January 11

Mary Jane Blige was born on the 11^th of January in 1971. She is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional rapper and actress. She is a recipient of nine Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards, and has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. She is the only artist with Grammy Award wins in R&B, Rap, Gospel, and Pop.

Blige started her musical career in 1992, releasing her debut album, “What's the 411?”. With her tenth album, “My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)” (2011), she has ten consecutive albums debut in the top 10 on the Billboard 200, and a total of 11 albums to debut top. Blige's work has defined the course of R&B/Hip-Hop music. For her part in combining hip hop and soul in the early 1990s and its subsequent commercial success, Blige received the World Music Awards "Legends Award". In 2007 the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers awarded her its "Voice of Music" Award. As of 2011, Blige has sold over 50 million albums and 15 million singles worldwide. Billboard Magazine ranked Blige as the most successful female R&B artist of the past 25 years.
 Blige also earned high remarks for her work in film. She is a recipient of two Golden Globe Awards nominations for her musical contributions to the films “Bobby” and “The Help”.

Amanda Peet  (born January 11, 1972) is an American actress, who has appeared on film, stage, and television. Peet began her career in television commercials, and progressed to small roles on television, before making her film debut in 1995. Featured roles in films such as the 2000 comedy film “The Whole Nine Yards” brought her wider recognition.
She has appeared in a variety of films, including the 2001 comedy “Saving Silverman”, the 2003 romantic comedy “Something's Gotta Give”, the 2003 psychological thriller film “Identity”, the 2006 comedy-drama remake “Griffin & Phoenix”, the 2007 romantic comedy “The Ex”, the 2008 science fiction film “The X-Files: I Want to Believe” and the 2009 disaster adventure drama “2012”.