Cissy Houston

Acting

Born September 30, 1933 · Newark, New Jersey, USA

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

1962

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

2026

The Preacher's Wife

1996

God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness

2018

Whitney

2018

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

1970

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

2021

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

2018

Acting(21)

2026EPiC: Elvis Presley in ConcertSelf (archive footage)

Film

2022Whitney, a Look BackSelf - Whitney's Mother (archive footage)

Film

2021Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me OverSelf

Film

2021Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It AllSelf (archive footage)

Film

2018WhitneySelf - Mother

Film

2018Elvis Presley: The SearcherSelf

2018God's Not Dead: A Light in DarknessLead Choir Vocalist

Film

2017Whitney: Can I Be MeSelf - Whitney's Mother

Film

2016Bang! The Bert Berns StorySelf

Film

2014Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack StorySelf

Film

2012The Houstons Remember WhitneySelf

Film

1997Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.Self

Film

1996The Preacher's WifeMrs. Havergal

Film

1994The Vernon Johns StoryRose

Film

1992Whitney Houston: This is My LifeSelf

Film

1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeSelf

Film

1987Superstars and their MomsSelf

Film

1985Taking My TurnHelen

Film

1980HoodlumsHerself

Film

1970Elvis: That's the Way It IsSelf (uncredited)

Film

1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf