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Cissy Houston(1933-2024)

  • Actress
  • Music Department
  • Producer
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Cissy Houston in The Houstons: On Our Own (2012)
Tells the story of Whitney Houston's extraordinary life and tragic death.
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Cissy Houston was born on 30 September 1933 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for A Time to Kill (1996), The Preacher's Wife (1996) and Hoodlums (1980). She was married to John Russell Houston Jr. and Frederick Garland. She died on 7 October 2024 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
BornSeptember 30, 1933
DiedOctober 7, 2024(91)
BornSeptember 30, 1933
DiedOctober 7, 2024(91)
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    • 2 wins total

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Known for

Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Matthew McConaughey in A Time to Kill (1996)
A Time to Kill
7.5
  • Soundtrack("Take My Hand Precious Lord")
  • 1996
Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, and Justin Pierre Edmund in The Preacher's Wife (1996)
The Preacher's Wife
5.8
  • Mrs. Havergal
  • 1996
Hoodlums (1980)
Hoodlums
5.0
  • Cissy Houston
  • 1980
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
4.6
  • Cissy Houston
  • 2018

Credits

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Actress

  • God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018)
    God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
    4.6
    • Cissy Houston
    • 2018
  • Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, and Justin Pierre Edmund in The Preacher's Wife (1996)
    The Preacher's Wife
    5.8
    • Mrs. Havergal
    • 1996
  • James Earl Jones in The Vernon Johns Story (1994)
    The Vernon Johns Story
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Rose
    • 1994
  • Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: I'm Every Woman (1993)
    Whitney Houston: I'm Every Woman
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Cissy Houston
    • 1993
  • Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: Greatest Love of All (1986)
    Whitney Houston: Greatest Love of All
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Cissy Houston
    • 1986
  • Taking My Turn
    TV Movie
    • Helen
    • 1985
  • Hoodlums (1980)
    Hoodlums
    5.0
    • Cissy Houston
    • 1980
  • Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Ted Ross, and Nipsey Russell in The Wiz (1978)
    The Wiz
    5.7
    • The Wiz Singers Adult Choir (voice, uncredited)
    • 1978

Music Department

  • Vincent Schiavelli, Keith Berger, Drew Abrams, Marquita Callwood, Dan McCarthy, Joan Adelman, Gus Thomas, and David Bryant in Angels (1976)
    Angels
    3.8
    • arranger: vocals
    • performer: vocals
    • 1976

Producer

  • Whitney Houston: This is My Life
    8.7
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1992

Videos3

This Time
Clip 5:57
This Time
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:57
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:57
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This Time
Trailer 2:21
This Time

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Emily Cissy Houston
  • Born
    • September 30, 1933
    • Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • October 7, 2024
    • Newark, New Jersey, USA(complications from Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouses
      John Russell Houston Jr.May 1964 - 1991 (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Gary Houston
  • Relatives
      Dionne Warwick(Niece or Nephew)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals

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  • Trivia
    Friends with Aretha Franklin, and Della Reese.

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