Biography
Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley, and Aretha Franklin, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work.
Houston is the mother of singer and actress Whitney Houston, the aunt of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price. Houston is the grandmother of Whitney Houston's only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown.
Filmography
all 17
Movies 15
self 13
TV Shows 2
Self - Whitney's Mother
Whitney, a Look Back (2022)
Movie
Self
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over (2021)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All (2021)
Movie
Self - Mother
Whitney (2018)
Movie
Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher (2018)
TV
Lead Choir Vocalist
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)
Movie
4.8
Herself
Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017)
Movie
Herself
Bang! The Bert Berns Story (2016)
Movie
Self
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story (2014)
Movie
Herself
The Houstons Remember Whitney (2012)
Movie
Self
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. (1997)
Movie
Mrs. Havergal
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
Movie
6
Rose
The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
Movie
Self
Whitney Houston: This is My Life (1992)
Movie
Helen
Taking My Turn (1985)
Movie
Herself
Hoodlums (1980)
Movie
Self
The Houstons: On Our Own
TV
Ratings
Average 6.04
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1980
1996
2016
2018
2022
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1933-09-30 (90 years old)
Birth PlaceNewark, United States of America
ChildrenWhitney Houston, Gary Garland
RelativesDionne Warwick
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As씨씨 휴스턴
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