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Cissy Houston is a Actor American born on 30 september 1933 at Newark (USA)

Cissy Houston

Cissy Houston
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Birth name Emily Drinkard
Nationality USA
Birth 30 september 1933 (90 years) at Newark (USA)

Emily "Cissy" Houston (née Drinkard; born September 30, 1933) is an American soul, gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin she embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work. She is the mother of Whitney Houston, grandmother of Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, aunt of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price.

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Filmography of Cissy Houston (4 films)

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Whitney
Whitney (2018)
, 2h2
Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Biography, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Whitney Houston, Bobby Brown, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Clive Davis, Cissy Houston, Kevin Costner
Roles Self - Mother
Rating72% 3.6495453.6495453.6495453.6495453.649545
Elle a vendu 200 millions d’albums. Elle détient le record du plus grand nombre de numéros 1 consécutifs. Sa chanson « I Will Always Love You » est le single le plus vendu par une chanteuse. Derrière les records, les rumeurs, les scandales, les secrets et la gloire, voici la vraie Whitney.
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness, 1h46
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about religion
Actors David A. R. White, John Corbett, Jennifer Bini Taylor, Shane Harper, Ted McGinley, Tatum O'Neal
Roles Lead Choir Vocalist
Rating44% 2.249022.249022.249022.249022.24902
Après la sortie de prison du révérend David Hill (comme on le voit dans le film précédent), une controverse est suscitée contre l'église St. James de Dave, située sur le campus universitaire. Cela amène le collège à entamer le processus de fermeture de l'église, à la grande consternation de Dave et de sa partenaire Jude. Lorsqu'ils ont été informés de la décision de fermer l'église et de la remplacer par un bâtiment permettant d'agrandir l'école, Dave et Jude ont entamé le processus de poursuite du collège pour sauver St. James. Les choses s'aggravent quand Adam Richertson, étudiant, en signe de protestation, jette une brique dans l'église, allume un feu qui tue Jude et détruit presque l'église. Dave est obligé de s'attaquer à la perte de son cher ami. Adam est horrifié par ses actes et envisage d’avouer le crime, ce qui le conduit à renouer le contact avec sa petite amie sceptique, Keaton.
The Preacher's Wife, 2h4
Directed by Penny Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Themes Christmas films, Films about religion, Films about angels, Musical films
Actors Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines, Jenifer Lewis, Loretta Devine
Roles Mrs. Havergal
Rating57% 2.8510052.8510052.8510052.8510052.851005
A voiceover by the child Jeremiah (Justin Pierre Edmund) guides the viewer through the film.
The Wiz
The Wiz (1978)
, 2h14
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Météorologie, Monde imaginaire, Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Le pays d'Oz, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Children's films
Actors Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt
Rating55% 2.7536952.7536952.7536952.7536952.753695
A Thanksgiving dinner brings a host of family together in a Harlem apartment, where a shy 24-year-old schoolteacher named Dorothy Gale (Diana Ross) lives with her Aunt Em (Theresa Merritt) and Uncle Henry (Stanley Greene). Extremely introverted, she has, as Aunt Em teases her, never been south of 125th Street, and refuses to move out and on with her life.