Whitney Houston

ACTRESS & SINGER

Birthplace: East Orange, New Jersey

August 9, 1963 -

Whitney is the daughter of gospel singer, Cissy Houston, and cousin of pop singer,

Dionne Warwick. In 1985, she emerged as a musical star with her debut album.

Her first album showed off her incredible voice range. Whitney's recordings

include:

Whitney Houston (1985)

Whitney (1987)

I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990)

"The Star-Spangled Banner" (Performed at the SuperBowl in 1991)

In 1993, Whitney began a successful film career. Even though she moved to acting, she continued to

please audiences with songs featured on movie soundtracks. Whitney starred in the following films:

The Bodyguard (1993)

This soundtrack featured the record-breaking single, "I Will Always Love You")

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

The Preacher's Wife (1996)

Cinderella (1997) (A Walt Disney film produced by Whitney)