Person
Cissy Houston
Acting · 1933–2024 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Cissy Houston was a Grammy winning soul and gospel singer. She was also the mother of Whitney Houston.
Known for
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Self (archive footage)
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
Lead Choir Vocalist
Whitney
Self - Mother
The Preacher's Wife
Mrs. Havergal
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Self - Whitney's Mother
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self
The Vernon Johns Story
Rose
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
Self (uncredited)
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
Filmography
- 2026EPiC: Elvis Presley in ConcertSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me OverSelf
- 2021Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It AllSelf (archive footage)
- 2018WhitneySelf - Mother
- 2018Elvis Presley: The SearcherSelf
- 2018God's Not Dead: A Light in DarknessLead Choir Vocalist
- 2017Whitney: Can I Be MeSelf - Whitney's Mother
- 2016Bang! The Bert Berns StorySelf
- 2014Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack StorySelf
- 2012The Houstons Remember WhitneySelf
- 1997Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.Self
- 1996The Preacher's WifeMrs. Havergal
- 1994The Vernon Johns StoryRose
- 1992Whitney Houston: This is My LifeSelf
- 1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeSelf
- 1987Superstars and their MomsSelf
- 1985Taking My TurnHelen
- 1980HoodlumsHerself
- 1970Elvis: That's the Way It IsSelf (uncredited)
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
Follow their work on Vescene
Rate films and shows on two axes — quality and fun — and share taste with friends.