About

Known credits:
47
Birthday:
1975-05-29
Place of birth:
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Website:
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Mel B

Overview

Melanie Janine Brown MBE (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Melanie B or Mel B, is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the group became the best-selling female group of all time.

Since 2007, she has established herself as a television personality and talent show judge. She participated in the fifth season of the American dance competition series Dancing with the Stars (2007). Between 2011 and 2016, she served as a guest and main judge on the Australian and British versions of The X Factor. She also co-presented the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars for one season (2012). She judged on the NBC reality show America's Got Talent (2013–2018), served as a coach and mentor on The Voice Kids Australia (2014) and judged on The Masked Singer Australia (2022). From 2016 to 2018, she co-presented Lip Sync Battle UK alongside rapper Professor Green.

Known for

Acting

2025 Happy Town Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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2024 America's Got Talent: Fantasy League Actor Self - Judge 69
Fair
2022 A New Diva's Christmas Carol Actor Host 58
Average
2022 Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip Actor Self 69
Fair
2022 Spice Girls: The Power of 5! Greatest Hits Actor Scary Spice 59
Average
2022 Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment? Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2021 Queen of the Universe Actor Self - Judge 65
Fair
2021 An Audience with Adele Actor Self 60
Fair
2021 Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain Actor Self - Scary Spice 69
Fair
2021 Spice Girls at the BBC Actor Self - Scary Spice 58
Average
2020 The BRITs at 40 Actor Self N/A
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2019 The Masked Singer Australia Actor Self - Panelist 71
Good
2017 Killing Hasselhoff Actor Self 56
Average
2016 Spice Girls: 20 Years of Spice Actor Herself 59
Average
2016 Chocolate City: Vegas Strip Actor Brandy 59
Average
2016 Lip Sync Battle UK Actor Self - Host 66
Fair
2015 The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World Actor Self - Scary Spice (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
Average
2013 The Twelve Trees of Christmas Actor Cordelia 59
Average
2012 The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
2012 London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
2008 The Singing Office Actor Self - Host N/A
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2007 Spice Girls: Giving You Everything Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
2007 Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
2007 Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
2007 Spice Girls: Greatest Hits Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
2006 Telling Lies Actor Maggie Thomas 58
Average
2005 Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop Actor Self N/A
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2005 Spice Girls: Unauthorized Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
2004 The Seat Filler Actor Sandie 58
Average
2003 LD 50 Lethal Dose Actor Louise 57
Average
2001 Raw Spice Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
1999 Spice Girls: The Live One Actor Self - Scary Spice 58
Average
1998 Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium Actor Self - Scary Spice 58
Average
1998 Spice Girls: Back In Britain! Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
1998 Prince: Beautiful Strange Actor Self N/A
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1998 Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story Actor Self - Scary Spice 58
Average
1998 Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
1998 Spice Girls: Girls Talk! Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
1998 Spice Exposed Actor Self - Scary Spice (archive footage) 59
Average
1998 Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild! Actor Self 59
Average
1997 Spice World Actor Melanie B - Scary Spice 53
Average
1997 An Audience with the Spice Girls Actor Self 59
Average
1997 Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power! Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
1997 Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in Istanbul Actor Self - Scary Spice 59
Average
1997 An Audience with Elton John Actor Self N/A
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1997 Spice Power Actor Self - Scary Spice (archive footage) N/A
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The Windrush Generation Actor Self N/A
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