Cissy Houston

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61 titles

Past Film & Video (10 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Whitney (2018) Self - Mother, Performer ("When I First Saw You") Self - Mother, Performer ("When I First Saw You") See fewer		$1.3MM	$3MM	$4.6MM
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018) Cissy Houston, Performer ("Glory Glory") Cissy Houston, Performer ("Glory Glory") See fewer		$2.7MM	$5.7MM	$7.4MM
Dreams of a Life (2011) Performer ("Midnight Train To Georgia") Performer ("Midnight Train To Georgia") See fewer		$3K	$8K	$292K
Daddy's Little Girls (2007) Performer ("Family First") Performer ("Family First") See fewer	$10MM	$11MM	$31MM	$32MM
The Preacher's Wife (1996) Mrs. Havergal, Performer ("The Lord Is My Shepherd") Mrs. Havergal, Performer ("The Lord Is My Shepherd") See fewer	$40MM	$7.6MM	$48MM	$48MM
A Time to Kill (1996) Soundtrack ("Take My Hand Precious Lord") Soundtrack ("Take My Hand Precious Lord") See fewer	$40MM	$15MM	$109MM	$152MM
Hoodlums (1980) Self, Performer ("Stand Up", "Bluer Than Blue") Self, Performer ("Stand Up", "Bluer Than Blue") See fewer
The Wiz (1978) The Wiz Singers Adult Choir (voice) (uncredited) The Wiz Singers Adult Choir (voice) (uncredited) See fewer	$24MM		$21MM	$21MM
Angels (1976) Arranger (vocals), Performer (vocals) Arranger (vocals), Performer (vocals) See fewer
Tiki Tiki (1971) Performer ("Runaway", "All the Lovely Things") Performer ("Runaway", "All the Lovely Things") See fewer	CAD 750K

Past Television (5 titles)	Episodes
Whitney Houston: Close Up (2018) (TV Movie) - Self, Performer ("I Just Want to Be with You", "Life's a Party", "I Know Him So Well") Self, Performer ("I Just Want to Be with You", "Life's a Party", "I Know Him So Well") See fewer
Late Show with David Letterman (1998) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1998), Performer ("Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)") (1 episode, 1998) Self (1 episode, 1998), Performer ("Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)") (1 episode, 1998) See fewer Episode dated 23 December 1998 (Dec 23, 1998) Self, Performer ("Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)") Self, Performer ("Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)") See fewer	1
The Vernon Johns Story (1994) (TV Movie) - Rose Rose See fewer
Whitney Houston: This is My Life (1992) (TV Special) - Self, Producer Self, Producer See fewer
Taking My Turn (1985) (TV Movie) - Helen Helen See fewer

Self (35 titles)
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021) Self Self See fewer
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions (2020) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018) Self Self See fewer
Essence Awards Tribute to Cissy Houston (2017) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017) Self - Whitney's Mother Self - Whitney's Mother See fewer
Bang! The Bert Berns Story (2016) Self Self See fewer
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story (2014) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Daybreak (2013) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2013) Self (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Episode dated 6 February 2013 (Feb 6, 2013) Self Self See fewer
Oprah Prime (2013) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2013) Self (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Cissy Houston (Jan 28, 2013) Season 2, Episode 21 - Self Self See fewer
20 Feet from Stardom (2013) Self Self See fewer
Whitney Houston & Her Family: Voices of Love (2012) Self Self See fewer
The Houstons: On Our Own (2012) (TV Series) - Self (4 episodes, 2012) Self (4 episodes, 2012) See fewer A Houston Family Vacation (Nov 28, 2012) Season 1, Episode 11 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
BET Awards 2012 (2012) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
This Time (2008) Self Self See fewer
Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer (1998–2008) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode) Self (1 episode) See fewer Whitney Houston Self Self See fewer
Intimate Portrait (2004) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2004) Self (1 episode, 2004) See fewer Dionne Warwick (Apr 3, 2004) Self Self See fewer
Late Show with David Letterman (1998) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1998) Self (1 episode, 1998) See fewer Episode dated 23 December 1998 (Dec 23, 1998) Self Self See fewer
Classic Whitney (1997) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
10th Anniversary Essence Awards (1997) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
26th NAACP Image Awards (1994) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Vicki! (1993) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1993) Self (1 episode, 1993) See fewer Episode dated 24 March 1993 (Mar 24, 1993) Self Self See fewer
The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards (1993) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (1988) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Cissy Houston: Sweet Inspiration (1988) Self Self See fewer
The 15th Annual American Music Awards (1988) (TV Special) - Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer
The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Show (1987) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Superstars and Their Moms (1987) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
The 1st Annual Soul Train Music Awards (1987) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
Ebony/Jet Showcase (1986) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1986) Self (1 episode, 1986) See fewer Episode dated 10 October 1986 (Oct 10, 1986) Self Self See fewer
Late Night with David Letterman (1985–1986) (TV Series) - Self - Musical Guest / Self (2 episodes, 1985) Self - Musical Guest / Self (2 episodes, 1985) See fewer Episode #5.100 (Aug 4, 1986) Season 5, Episode 100 - Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer Episode #4.84 (Aug 28, 1985) Season 4, Episode 84 - Self Self See fewer
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1983) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
The Merv Griffin Show (1983) (TV Series) - Self - Vocalist (1 episode, 1983) Self - Vocalist (1 episode, 1983) See fewer Episode dated 23 June 1983 (Jun 23, 1983) Self - Vocalist Self - Vocalist See fewer
Musique and Music (1978) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1978) Self (1 episode, 1978) See fewer Episode dated 22 January 1978 (Jan 22, 1978) Self Self See fewer
Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1970) (TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 1970) Self (3 episodes, 1970) See fewer Episode dated 24 March 1970 (Mar 24, 1970) Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading

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Archive Footage (8 titles)
CBS Mornings (2023) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2023) Self (1 episode, 2023) See fewer Dionne Warwick/Barbra Streisand/Macklemore (Dec 26, 2023) Season 3, Episode 257 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Whitney, a Look Back (2022) (TV Special) - Self - Whitney's Mother (archive footage) Self - Whitney's Mother (archive footage) See fewer
Superstar (2021) (TV Mini-series) - Self (1 episode, 2021) Self (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Whitney Houston (Aug 11, 2021) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All (2021) (TV Movie) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Entertainment Tonight (1989–2018) (TV Series) - Self (13 episodes, 1989) Self (13 episodes, 1989) See fewer ET Rocks the Red Carpet (Jul 11, 2018) Season 37, Episode 261 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (2017) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Dateline NBC (2012) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2012) Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Remembering Whitney (Feb 12, 2012) Season 20, Episode 28 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Great Performances (1997) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1997) Self (1 episode, 1997) See fewer The Story of Gospel Music (Feb 5, 1997) Season 25, Episode 14 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

Other (3 titles)
Whitney Houston: I'm Every Woman (1993) (Music Video) - Cissy Houston Cissy Houston See fewer
Whitney Houston: Greatest Love of All (1986) (Music Video) - Cissy Houston Cissy Houston See fewer
Whitney Houston: How Will I Know (1985) (Music Video) - Playback Singer Playback Singer See fewer

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