Whitney Houston
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 9, 1963
- Died
- February 11, 2012 (aged 48)
- Birthplace
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
Whitney Houston: Live in Rio
Movie · as Self
Dolly: An NBC News Special
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Dolly: A Rhinestone Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston Born to Sing
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Whitney, a Look Back
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Biography: Bobby Brown
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
You're Watching Video Music Box
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston at the BBC
Movie · as Self(archive footage)
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: As I Am
Movie · as Self
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Fame Kills: Whitney Houston
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
This Is Pop
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Superstar
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
The BRITs at 40
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: Close Up
Movie · as Self
Whitney
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Whitney: The Last Great Diva
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The True Story of...
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Night Flight: Born Again
Movie · as Self
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Four Falls of Buffalo
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
Movie · as Self
Sparkle
Movie · as Emma
Always Whitney Houston
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Movie · as Self - Vocals
Whitney Houston: The Woman Behind the Voice
Movie · as Self
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
Movie · as Self
The Houstons Remember Whitney
Movie · as Self
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
Movie · as Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
George Michael - Twenty Five
Movie · as Self
Web Junk 20
TV · 1 ep
WHITNEY HOUSTON - Live (Norfolk - USA)
Movie · as Self
Being Bobby Brown
TV · as Self · 11 eps
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Nora's Hair Salon
Movie · as Whitney Houston
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol3
Movie · as self
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
VH1: Divas Las Vegas
Movie · as Self - Performer
It's Black Entertainment
Movie · as Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
A New Princess
Movie · as Self
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits
Movie · as Self / Self - Various
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Boston Public
TV · as Self · 1 ep
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
Movie · as Self - Performer
Heartbreak Hotel
Movie · as Whitney Houston
The Prince of Egypt
Movie · as The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)
Cinderella
Movie · as Fairy Godmother
Scratch the Surface
Movie · as Self
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
Movie · as Self
The Preacher's Wife
Movie · as Julia Biggs
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
Waiting to Exhale
Movie · as Savannah
Whitney Houston Live in Brunei
Movie · as self
The Music Biz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Whitney Houston Live in Johannesburg 1994
Movie · as Self
The Bodyguard
Movie · as Rachel Marron
Whitney Houston: This is My Life
Movie · as Self - Host
Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston
Movie · as Self
Whitney Houston: Live in Concert
Movie · as Self
Whitney Houston - Live at the Yokohama Arena, Japan
Movie · as Self
The Star Spangled Basher
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
The Word
TV · 2 eps
MTV Rockumentary
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Movie · as Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Movie · as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Movie · as Self
Nase vorn
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Superstars and their Moms
Movie · as Self
Kids' Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Movie · as Self (Interviewee)
Women in Rock
Movie · as Self
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Movie
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Wogan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The BRIT Awards
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Bambi
TV · as Self · 1 ep