Cissy Houston

Cissy Houston

Known for

Acting

Born

September 30, 1933

Birthplace

Newark, New Jersey, USA

Died

October 7, 2024 (aged 91)

Biography

Cissy Houston was a Grammy winning soul and gospel singer. She was also the mother of Whitney Houston.

Best known work

The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

1996

God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

2018

Whitney

Whitney

2018

Whitney: Can I Be Me

Whitney: Can I Be Me

2017

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

2026

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

1970

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

2018

Hoodlums

Hoodlums

1980

The Vernon Johns Story

The Vernon Johns Story

1994

Filmography

2026
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Whitney, a Look Back
as Self - Whitney's Mother (archive footage)
2021
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
as Self
2021
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Whitney
as Self - Mother
2018
Elvis Presley: The SearcherTV
as Self (2 episodes)
2018
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
as Lead Choir Vocalist
2017
Whitney: Can I Be Me
as Self - Whitney's Mother
2016
Bang! The Bert Berns Story
as Self
2014
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
as Self
2012
The Houstons Remember Whitney
as Self
1997
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
as Self
1996
The Preacher's Wife
as Mrs. Havergal
1994
The Vernon Johns Story
as Rose
1992
Whitney Houston: This is My Life
as Self
1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
as Self
1987
Superstars and their Moms
as Self
1985
Taking My Turn
as Helen
1980
Hoodlums
as Herself
1970
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
as Self (uncredited)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
as Self (1 episode)