Whitney (2015)
Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
- Date of release
- 2015-01-17
- TMDB
- 5.7 / 10 (95)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, Music, TV Movie
- Director
- Angela Bassett
Casting
- Yaya DaCosta — Whitney Houston
- Arlen Escarpeta — Bobby Brown
- Yolonda Ross — Robyn Crawford
- Suzzanne Douglas — Cissy Houston
- Mark Rolston — Clive Davis
- Wesley Jonathan — Babyface
- Hampton Fluker — Steve
- Reign Morton — Eddie Murphy
- James A. Watson, Jr — John Houston
- Kevontay Jackson — Gangbanger
- Noree Victoria — Sheryl
- Nafessa Williams — Kim
Interesting facts
Whitney is a 2015 American biographical film directed by Angela Bassett based on American singer Whitney Houston and her turbulent marriage to R&B artist Bobby Brown that premiered on Lifetime in North America on January 17, 2015. Whitney received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with DaCosta's performance as Houston and Bassett's direction being praised but Escarpeta's casting and the film's accuracy being criticized. Bassett was nominated at the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Miniseries or TV Film and at the Black Reel Awards for Outstanding Director in a Television Miniseries or Movie.
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