Mary J Blige wraps herself in a fur coat as she stops by Good Morning America to talk up her Netflix show The Umbrella Academy
She's in the midst of a mid-career renaissance as an actor.
And on Thursday, Mary J Blige, 48, stopped by Good Morning America to plug her new Netflix series, The Umbrella Academy.
Her lead role in the online show follows her Oscar nomination for the 2017 film Mudbound.
![Looking fancy: On Thursday, Mary J. Blige, 48, stopped by Good Morning America to plug her new Netflix series, The Umbrella Academy](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/14/17/9826976-0-image-m-60_1550167138913.jpg)
Looking fancy: On Thursday, Mary J. Blige, 48, stopped by Good Morning America to plug her new Netflix series, The Umbrella Academy
The Not Gon' Cry singer was swathed in a luxurious dark fur coat featuring a patch of patterned leather.
Beneath it she wore a scarlet leather dress, and her pink and orange patterned heels added an extra splash of color to her outfit.
Mary wore a large pair of orange sunglasses and a thick set of hoop earrings.
![Keeping warm: The Not Gon' Cry singer was swathed in a luxurious dark fur coat featuring a patch of patterned leather](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/14/18/9826990-6705901-image-m-62_1550167403927.jpg)
Keeping warm: The Not Gon' Cry singer was swathed in a luxurious dark fur coat featuring a patch of patterned leather
![Tropical heels: Beneath it she wore a scarlet leather dress, and her pink and orange patterned heels added an extra splash of color to her outfit](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/14/18/9826986-6705901-image-m-66_1550168040889.jpg)
Tropical heels: Beneath it she wore a scarlet leather dress, and her pink and orange patterned heels added an extra splash of color to her outfit
Mary stars in the new Netflix series The Umbrella Academy. The show is an adaptation of a comic book of the same name about a group of children mysteriously born with superpowers.
The actress stars as Cha-Cha, a time-traveling assassin and the show's primary villain.
It's her second project with the streaming giant, which previously released Mudbound.
The Love Is All We Need singer has also been cast in the third season of MTV's Scream series. The anthology program, inspired by the 1996 horror film, was rebooted with an entirely new cast for the upcoming season.
![Return to Netflix: Mary stars in the new series The Umbrella Academy. The show is an adaptation of a comic book of the same name about a group of children mysteriously born with superpowers](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/14/18/9826994-6705901-image-a-74_1550168212724.jpg)
![New role: The Mudbound actress stars as Cha-Cha, a time-traveling assassin and the show's primary villain](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/14/18/9826992-6705901-image-m-73_1550168207121.jpg)
Return to Netflix: Mary stars in the new series The Umbrella Academy. The show is an adaptation of a comic book of the same name about a group of children mysteriously born with superpowers
On January 28, Mary helped celebrate her longtime friend Taraji P Henson as the actress received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
'You have been a total inspiration to me,' Mary said. 'We meet people in the industry and they're not nice. I've never had a friend that I can call while I'm on set and say, "How do I do this as an actress," and you helped me when I needed help.
'And in my mind, that's rare, because people don't share and you're a sharer. So thank you for being a giver and a sharer.
'She’s helped me through so many things and brought sunshine to my darkest day,' she continued, adding that Taraji is 'a true angel.'
The two starred together in Tyler Perry's 2009 film I Can Do Bad All By Myself.
The Umbrella Academy is available to stream on Netflix starting Friday, February 15.
![Helping out a friend: On January 28, Mary helped celebrate her longtime friend Taraji P Henson as the actress received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/14/20/9828598-6705901-Helping_out_a_friend_On_January_28_Mary_helped_celebrate_her_lon-a-20_1550175479395.jpg)
Helping out a friend: On January 28, Mary helped celebrate her longtime friend Taraji P Henson as the actress received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
![Supporting a pal: 'She¿s helped me through so many things and brought sunshine to my darkest day,' Mary said, adding that Taraji is 'a true angel'; pictured with director John Singleton](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/14/18/9828600-6705901-image-m-78_1550169016334.jpg)
Supporting a pal: 'She’s helped me through so many things and brought sunshine to my darkest day,' Mary said, adding that Taraji is 'a true angel'; pictured with director John Singleton
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