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Cissy Houston

Highest Rated: 88% Whitney (2018)

Lowest Rated: 11% God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)

Birthday: Sep 30, 1933

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Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Cissy Houston began her singing career when she joined her siblings in the gospel group the Drinkard Four, later called the Drunkard Singers. Prior to giving birth to future megastar Whitney Houston, she formed the R&B group Sweet Inspirations. She worked on a variety of projects during her entertainment career, including "Cissy Houston: Sweet Inspiration" (PBS, 1987-88), "Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Show" (CBS, 1987-88) and "Superstars & Their Moms" (ABC, 1986-87). She also contributed to "The American Music Awards" (ABC, 1987-88) and "The Songwriters Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music" (CBS, 1988-89). In the nineties, Houston devoted her time to various credits, such as "ABC in Concert" (ABC, 1990-98), "Whitney Houston: This Is My Life" (ABC, 1991-92) and "The 1994 World Music Awards" (ABC, 1993-94). She also worked on "The 26th Annual NAACP Image Awards" (NBC, 1993-94) and "The Vernon Johns Story" (1993-94). Additionally, she could be seen on a variety of television specials like "The Story of Gospel Music" (PBS, 1996-97) and "Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over" (2000-01). Houston also contributed music to "Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls" (2007) with Gabrielle Union. More recently, Houston acted on "The Houstons: On Our Own" (Lifetime, 2012-13), "2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" (HBO, 2020), "Whitney, a Look Back" (CBS, 2022). Cissy Houston died on October 7, 2024 in Newark, NJ at the age of 91.

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Highest rated movies

88% 75% Whitney Watchlist 87% 63% Whitney: Can I Be Me Watchlist 11% 52% God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Watchlist
83% The Vernon Johns Story
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
88% 75% Whitney Self $3.0M 2018
11% 52% God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Self $5.7M 2018
87% 63% Whitney: Can I Be Me Unknown (Character) - 2017
No Score Yet 83% The Vernon Johns Story Rose (Character) - 1994

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Houstons: On Our Own Self 2012