant · 13 eps
2020
The CircleSelf · 4 eps
2020
Blankety BlankSelf - Panellist · 1 eps
2021
Name That TuneSelf - Contestant · 1 eps
2021
Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf - Guest Team Captain · 1 eps
2021
Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line UpSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2021
Queen of the UniverseSelf - Judge · 8 eps
2021
Rhod Gilbert's Growing PainsSelf · 1 eps
2021
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed BritainSelf - Scary Spice · 3 eps
2021
The Weakest LinkSelf - Contestant · 1 eps
2021
When Ruby Wax Met...Self - Scary Spice (archive footage) · 1 eps
2021
Piers Morgan UncensoredSelf · 1 eps
2022
SherriSelf - Guest · 2 eps
2022
The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest · 4 eps
2022
Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road TripSelf · 3 eps
2022
Special Forces: World's Toughest TestSelf · 10 eps
2023
America's Got Talent: Fantasy LeagueSelf - Judge · 8 eps
2024
M&S: Dress The NationSelf - Guest Judge · 1 eps
2024
Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' EveningSelf · 1 eps
2024
Alison Hammond's Big WeekendSelf - Interviewed Guest · 1 eps
2025
Celebrity Bear HuntSelf - Contestant · 4 eps
2025
HT
Happy TownNarrator (voice) · 50 eps
2025
KPOPPEDSelf · 1 eps
2025
Victoria BeckhamSelf · 1 eps
2025

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