Mel B
Acting Born May 29, 1975 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK 135 credits
Biography
Melanie Janine Brown McPhee, also known as Mel B, Melanie B, or Scary Spice, is a British singer, songwriter, dancer, television personality, and actress. Born on May 29, 1975, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, she rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls. The group achieved massive commercial success with over 100 million records sold worldwide, making them the best-selling female group of all time. After going on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, the group later reunited for a greatest hits album released in 2007 and embarked on two concert tours, specifically the Return of the Spice Girls from 2007 to 2008 and the Spice World tour in 2019.
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Career overview
Melanie Janine Brown McPhee, also known as Mel B, Melanie B, or Scary Spice, is a British singer, songwriter, dancer, television personality, and actress born on May 29, 1975, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. She rose to fame during the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, where she was given the nickname Scary Spice. The Spice Girls have sold over 100 million records worldwide, establishing themselves as the best-selling female group of all time.
After achieving global success with the group, the Spice Girls entered an indefinite hiatus in the year 2000. They later reunited to release a greatest hits album in 2007 and subsequently embarked on two concert tours, namely the Return of the Spice Girls spanning 2007 to 2008 and the Spice World tour in 2019. Throughout her career, Brown has built a multifaceted professional profile encompassing music, television, and acting, accumulating a total of 129 known credits on The Movie Database platform.
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KPOPPEDCelebrity Bear HuntHappy TownVictoria BeckhamAlison Hammond's Big Weekend
America's Got Talent: Fantasy LeagueRomesh Ranganathan's Parents' EveningM&S: Dress The Nation
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test
The Jennifer Hudson ShowSherriPiers Morgan UncensoredTrailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road TripA New Diva's Christmas Carol
The Weakest LinkName That TuneNever Mind the BuzzcocksBlankety BlankRhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
Michael McIntyre's The WheelThe CircleThe CircleThe BRITs at 40
The Kelly Clarkson ShowRuPaul's Drag Race UKMask SingerShopping with Keith LemonThe Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To CancerDarci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas
SteveDrop the MicKilling Hasselhoff
Chocolate City: Vegas StripLip Sync Battle UK
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonRunning Wild with Bear GryllsCelebrity Name Game
The Last LegWhose Line Is It Anyway?Hollywood Game NightThrough the KeyholeDeal With It
London 2012 Olympic GamesLondon 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British MusicThe Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
The Jonathan Ross ShowKlein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
Mel B: It's a Scary World
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenRuPaul's Drag RaceChris Moyles' Quiz Night
Celebrity JuiceCelebrity JuiceKeith Lemon's Very Brilliant World TourThe Singing Office
Keeping Up with the KardashiansSecret Diary of a Call GirlSpice Girls: Giving You EverythingSpice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls TourSpice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews
America's Got TalentGermany's Next TopmodelTelling Lies
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonDancing with the StarsDancing with the StarsThe X FactorBritain & Ireland's Next Top Model
Project RunwayDancing with the StarsBig Fat QuizMiley's New Year's Eve PartyThe Seat Filler
Burn ItLD 50 Lethal DoseSaturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5Sex, Lies & Michael Aspel
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Raw Spice
TV totalSpice Girls: The Live One
Miami SpiceSpice ExposedSpice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in ParisSpice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in LyonSpice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Arnhem
Spice WorldSpice World · IdeaSpice PowerAn Audience with Elton JohnSpice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!
Never Mind the BuzzcocksRuby Wax Meets
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Full Filmography
135 titles- KPOPPED (2025) as Self
- Celebrity Bear Hunt (2025) as Self - Contestant
- Happy Town (2025) as Narrator (voice)
- Victoria Beckham (2025) as Self
- Alison Hammond's Big Weekend (2025) as Self - Interviewed Guest
- America's Got Talent: Fantasy League (2024) as Self - Judge
- Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening (2024) as Self
- M&S: Dress The Nation (2024) as Self - Guest Judge
- Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (2023) as Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) as Self - Guest
- Sherri (2022) as Self - Guest
- Piers Morgan Uncensored (2022) as Self
- Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip (2022) as Self
- A New Diva's Christmas Carol (2022) as Host
- Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment? (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- The Weakest Link (2021) as Self - Contestant
- Name That Tune (2021) as Self - Contestant
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2021) as Self - Guest Team Captain
- Blankety Blank (2021) as Self - Panellist
- Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains (2021) as Self
- Queen of the Universe (2021) as Self - Judge
- Paul O'Grady's Saturday Night Line Up (2021) as Self - Guest
- An Audience with Adele (2021) as Self
- Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain (2021) as Self - Scary Spice
- When Ruby Wax Met... (2021) as Self - Scary Spice (archive footage)
- Spice Girls at the BBC (2021) as Self - Scary Spice
- Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (2020) as Self - Expert
- The Circle (2020) as Self - Contestant
- The Circle (2020) as Self
- The BRITs at 40 (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019) as Self - Guest Judge
- Mask Singer (2019) as Self
- Shopping with Keith Lemon (2019) as Self
- The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan (2019) as Self
- The Masked Singer Australia (2019) as Self - Panelist
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer (2018) as Self - Guest
- Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas (2018) as Self
- Steve (2017) as Self
- Drop the Mic (2017) as Self
- Killing Hasselhoff (2017) as Mel B
- Chocolate City: Vegas Strip (2016) as Brandy
- Lip Sync Battle UK (2016) as Self - Host
- The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World (2015) as Self - Scary Spice (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014) as Self
- Celebrity Name Game (2014) as Self
- The Last Leg (2013) as Self
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013) as Self
- Hollywood Game Night (2013) as Self
- Through the Keyhole (2013) as Self
- Deal With It (2013) as Self
- The Twelve Trees of Christmas (2013) as Cordelia
- London 2012 Olympic Games (2012) as Self
- London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music (2012) as Self - Scary Spice
- The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! (2012) as Self - Scary Spice
- The Jonathan Ross Show (2011) as Self
- Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell (2011) as Self
- Mel B: It's a Scary World (2010) as Self
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Guest Judge
- Chris Moyles' Quiz Night (2009) as Self
- Celebrity Juice (2008) as Self
- Celebrity Juice (2008) as Self - Team Captain
- Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour (2008) as Self
- The Singing Office (2008) as Self - Host
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007) as Self
- Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2007) as Sylvia Burke
- Spice Girls: Giving You Everything (2007) as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour (2007) as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews (2007) as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: Greatest Hits (2007) as Self - Scary Spice
- America's Got Talent (2006) as Self - Judge
- Germany's Next Topmodel (2006) as Self - Guest Judge
- Telling Lies (2006) as Maggie Thomas
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
- Dancing with the Stars (2005) as Self - Contestant
- Dancing with the Stars (2005) as Self - Guest Judge
- The X Factor (2005) as Self - Judge
- Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model (2005) as Self - Guest Judge
- Girls and Boys - Sex and British Pop (2005) as Self
- Spice Girls: Unauthorized (2005) as Self - Scary Spice
- Project Runway (2004) as Self - Guest Judge
- Dancing with the Stars (2004) as Self - Host
- Big Fat Quiz (2004) as Self - Contestant
- Miley's New Year's Eve Party (2004) as Self - Host
- The Seat Filler (2004) as Sandie
- Burn It (2003) as Claire
- LD 50 Lethal Dose (2003) as Louise
- Saturday Night Live: 25 Years of Music Vol. 5 (2003) as Self
- Sex, Lies & Michael Aspel (2003) as Herself
- Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002) as Self
- Raw Spice (2001) as Self - Scary Spice
- TV total (1999) as Self
- Spice Girls: The Live One (1999) as Self - Scary Spice
- Miami Spice (1998) as Self
- Spice Exposed (1998) as Self - Scary Spice (archive footage)
- Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Paris (1998) as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Lyon (1998) as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Arnhem (1998) as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild! (1998) as Self
- Spice Girls: Girls Talk! (1998) as Self - Scary Spice
- Prince: Beautiful Strange (1998) as Self
- Spice Girls: Back In Britain! (1998) as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story (1998) as Self - Scary Spice
- Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia (1998) as Self
- Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid (1998) as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium (1998) as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice World (1997) as Mel B
- Spice World (1997) Idea
- Spice Power (1997) as Self - Scary Spice (archive footage)
- An Audience with Elton John (1997) as Self
- Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power! (1997) as Self - Scary Spice
- Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in Istanbul (1997) as Self - Scary Spice
- An Audience with the Spice Girls (1997) as Self
- Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996) as Self
- Ruby Wax Meets (1996) as Self - Scary Spice
- Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (1995) as Self - Scary Spice
- Late Show with David Letterman (1993) as Self - Musical Guest
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Smash Hits Poll Winners Party (1988) as Self
- Le monde est à vous (1987) as Self - Scary Spice
- MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self - Scary Spice
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self - Scary Spice
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self - Scary Spice
- The BRIT Awards (1977) as Self
- Great Performances (1971) as Self - Scary Spice
- Top of the Pops (1964) as Self - Scary Spice
- Top of the Pops (1964) as Self - Host / Performer
- Top of the Pops (1964) as Self - Host
- Miss Universe (1955) as Self - Host
- Bambi (1948) as Self - Scary Spice
- The Windrush Generation as Self
- Spice Girls - Girl Power : ces filles qui ont changé le monde as Mel B
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Mel B best known for?
Mel B is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022), Sherri (2022), Name That Tune (2021), Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (2020).
When and where was Mel B born?
Mel B was born on May 29, 1975 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK .
How many credits does Mel B have?
Mel B has accumulated over 135 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1948 to 2025.
What is Mel B's background in cinema and television?
Melanie Janine Brown McPhee, also known as Mel B, Melanie B, or Scary Spice, is a British singer, songwriter, dancer, television personality, and actress. Born on May 29, 1975, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, she rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls. The group ac...
Mel B by the numbers
135credits
46films
89TV series
1948–2025active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model (2005) as Self - Guest Judge — aged about 30
- Bambi (1948) as Self - Scary Spice — aged about 26
- The X Factor (2005) as Self - Judge — aged about 30
- Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (1995) as Self - Scary Spice — aged about 20
- MTV Video Music Awards (1984) as Self - Scary Spice — aged about 9
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013) as Self — aged about 38
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