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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Louisa Burns-Bisogno to Jason Carter
Mariah Carey Biography (1970-)
Born March 27, 1970, in Huntington, Long Island, NY; daughter of Alfred Roy (an engineer) and Patricia (a singer and vocal coach; maiden name, Hickey) Carey; married Thomas "Tommy" Mottola (a record company executive), June 5, 1993(divorced).
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Singer, composer, actress
- Birth Details
- March 27, 1970
- Huntington, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (With Whitney Houston) Performer of the song "The Prince of Egypt (When You Believe)," The Prince of Egypt (animated), DreamWorks SKG, 1998
- Ilana, The Bachelor, New Line Cinema, 1999
- Billie Frank, Glitter (also known as All That Glitters), Columbia/TriStar, 2001
- Raychel, Wise Girls, Lions Gate Films, 2002
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Film Work
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Executive Music Producer
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Glitter, Columbia/TriStar, 2001
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
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Motown 40: The Music Is Forever, 1998
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Specials
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Mariah Carey: MTV Unplugged, MTV, 1992
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Here Is Mariah Carey, 1993
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Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden, 1995
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Mariah Carey: Daydream from New York to Tokyo, 1995
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Mariah Carey: Around the World, 1998
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VH1 Divas Live, VH1, 1998
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Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special, 1999
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VH1 Divas 2000: A Tribute to Diana Ross (also known as VH1 Divas 2000), VH1, 2000
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America: A Tribute to Heroes, 2001
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Television Work
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Executive Producer; Specials
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Here Is Mariah Carey, 1993
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Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden, 1995
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Maria Carey: Around the World, 1998
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Television Appearances
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Awards Presentations
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The 34th Annual Grammy Awards, 1992
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1998 Billboard Music Awards, 1998
- Host (with others), 30th NAACP Image Awards, 1999
- Also appeared in other award presentation telecasts, including The MTVVideo Music Awards, MTV.
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Episodic
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The Arsenio Hall Show (also known as Arsenio), syndicated,1990
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Wogan, BBC, 1990
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Top of the Pops, BBC, 1991
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TV-AM, 1991
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Wogan, BBC, 1991
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Des O'Connor Tonight, 1992
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Top of the Pops (multiple episodes), BBC, 1992
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TV-AM, 1992
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Top of the Pops, BBC, 1993
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Top of the Pops (multiple episodes), BBC, 1994
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The National Lottery, 1997
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Top of the Pops, BBC, 1998
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Sen Kvall med Luuk, 1999
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BETTestimony, BET, 2001
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Rove Live, 2001
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Total Request Live (also known as TRL), MTV, 2001
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Ally McBeal, Fox, 2002
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Cribs, MTV, 2002
- Also appeared in episodes of other series, including The Oprah WinfreyShow, syndicated; Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC; The TonightShow, NBC; and The Week in Rock, MTV.
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Radio Appearances
- Appeared in episodes of radio programs.
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Mariah Carey, Columbia, 1990
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Emotions, Columbia, 1991
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Mariah Carey: MTV Unplugged, Columbia, 1992
- (With others) MTV Unplugged (EP), 1992
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Dreamlover, Columbia, 1993
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Music Box, Columbia, 1993
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Merry Christmas, Sony, 1994
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Daydream, Columbia, 1995
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Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden, Columbia, 1996
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Butterfly, Sony, 1997
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# 1s, Columbia, 1998
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Mariah Carey Around the World, Columbia, 1999
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# 1s, Columbia, 1999
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Rainbow, Columbia, 1999
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Glitter (soundtrack), Virgin, 2001
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Mariah Carey/Emotions/Music Box, Legacy Records, 2001
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Singles
- Has recorded several singles, including "Always Be My Baby," "Anytime YouNeed a Friend," "Can't Let Go," "Dreamlover," "Don't Stop," "Emotions," "Fantasy," "Heartbreaker," "Hero," "Honey," "I Don't Wanna Cry," "I'll Be There,""Loverboy," "Love Takes Time," "Make It Happen," a "Never Too Far"/"Hero" medley, "Someday," "Thank God I Found You," "Vision of Love," and "Without You." Recorded the single "Endless Love" with Luther Vandross; "My All" with Ma$eand The Lox; and "One Sweet Day" with Boyz II Men.
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Singles Work; Producer
- Produced or coproduced several of her singles.
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Videos
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Mariah Carey: The First Vision, 1991
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Mariah # 1s, 1999
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Video Work; Director
- (With others) Mariah # 1s, 1999
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Music Videos
- Appeared in a number of music videos. Also directed music videos.
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WRITINGS
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Film Music
- "Where Are You Christmas?" How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Grinch), Universal, 2000
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Television Music
- The single "All I Want for Christmas Is You" was used in a Christmas program broadcast on Fuji TV.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Movieline, August, 2001, pp. 46-51
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