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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…
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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.
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Whitney Houston's Filmography
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Remembering Dolly: A Rhinestone Life
as Self (archive footage)
Dolly: An NBC News Special
as Self (archive footage)
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban)
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston Born to Sing
as Self (archive footage)
I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
as Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
as Self (archive footage)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
as Self (archive footage)
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20
as Self (archive footage)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney, a Look Back
as Self (archive footage)
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
as Self (archive footage)
Fame Kills: Whitney Houston
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: As I Am
as Self
Whitney Houston at the BBC
as Self(archive footage)
The BRITs at 40
as Self (archive footage)
90s Divas: Whitney, Mariah, Céline
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: Close Up
as Self
Whitney: The Last Great Diva
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney: Can I Be Me
as Self (archive footage)
Freedom : La Story de George Michael
as Self (archive footage)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
as Self (archive footage)
Night Flight: Born Again
as Self
Four Falls of Buffalo
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances
as Self
The Houstons Remember Whitney
as Self
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody
as Self - Vocals
Sparkle
as Emma
Whitney Houston: We Will Always Love You
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
as Self
Always Whitney Houston
as Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: The Woman Behind the Voice
as Self
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
as Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
as Self (archive footage)
George Michael - Twenty Five
as Self
WHITNEY HOUSTON - Live (Norfolk - USA)
as Self
Retro Video Collection 1975-1999 vol3
as self
Nora's Hair Salon
as Whitney Houston
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
VH1: Divas Las Vegas
as Self - Performer
It's Black Entertainment
as Self
A New Princess
as Self
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Whitney Houston - The Ultimate Collection
as Self (archive footage)
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits
as Self / Self - Various
VH1 Divas Live 2: An Honors Concert for VH1's Save the Music
as Self - Performer
No Poster
Heartbreak Hotel
as Whitney Houston
The Prince of Egypt
as The Balladeer (voice) (uncredited)
Cinderella
as Fairy Godmother
No Poster
Scratch the Surface
as Self
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
as Self
The Preacher's Wife
as Julia Biggs
Waiting to Exhale
as Savannah
Whitney Houston Live in Brunei
as self
Whitney Houston Live in Johannesburg 1994
as Self
The Bodyguard
as Rachel Marron
Whitney Houston: This is My Life
as Self - Host
Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston
as Self
Whitney Houston: Live in Concert
as Self
Whitney Houston - Live at the Yokohama Arena, Japan
as Self
The Star Spangled Basher
as Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
as Self
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert
as Self
Superstars and their Moms
as Self
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
as Self (Interviewee)
No Poster
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Women in Rock
as Self
Whitney Houston: Live in Rio
as Self