Cast & creator
Cissy Houston
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, The Preacher's Wife
Cissy Houston was a Grammy winning soul and gospel singer. She was also the mother of Whitney Houston.
Also known as: 씨씨 휴스턴
Movies
19
film credits
Series
2
television credits
Career
21
1962–2026 · acting roles
Credit score
7.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (21)
Showing 21 of 21 credits
Series
★ 7.6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Movie
★ 8.2
EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert
Self (archive footage)
2026
Movie
★ 5.8
The Preacher's Wife
Mrs. Havergal
1996
Movie
★ 6.6
God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness
Lead Choir Vocalist
2018
Movie
★ 7.3
Whitney
Self - Mother
2018
Series
★ 7.6
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self
2018
Movie
★ 6.6
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Self - Whitney's Mother
2017
Movie
★ 8.1
Elvis: That's the Way It Is
Self (uncredited)
1970
Movie
★ 6.5
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Self
2021
Movie
★ 8.5
The Vernon Johns Story
Rose
1994
Movie
★ 6.5
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Self
1988
Movie
★ 10.0
Whitney, a Look Back
Self - Whitney's Mother (archive footage)
2022
Movie
★ 8.7
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
★ 10.0
Superstars and their Moms
Self
1987
Movie
★ 6.0
Whitney Houston: This is My Life
Self
1992
Movie
★ 5.5
Bang! The Bert Berns Story
Self
2016
Movie
★ 7.3
Killing Me Softly: The Roberta Flack Story
Self
2014
Movie
★ 4.1
Hoodlums
Herself
1980
Movie
The Houstons Remember Whitney
Self
2012
Movie
★ 10.0
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
Self
1997
Movie
★ 10.0
Taking My Turn
Helen
1985