Whitney Houston Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Acting

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 Movies

Acting

The Bodyguard movie poster
MOVIE

The Bodyguard

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The Bodyguard
Rachel Marron
Whitney Houston: This is My Life movie poster
MOVIE

Whitney Houston: This is My Life

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Whitney Houston: This is My Life
Self - Host
The Preacher's Wife movie poster
MOVIE

The Preacher's Wife

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The Preacher's Wife
Julia Biggs
Waiting to Exhale movie poster
MOVIE

Waiting to Exhale

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Waiting to Exhale
Savannah
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances movie poster
MOVIE

Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances

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Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
Self
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits movie poster
MOVIE

Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits

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Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits
Self / Self - Various
Nora's Hair Salon movie poster
MOVIE

Nora's Hair Salon

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Nora's Hair Salon
Whitney Houston
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston movie poster
MOVIE

I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston

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I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
Cinderella movie poster
MOVIE

Cinderella

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Cinderella
Fairy Godmother
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL movie poster
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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL

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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Self (archive footage)

Production

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie poster
MOVIE

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Producer
The Princess Diaries movie poster
MOVIE

The Princess Diaries

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The Princess Diaries
Producer
The Bodyguard movie poster
MOVIE

The Bodyguard

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The Bodyguard
Theme Song Performance
Cinderella movie poster
MOVIE

Cinderella

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Cinderella
Presenter
Cinderella movie poster
MOVIE

Cinderella

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Cinderella
Executive Producer
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. movie poster
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Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.

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Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
Executive Producer
The Cheetah Girls movie poster
MOVIE

The Cheetah Girls

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The Cheetah Girls
Executive Producer
The Cheetah Girls 2 movie poster
MOVIE

The Cheetah Girls 2

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The Cheetah Girls 2
Executive Producer
Whitney Houston Live à Brunei movie poster
MOVIE

Whitney Houston Live à Brunei

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Whitney Houston Live à Brunei
Director

Gallery

Whitney Houston portrait
Whitney Houston portrait
Whitney Houston portrait