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Whitney Houston
Born · August 9, 1963
Died · February 11, 2012 (48 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Bio
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.
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
10.0
2023
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Self (archive footage)
7.1
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (archive footage)
8.5
2022
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2022
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2022
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
Self (archive footage)
7.3
2022
Whitney, a Look Back
Herself
10.0
2022
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
6.4
2021
Whitney Houston at the BBC
0.0
2021
Whitney Houston: Close Up
Self
0.0
2018
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2016
Night Flight: Born Again
Self
0.0
2016
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
Herself
8.0
2014
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Herself
0.0
2012
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Vocals
4.0
2012
Sparkle
Emma
6.3
2012
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
Self (archive footage)
7.5
2012
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
Self
0.0
2012
Always Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2012
Whitney Houston: The Woman Behind the Voice
Self
0.0
2012
George Michael - Twenty Five
Self
7.3
2006
Nora's Hair Salon
Herself
8.0
2004
VH1: Divas Las Vegas
Self - Performer
4.0
2002
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Self
6.3
2000
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits
Herself
6.5
2000
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
Self - Performer
5.6
1999
Cinderella
Fairy Godmother
6.5
1997
Scratch the Surface
Self
0.0
1997
The Preacher's Wife
Julia Biggs
5.8
1996
Waiting to Exhale
Savannah
6.2
1995
The Bodyguard
Rachel Marron
6.7
1992
Whitney Houston: This is My Life
Herself
6.0
1992
Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston
Self
8.0
1991
Whitney Houston: Live in Concert
Herself
7.5
1991
Whitney Houston - Live In Japan
Herself
0.0
1991
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
Self
0.0
1988
Whitney Houston: Live in Rio
Self
0.0
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
Self
10.0
1988
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self (Interviewee)
7.6
1986
Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard Tour: Live In Chile
Herself
0.0
Whitney Houston - Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Herself
0.0
Whitney Houston - 1994 FIFA World Cup Closing Ceremony
Herself
0.0
Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard Tour: Live In Argentina
Herself
0.0
Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour Live At Coliseum da Coruña
Herself
0.0
Whitney Houston - Sopot Festival
Herself
0.0
Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
Herself
10.0
2024
Whitney Houston Born to Sing
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2024
Il était une fois Champs-Élysées
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.6
2022
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2021
Superstar
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
5.7
2021
Fame Kills: Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2021
This Is Pop
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
5.7
2021
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Self (archive footage)
9.5
2021
Whitney Houston: As I Am
Herself
0.0
2021
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.5
2020
90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline
Self (archive footage)
4.9
2019
Whitney
Self (archive footage)
7.4
2018
Whitney: The Last Great Diva
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2018
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Herself (Archive Footage)
6.5
2017
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2016
Dolly Parton at Glastonbury 2014
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2014
The Houstons Remember Whitney
Herself
0.0
2012
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
Self
7.8
2011
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
0.0
2009
Web Junk 20
(1 episode)
9.3
2006
The Reichen Show
Self · (1 episode)
4.8
2005
Being Bobby Brown
(11 episodes)
8.5
2005
WHITNEY HOUSTON - Live (Norfolk - USA)
0.0
2005
It's Black Entertainment
Self
8.0
2002
A New Princess
Self
8.0
2001
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
8.0
2001
Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection
8.0
2000
Boston Public
Self · (1 episode)
7.7
2000
Heartbreak Hotel
Whitney Houston
6.0
1999
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
Self
0.0
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
8.0
1996
Whitney Houston Live in Johannesburg 1994
0.0
1994
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Self
9.0
1990
Kids' Choice Awards
Herself - Host · (2 episodes)
8.8
1987
Women in Rock
Self
0.0
1986
MTV Video Music Awards
Self · (2 episodes)
7.5
1984
Wogan
Self · (1 episode)
4.5
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (2 episodes)
6.2
1982
Entertainment Tonight
Self · (3 episodes)
3.7
1981
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1981
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (2 episodes)
6.9
1975
Top of the Pops
Self · (3 episodes)
6.5
1964
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
7.0
1953
Bambi Awards
Self · (1 episode)
9.0
1948