Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American actress, singer, producer, and model. Nicknamed "the Voice", she was considered one of the greatest and best-selling music artists of all time according to . Aside from her famous singing career, she was also well-known for playing Rachel Marron in the 1992 romantic thriller drama film , Savannah Jackson in the 1995 romance film (alongside Angela Bassett), and Emma Anderson in the 2012 musical film (her final film role before her death).
For Disney, she portrayed Julia Coleman Biggs in the 1996 Touchstone Pictures Christmas film The Preacher's Wife (alongside Denzel Washington), as well as the Fairy Godmother in the 1997 telefilm adaptation of Cinderella. She also produced the 2001 comedy film The Princess Diaries and its 2004 sequel, as well as the 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls and its 2006 sequel.
Houston began singing in church as a child and became a background vocalist while in high school. She was one of the first black women to become a teen model in 1981, appearing on the cover of . Later, at age 19, she signed a contract with . Her first two studio albums (1985) and (1987) both peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and are among the best-selling albums of all time. Her third studio album (1990) yielded two top hit number-one singles "" and "". Houston's rendition of "" at Super Bowl XXV in 1991 received widespread media coverage.
Houston made her acting debut in the romantic thriller film The Bodyguard, which, despite its mixed reviews, became the tenth highest-grossing film to that date. Its soundtrack won the and remains the best-selling soundtrack album of all time. It generated multiple hit singles, including "", "", and ""; the latter won the , spent a then-record 14 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, and became the best-selling single by a woman in music history.
==Roles==
Whitney Houston in The Preacher's Wife.jpg|Julia Coleman Biggs()
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - The Fairy Godmother.jpg|Fairy Godmother(Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella)
==Trivia==
*She was considered for the voice role of Rita in Disney's 1988 animated film Oliver & Company, but Sheryl Lee Ralph was cast instead.
*She was also considered for the role of Tina Turner in the 1993 Touchstone Pictures film . Houston was actually offered the role, but had to decline due to imminent maternity. The role ultimately went to Angela Bassett, whom Houston later co-starred with in .
*Houston's song "" was heard over clips of classic Disney cartoons in the 1986 DTV special Disney's DTV Valentine (later renamed Disney's DTV Romancin').
**One other song, "", was released as a video in a follow-up series DTV².
*Her cover of "" was featured at the start of Spider-Man: Far From Home.
*Houston died on the birthday of her Cinderella co-star Brandy Norwood, who turned 33 years old that day.
* joked about Houston's tragic 2012 drowning at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, a historic facility known for its annual hosting of the ceremony.
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