Whitney Houston
Acting • Born 1963-08-09 – Died 2012-02-11
Biography
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963 - February 11, 2012) was an American R&B/pop singer, actress, and former fashion model. Houston is the most awarded female artist of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 2 Emmy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards, 16 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among a total of 415 career awards as of 2010. Houston is also one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums and singles worldwide. Inspired by several prominent soul singers in her extended family, including mother Cissy Houston and cousins Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, as well as her godmother, Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing with New Jersey church's junior gospel choir at age 11. After she began performing alongside her mother in night clubs in the New York City area, she was discovered by Arista Records label head Clive Davis. As of 2011, Houston has released six studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have had diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold certification. Houston's 1985 debut album, Whitney Houston, became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. Her second studio album, Whitney (1987), became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", enabled several African-American female artists to follow in her success. Houston's first acting role was as the star of the feature film The Bodyguard (1992). The movie's original soundtrack won the 1994 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Its lead single, "I Will Always Love You", became the best-selling single by a female artist in music history. The album makes her the only female act ranked in the list of the top-10 best-selling albums, at number four. Houston continued to star in movies and contribute to soundtracks, including with the films Waiting to Exhale (1995) and The Preacher's Wife (1996). Three years after the release of her fourth studio album, My Love Is Your Love (1998), she renewed her recording contract with Arista Records. She released her fifth studio album, Just Whitney, in 2002, and the Christmas-themed One Wish: The Holiday Album in 2003. Amid widespread media coverage of personal and professional turmoil, Houston ended her 14-year marriage to singer Bobby Brown in 2006. In 2009, Houston released her seventh studio album, I Look To You. Description above from the Wikipedia article Whitney Houston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
96 credits
The Bodyguard
Movie • 1992
Rachel Marron
Whitney Houston: This is My Life
Movie • 1992
Self - Host
The Preacher's Wife
Movie • 1996
Julia Biggs
Waiting to Exhale
Movie • 1995
Savannah
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
Movie • 2014
Self
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits
Movie • 2000
Self / Self - Various
Nora's Hair Salon
Movie • 2004
Whitney Houston
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage)
Cinderella
Movie • 1997
Fairy Godmother
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
You're Watching Video Music Box
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston
Movie • 1991
Self
George Michael - Twenty Five
Movie • 2006
Self
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Movie • 1988
Self
VH1: Divas Las Vegas
Movie • 2002
Self - Performer
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
Movie • 1999
Self - Performer
Sparkle
Movie • 2012
Emma
Always Whitney Houston
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: Live in Concert
Movie • 1991
Self
Whitney, a Look Back
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Night Flight: Born Again
Movie • 2016
Self
Whitney Houston: Live in Rio
Movie
Self
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Scratch the Surface
Movie • 1997
Self
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Movie • 2012
Self - Vocals
Whitney Houston: Close Up
Movie • 2018
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Movie • 1988
Self
Whitney Houston at the BBC
Movie • 2021
Self(archive footage)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Movie • 1986
Self (Interviewee)
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2000
Self
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: The Woman Behind the Voice
Movie • 2012
Self
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
Movie • 2012
Self
Whitney Houston - Live at the Yokohama Arena, Japan
Movie • 1991
Self
Heartbreak Hotel
Movie • 1999
Whitney Houston
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 1990
Self
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
Movie • 1997
Self
Whitney
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)
90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
The Houstons Remember Whitney
Movie • 2012
Self
It's Black Entertainment
Movie • 2002
Self
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Movie • 2001
Self
WHITNEY HOUSTON - Live (Norfolk - USA)
Movie • 2005
Self
A New Princess
Movie • 2001
Self
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
Movie • 2011
Self
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston Live in Johannesburg 1994
Movie • 1994
Self
Whitney Houston: As I Am
Movie • 2021
Self
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Fame Kills: Whitney Houston
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Women in Rock
Movie • 1986
Self
Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston Born to Sing
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Whitney: The Last Great Diva
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Superstars and their Moms
Movie • 1987
Self
The Prince of Egypt
Movie • 1998
The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)
The BRITs at 40
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston Live à Brunei
Movie • 1995
self
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol3
Movie • 2004
self
Four Falls of Buffalo
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
The Star Spangled Basher
Movie • 1991
Self (archive footage)
Boston Public
TV • 2000
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Web Junk 20
TV • 2006
Being Bobby Brown
TV • 2005
Self
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
This Is Pop
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
Wetten, dass..?
TV • 1981
Self
The True Story of...
TV • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Superstar
TV • 2021
Self (archive footage)
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
Wogan
TV • 1982
Self
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
Top of the Pops
TV • 1964
Self
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Kids' Choice Awards
TV • 1987
Self - Host
Biography: Bobby Brown
TV • 2022
Self (archive footage)
MTV Rockumentary
TV • 1989
Self
Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Self
The Music Biz
TV • 1995
Self
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
TV • 2025
Self (archive footage)
The BRIT Awards
TV • 1977
Self