Person Details

Birthday: 1963-08-09 17:14:59

Death: 2012-02-11 17:14:59

Aliases: 휘트니 휴스턴

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Homepage: http://www.whitneyhouston.com

Movie Involvements: 54

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Bambi Awards
Average
9

Bambi Awards

(1948) Self
MTV Video Music Awards
Average
8
Top of the Pops
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7

Top of the Pops

(1964) Self
Boston Public
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8

Boston Public

(2000) Self
Kids' Choice Awards
Average
9

Kids' Choice Awards

(1987) Herself - Host
The Oscars
Average
7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
The Bodyguard
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7

The Bodyguard

(1992) Rachel Marron
This Is Pop
Average
5

This Is Pop

(2021) Self (archive footage)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2022 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Herself
2021 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Herself
N/A
2020 Self (archive footage)
2019 Self (archive footage)
2018 Self (archive footage)
Self
2017 Herself (Archive Footage)
2016 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self
2014 Herself
2012 Herself
Herself
Vocals
Emma
Herself
Self (archive footage)
Self
2011 Self
2006 Self
N/A
2005 Self
N/A
N/A
2004 Herself
2002 Self - Performer
Self
2001 Self
Self
2000 N/A
Self
Self
Herself
1999 Self - Performer
1997 Fairy Godmother
Self
Self
1996 Julia Biggs
N/A
1995 Savannah
1994 N/A
1992 Rachel Marron
Herself
1991 Self
Herself
1990 Self
1988 Self
Self
1987 Herself - Host
1984 Self
1982 Self
Self
1981 Self
1975 Self - Musical Guest
1964 Self
1953 Self
1948 Self
Self
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2005 Thanks
Year Role Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
1992 Theme Song Performance
Year Role Movie/Tv

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