Mel B
Born: 1975-05-29 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- Celebrity Bear Hunt as Self - Contestant
- KPOPPED as Self
- Victoria Beckham as Self
- Alison Hammond's Big Weekend as Self - Interviewed Guest
- Happy Town as Narrator (voice)
2024
- Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening as Self
- America's Got Talent: Fantasy League as Self - Judge
- M&S: Dress The Nation as Self - Guest Judge
2023
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self - Guest
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- A New Diva's Christmas Carol as Host
- Piers Morgan Uncensored as Self
- Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip as Self
- Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment? as Self (archive footage)
2021
- The Weakest Link as Self - Contestant
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self - Guest Team Captain
- Name That Tune as Self - Contestant
- Queen of the Universe as Self - Judge
- An Audience with Adele as Self
- Blankety Blank as Self - Panellist
- Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains as Self
- When Ruby Wax Met... as Self - Scary Spice (archive footage)
- Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls at the BBC as Self - Scary Spice
2020
- The Circle as Self - Contestant
- Michael McIntyre's The Wheel as Self - Expert
- The BRITs at 40 as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK as Self - Guest Judge
- Mask Singer as Soleil
- The Masked Singer Australia as Self - Panelist
- Shopping with Keith Lemon as Self
- The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan as Self
2018
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer as Self - Guest
2017
- Drop the Mic as Self
- Killing Hasselhoff as Self
2016
- Chocolate City: Vegas Strip as Brandy
- Lip Sync Battle UK as Self - Host
2015
- The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World as Self - Scary Spice (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
- Celebrity Name Game as Self
2013
- The Last Leg as Self
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- Hollywood Game Night as Self
- Through the Keyhole as Self
- The Twelve Trees of Christmas as Cordelia
- Deal With It as Self
2012
- London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music as Self - Scary Spice
- London 2012 Olympic Games as Self
- The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! as Self - Scary Spice
2011
- The Jonathan Ross Show as Self
- Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell as Self
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
- Chris Moyles' Quiz Night as Self
2008
- Celebrity Juice as Self
- Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour as Self
- The Singing Office as Self - Host
2007
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians as Self
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl as Sylvia Burke
- Spice Girls: Greatest Hits as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: Giving You Everything as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews as Self - Scary Spice
2006
- America's Got Talent as Self - Judge
- Telling Lies as Maggie Thomas
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- The X Factor as Self - Judge
- Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop as Self
- Spice Girls: Unauthorized as Self - Scary Spice
2004
- Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
- Big Fat Quiz as Self - Contestant
- Dancing with the Stars as Self - Host
- Miley's New Year's Eve Party as Self - Host
- The Seat Filler as Sandie
2003
- LD 50 Lethal Dose as Louise
- Burn It as Claire
2002
2001
- Raw Spice as Self - Scary Spice
1999
- Spice Girls: The Live One as Self - Scary Spice
- TV total as Self
1998
- Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid as Self - Scary Spice
- Prince: Beautiful Strange as Self
- Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Exposed as Self - Scary Spice (archive footage)
- Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild! as Self
- Spice Girls: Girls Talk! as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: Back In Britain! as Self - Scary Spice
1997
- An Audience with Elton John as Self
- Spice World as Melanie B - Scary Spice
- An Audience with the Spice Girls as Self
- Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in Istanbul as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Power as Self - Scary Spice (archive footage)
- Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power! as Self - Scary Spice
1996
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- Ruby Wax Meets as Self - Scary Spice
1995
- Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as Self - Scary Spice
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1987
- Le monde est à vous as Self - Scary Spice
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Scary Spice
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self - Scary Spice
1978
- An Audience with... as Self - Scary Spice
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Scary Spice - Musical Guest
1971
- Great Performances as Self - Scary Spice
1964
- Top of the Pops as Self - Scary Spice
1955
- Miss Universe as Self - Host
1948
- Bambi as Self - Scary Spice