Whitney Houston

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1963-08-09 (49 years old)

Deathday

2012-02-11

Place of Birth

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Whitney Houston

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 ...

Acting

1992

The Bodyguard

as Rachel Marron

1996

The Preacher's Wife

as Julia Biggs

1995

2004

1997

Cinderella

as Fairy Godmother

2021

You're Watching Video Music Box

as Self (archive footage)

2002

VH1: Divas Las Vegas

as Self - Performer

2012

Sparkle

as Emma

2012

Always Whitney Houston

as Self (archive footage)

2012

2022

Whitney, a Look Back

as Self (archive footage)

2022

George Michael: Freedom Uncut

as Self (archive footage)

2016

Freedom : La Story de George Michael

as Self (archive footage)

1986

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

as Self (Interviewee)

1999

Heartbreak Hotel

as Whitney Houston

2017

Whitney: Can I Be Me

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Whitney

as Self (archive footage)

2019

90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline

as Self (archive footage)

2001

2021

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Fame Kills: Whitney Houston

as Self (archive footage)

1986

2024

Whitney Houston Born to Sing

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Whitney: The Last Great Diva

as Self (archive footage)

1998

The Prince of Egypt

as The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)

2025

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Four Falls of Buffalo

as Self (archive footage)

Production

2001

1992

The Bodyguard

as Theme Song Performance

1997

Cinderella

as Presenter

1997

Cinderella

as Executive Producer

2003

The Cheetah Girls

as Executive Producer

2006

The Cheetah Girls 2

as Executive Producer

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