Cissy Houston

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Cissy Houston

Acting September 30, 1933

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Cissy Houston was a Grammy winning soul and gospel singer. She was also the mother of Whitney Houston.

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Known for

Popular titles

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

5.8 1996 Movie
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

6.6 2018 Movie
Whitney

Whitney

7.3 2018 Movie
Whitney: Can I Be Me

Whitney: Can I Be Me

6.6 2017 Movie
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

8.2 2026 Movie
Elvis: That's the Way It Is

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

8.1 1970 Movie
Elvis Presley: The Searcher

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

7.5 2018 TV Show
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

6.5 2021 Movie
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

8.7 2021 Movie
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

6.5 1988 Movie
Hoodlums

Hoodlums

4.1 1980 Movie

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2022
    Whitney, a Look Back

    Movie Self - Whitney's Mother (archive footage)

  3. 2021
    Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over

    Movie Self

  4. 2021
    Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  5. 2018
    Whitney

    Movie Self - Mother

  6. 2018
    Elvis Presley: The Searcher

    TV show Self

  7. 2018
    God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

    Movie Lead Choir Vocalist

  8. 2017
    Whitney: Can I Be Me

    Movie Self - Whitney's Mother

  9. 2016
    Bang! The Bert Berns Story

    Movie Self

  10. 2014
    Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story

    Movie Self

  11. 2012
    The Houstons Remember Whitney

    Movie Self

  12. 1997
    Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.

    Movie Self

  13. 1996
    The Preacher's Wife

    Movie Mrs. Havergal

  14. 1994
    The Vernon Johns Story

    Movie Rose

  15. 1992
    Whitney Houston: This is My Life

    Movie Self

  16. 1988
    Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

    Movie Self

More credits
  1. 1987
    Superstars and their Moms

    Movie Self

  2. 1985
    Taking My Turn

    Movie Helen

  3. 1980
    Hoodlums

    Movie Herself

  4. 1970
    Elvis: That's the Way It Is

    Movie Self (uncredited)

  5. 1962
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    TV show Self