Cissy Houston Houston, her daughter and backup singer, increasingly sang solos with Cissy's band, including the Barbra Streisand hit "Evergreen". They would collaborate on "Ain't No Way" (originally a Cissy Houston and Aretha Franklin vehicle), on which Cissy sang "Cissy" and Whitney "Aretha". In 1996, Houston received the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album for "Face to Face", an album that contained a Gospel version of "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)". The same year, she contributed one song to the gospel soundtrack album for the film "The Preacher's Wife", which starred her daughter Whitney Houston. In
Whitney Houston based on Houston's life and death. It is the first documentary authorized by the estate. In 2015, biographical film "Whitney" premiered on Lifetime directed by Houston's "Waiting to Exhale" co-star Angela Bassett. Houston was portrayed by model Yaya DaCosta. A 2018 "Whitney" film premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and was released internationally in theatres on July 6, 2018. In mid-2017, a television documentary film directed by Nick Broomfield entitled "" was screened in cinemas. Studio albums World tours Regional tours Whitney Houston Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress.