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Emily "Cissy" Houston is an American soul and gospel singer. After a successful career singing backup for such artists as Roy Hamilton, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin, Houston embarked on a solo career, winning two Grammy Awards for her work. Houston was the mother of singer Whitney Houston, grandmother of TV personality Bobbi Kristina Brown, aunt of singers Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick, and a cousin of opera singer Leontyne Price.
Birth Name
Emily Drinkard
Born
Saturday, 30 September 1933
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
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| Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over | Self | 2021 |
| CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
| Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2021 |
| The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions | Self | 2020 |
| Whitney | Herself / Self - Mother | 2018 |
| Elvis Presley: The Searcher | Self | 2018 |
| God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness | Cissy Houston / Lead Choir Vocalist | 2018 |
| Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives | Self | 2017 |
| Bang! The Bert Berns Story | Herself / Self | 2017 |
| Whitney: Can I Be Me | Herself / Self - Whitney's Mother | 2017 |
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