Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was an American singer, actress and former model. Coming from a family of well known soul artists, among them Dionne Warwick and Aretha Franklin, she first shot to international stardom in the 1980s with hits such as "How Will I Know", "Saving All My Love For You", "So Emotional", "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" "The Greatest Love of All" (originally recorded by George Benson) and "One Moment In Time" (which was performed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics). Her success continued into the early 1990s and she made her acting debut in The Bodyguard, which she starred in alongside Kevin Costner and the soundtrack of which featured the singles "I Will Always Love You" (first recorded by Dolly Parton), "I'm Every Woman" (originally recorded by Chaka Khan, "Run To You" and "Queen of The Night". She later appeared in the romantic drama Waiting To Exhale, whose soundtrack featured, among others the song "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" and The Preacher's Wife, alongside Courtney B. Vance and Denzel Washington, and featuring the song "I Believe In You and Me". In 1998, she released the album My Love Is Your Love, whose tracks include "When You Believe" (a duet with Mariah Carey and appearing in The Prince of Egypt) and "It's Not Right But It's OK". Her popularity waned in the 2000s and her final studio album I Look To You was released in 2009, which featured, along with the title track, "Million Dollar Bill" and "I Didn't Know My Own Strength". She died in February 2012, and her final film appearance was in the remake of Sparkle, which was released posthumously. Her only child, Bobbi Kristina Brown, who she had with fellow R&B star Bobby Brown, died in 2015.
She appeared in Oliver and Company:The Series as the voice of Native American park ranger Kate Sittingbird.
She wrote a song entitled "The Memories Are Coming Back To Me" for The Quest for Beasts movie Rise of Babylon; the song never made into the film nor does it feature on any of the soundtracks.
Category:1960s births
Category:2010s deaths
Category:American singers
Category:African Americans
Category:Deceased actors