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Whitney Houston

Acting
Known For

48 Years Old

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.

Born

Newark, New Jersey, USA on 9th August 1963

Died

11th February 2012

All Credits

Top of the Pops Image
Top of the Pops
Self
Bambi-Verleihung Image
Bambi-Verleihung
Self
Wetten, dass..? Image
Wetten, dass..?
Self
Champs-Elysées Image
Champs-Elysées
Self
The Reichen Show Image
The Reichen Show
Self
Sacrée soirée Image
Sacrée soirée
Self
Kids' Choice Awards Image
Kids' Choice Awards
Herself - Host
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
MTV Video Music Awards Image
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Wogan Image
Wogan
Self
The True Story of... Image
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage)
Superstar Image
Superstar
Self (archive footage)
Boston Public Image
Boston Public
Self
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées Image
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage)
The Prince of Egypt Image
The Prince of Egypt
The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)
Entertainment Tonight Image
Entertainment Tonight
Self
The Bodyguard Image
The Bodyguard
Rachel Marron
E! True Hollywood Story Image
E! True Hollywood Story
Being Bobby Brown Image
Being Bobby Brown
This Is Pop Image
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage)
The Grammys Image
The Grammys
Self
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody Image
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment Image
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Cinderella Image
Cinderella
Fairy Godmother
The Preacher's Wife Image
The Preacher's Wife
Julia Biggs
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All Image
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Self (archive footage)
Waiting to Exhale Image
Waiting to Exhale
Savannah
MTV Rockumentary Image
MTV Rockumentary
No Image
Web Junk 20
Sparkle Image
Sparkle
Emma
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration Image
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon Image
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
Self
Whitney Image
Whitney
Self (archive footage)
A New Princess Image
A New Princess
Self
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL Image
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Self (archive footage)
You're Watching Video Music Box Image
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Image
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
Whitney: Can I Be Me Image
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Self (archive footage)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut Image
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Self (archive footage)
Biography: Bobby Brown Image
Biography: Bobby Brown
Self (archive footage)
No Image
The Music Biz
Self
Barbra Streisand: One Voice Image
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self (Interviewee)
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar Image
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You Image
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Self (archive footage)
Four Falls of Buffalo Image
Four Falls of Buffalo
Self (archive footage)
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over Image
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Self (archive footage)
Night Flight: Born Again Image
Night Flight: Born Again
Self
Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) Image
Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: As I Am Image
Whitney Houston: As I Am
Herself
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration Image
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
George Michael - Twenty Five Image
George Michael - Twenty Five
Self
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) Image
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Self (archive footage)
Always Whitney Houston Image
Always Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music Image
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
Self - Performer
Whitney: The Last Great Diva Image
Whitney: The Last Great Diva
Self (archive footage)
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 Image
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances Image
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
Herself
VH1: Divas Las Vegas Image
VH1: Divas Las Vegas
Self - Performer
It's Black Entertainment Image
It's Black Entertainment
Self
Freedom : La Story de George Michael Image
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
Self (archive footage)
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. Image
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
Self
Whitney Houston: Close Up Image
Whitney Houston: Close Up
Self
No Image
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Nora's Hair Salon Image
Nora's Hair Salon
Herself
90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline Image
90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All Image
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
Self
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston Image
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits Image
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits
Herself
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions Image
BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston Born to Sing Image
Whitney Houston Born to Sing
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody Image
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Vocals
Women in Rock Image
Women in Rock
Self
The Houstons Remember Whitney Image
The Houstons Remember Whitney
Herself
Whitney, a Look Back Image
Whitney, a Look Back
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: The Woman Behind the Voice Image
Whitney Houston: The Woman Behind the Voice
Self
Whitney Houston: Live in Concert Image
Whitney Houston: Live in Concert
Herself
Whitney Houston at the BBC Image
Whitney Houston at the BBC
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert Image
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Self
Superstars and their Moms Image
Superstars and their Moms
Self
Fame Kills: Whitney Houston Image
Fame Kills: Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston -  The Ultimate Collection Image
Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection
Whitney Houston Live in Johannesburg 1994 Image
Whitney Houston Live in Johannesburg 1994
Whitney Houston: Live in Rio Image
Whitney Houston: Live in Rio
Self
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Scratch the Surface
Self
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul Image
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Self
Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston Image
Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston
Self
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol3 Image
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol3
self
Whitney Houston: This is My Life Image
Whitney Houston: This is My Life
Herself
No Image
Heartbreak Hotel
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston - Live in Japan Image
Whitney Houston - Live in Japan
Herself
Whitney Houston Live à Brunei Image
Whitney Houston Live à Brunei
self
WHITNEY HOUSTON - Live (Norfolk - USA) Image
WHITNEY HOUSTON - Live (Norfolk - USA)