Cissy Houston

Acting Born Sep 30, 1933 Newark, New Jersey, USA 20 credits

Biography

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

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026) as Self (archive footage)
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018) as Self
Whitney (2018) as Self - Mother
The Preacher's Wife (1996) as Mrs. Havergal
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018) as Lead Choir Vocalist
Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) as Self (uncredited)
Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017) as Self - Whitney's Mother
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) as Self
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All (2021) as Self (archive footage)
Hoodlums (1980) as Herself
The Vernon Johns Story (1994) as Rose
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021) as Self
Superstars and their Moms (1987) as Self
Bang! The Bert Berns Story (2016) as Self
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story (2014) as Self
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. (1997) as Self
Taking My Turn (1985) as Helen
The Houstons Remember Whitney (2012) as Self
Whitney Houston: This is My Life (1992) as Self