Whitney Houston filmography
Whitney Houston filmography | |
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Feature films | 9 |
Television | 10 |
Commercials | 17 |
American entertainer Whitney Houston worked in nine feature films, three television film, and seven television episodes, and appeared in seventeen commercials.
She made her screen acting debut as Rachel Marron in the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard (1992). It was the second-highest-grossing film worldwide in 1992, making $411 million worldwide. However The Bodyguard received mixed reviews from film critics. The soundtrack became the best-selling soundtrack of all time, selling more than 45 million copies worldwide.
In 1995, Houston starred alongside
In 1996, Houston starred in the holiday comedy
As a film producer, she produced hit series such as The Princess Diaries, The Cheetah Girls and multicultural movies Cinderella (1997), Sparkle (2012).
Feature films
Title | Year | Credit(s) | Role | Director(s) | World box office |
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The Bodyguard | 1992 | Actress | Rachel Marron | Mick Jackson | $411,000,000 |
Waiting to Exhale | 1995 | Actress | Savannah Jackson | Forest Whitaker | $82,000,000 |
The Preacher's Wife | 1996 | Actress | Julia Biggs | Penny Marshall | $57,000,000 |
The Princess Diaries | 2001 | Producer[2] | — | Garry Marshall | $165,300,000 |
Nora's Hair Salon | 2004 | Uncredited Cameo | Herself | Jerry Lamothe
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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | 2004 | Producer[3] | — | Garry Marshall | $134,700,000 |
The Last Days of Left Eye | 2007 | Documentary cameo | Herself | Lauren Lazin | — |
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon | 2011 | Documentary cameo | Herself | Andrew Eastel | — |
Sparkle | 2012 |
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Emma Anderson | Salim Akil | $24,700,000 |
Whitney: Can I Be Me | 2017 | Documentary subject | Herself | Nick Broomfield Rudi Dolezal |
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Whitney | 2018 | Documentary film | Herself | Kevin Macdonald | $5,000,000 |
Television
Title | Year | Episode | Credit(s) | Role | Creator(s)/Director(s) |
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Gimme a Break! | 1984 | "Katie's College"[5] | Actress | Rita Lammar | Hal Cooper |
As the World Turns | 1984 | "August 1–2, 1984" | Actress | Herself | Irna Phillips |
Silver Spoons | 1985 | "Head Over Heels"[5] | Actress | Herself | Jack Shea |
Saturday Night Live | 1991 | "Alec Baldwin/Whitney Houston" | Actress | Herself | Dave Wilson |
Saturday Night Live | 1996 | "Rosie O'Donnell/Whitney Houston" | Actress | Herself | Beth McCarthy-Miller |
Rodger's and Hammerstein's Cinderella | 1997 | Television film |
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Fairy Godmother | Robert Iscove |
Boston Public | 2003 | "Chapter 66" | Actress | Herself | Jonathan Pontell |
The Cheetah Girls | 2003 | Television film | Producer[7] | — | Oz Scott |
Being Bobby Brown | 2005 | Reality television series | Reality show subject | Herself | — |
The Cheetah Girls 2 | 2006 | Television film | Co-executive producer[8] | — | Kenny Ortega |
The X Factor
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2009 | "Week 2" | Guest mentor | Herself | Phil Heyes |
Commercials
Year | Company | Promoting | Country | Notes |
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1983 | Dr Pepper/Seven Up | Canada Dry (soft drink beverage) |
United States |
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1986 | Coca-Cola | Diet Coke (soft drink beverage) |
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1988 | Coca-Cola | Diet Coke (soft drink beverage) |
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1989 | Sanyo | Electronics (the stereo, TV) |
Japan |
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1994–1995 | AT&T | Telephone services | United States | |
1999 | Nissin | Consumer credit business | Japan |
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References
- ^ "Whitney Houston Biography". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- Allmovie. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- Allmovie. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ Kit, Borys (March 23, 2011). "BET's 'The Game' Showrunners to Remake 1976 Movie 'Sparkle' for Sony Pictures (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "Whitney Houston Film Appearances". filmreference.com. Retrieved September 26, 2009.
- Allmovie. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- Allmovie. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- Allmovie. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ "Commercial Breaks: Stars Who Made Their Screen Debuts in TV Commercials, Whitney Houston (3 of 13)". television.aol.com. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- Internet Movie Database. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ "Whitney Houston Diet Coke Commercial (1986)". starsinginglessons.com. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ^ "Whitney Houston Diet Coke Commercial "Just for the Taste of It" (1988)". advertisementave.com. Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-8283-1957-7.
- ^ Evans Price, Deborah (October 14, 1995). "Pop Writer/Producer Keith Thomas Overcoming Nashville's Country Stigma". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- amazon.co.jp. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ^ "Whitney Houston's Early TV Commercials: She Could Really Sell It – 1990 Sanyo". Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc. February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ Whitney On Wheels. July 11, 1994. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
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ignored (help) - ^ Elliott, Stuart (June 15, 1994). "The Media Business: Advertising – Addenda; Whitney Houston In Deal With AT&T". The New York Times. Retrieved January 15, 2010.
- ^ "Whitney Houston's Early TV Commercials: She Could Really Sell It". Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc. February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012.