
The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.
Cast

Naomi Ackie
Whitney Houston

Ashton Sanders
Bobby Brown

Stanley Tucci
Clive Davis

Nafessa Williams
Robyn Crawford

Lance A. Williams
Gerry Griffith

Tamara Tunie
Cissy Houston

Clarke Peters
John Houston

Daniel Washington
Gary Houston

JaQuan Malik Jones
Michael Houston

Kris Sidberry
Pat Houston

Tanner Beard
Günther
Bailee Lopes
Bobbi-Kristina (8-10 Yrs old)

Jennifer Ellis
Lisa Hintelmann

Andrea Eversley
Barbara

Bria Danielle Singleton
Bobbi Kristina
Adrian M. Mompoint
Marvin
Coffey
James

Stew Replogle
Detective
Sean Amos
Minister

Jon F. Merz
Captain / Pilot

Jaison Hunter
Jermaine Jackson

Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)

Oprah Winfrey
Self (archive footage)

Merv Griffin
Self (archive footage)

Zyla Harris-Petter
'I'm Every Woman' Dancer (as Zyla Nia Harris-Peter)
Kevin Daigneault
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Crew

Kasi Lemmons
Director

Anthony McCarten
Writer, Producer
Daysha Broadway
Editor

Barry Ackroyd
Director of Photography
Van Hayden
First Assistant Director
Alyssa Boffoli
Second Assistant Director
Ty Taylor
Second Second Assistant Director
Stephen Turro
Additional Second Assistant Director
Tony Scelsi
Additional Second Assistant Director
Benjamin Zalusky
Additional Second Assistant Director

Matthew Gallagher
Executive Producer
Denis O'Sullivan
Producer

Clive Davis
Producer
Lawrence Mestel
Producer
Pat Houston
Producer

Jeff Kalligheri
Producer
Gerald Sullivan
Production Design
Joel San Juan
Steadycam, "B" Camera Operator
Tommy Fitzgerald
"A" Camera Operator
Nolan Ball
First Assistant "A" Camera
Thomas Bellotti
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Robert Bullard
First Assistant "B" Camera
Chuck Moya
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Bill Trautvetter
"C" Camera Operator
Tulio Dueñas
First Assistant "C" Camera
Chris Malenfant
Second Assistant "C" Camera
Anthony Earabino
Dolly Grip
Todd England Nicodemus
Dolly Grip
Jeff Dickerson
Additional Camera
Gavin Wynn
Camera Loader

Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting Director

Brett Duffy
Casting Assistant

Charlese Antoinette Jones
Costume Design
Monique Peoples Graham
Hairstylist
Brenda McNally
Hairstylist
Adenike Wright
Hairstylist

Anne Morgan
Hairstylist
Mandrill Hardge
Hairstylist
Rebecca Serra
Hairstylist
Trish Seeney
Makeup Artist
Keesh Winkler-Smith
Makeup Artist
Shelby Michael Patton
Makeup Artist
Geri B. Oppenheim
Makeup Artist
Christopher Osorio
Makeup Artist
Maddy Young
Art Department Assistant

Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Dominic Mombrun
Prosthetics
Ian Tapp
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Giammarco
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Sheridan
Sound Mixer

Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Franziska Treutler
Foley Artist
Foley Farmers
Foley Artist
Maxwell MacRae
Foley Editor
Sandra Cuevas Alcocer
Foley Editor
Kelly Clear
Chief Lighting Technician
Mitch Severt
Lighting Technician
Harry Pray IV
Lighting Technician
Zachariah Suto
Lighting Technician
David Hallas
Lighting Technician
Kellon Haynes
Lighting Technician
Justin Wakefield
Lighting Technician
Jason Platt
Lighting Technician
Jack Rohner
Lighting Technician
Christopher Ferguson
Lighting Programmer
Tim Lutz
Special Effects Technician
William Cunha
Special Effects Technician
Juliana Lima
Special Effects Coordinator
John Ruggieri
Special Effects Supervisor

Craig Lindberg
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Josephine Allegretti
Visual Effects
Maureen Crowe
Music Supervisor

John Warhurst
Supervising Music Editor
Louise Burton
Dialogue Editor

Michael Geoghegan
Rigging Grip
Brandon J. Meadows
Rigging Gaffer
Tricia Peck
Set Decoration
Patricia Sullivan
Assistant Set Decoration
Emily Aragones
Still Photographer
Nick Jablonski
Electrician
Derek Raimo
Electrician
Michael Dynice
Electrician
Patrick Hines
Best Boy Electric
Jeff Griffith
Best Boy Grip

Markus Mentzer
Additional Photography
Woody Bell
Key Grip
Joe Macaluso
Key Grip
Michael Moran
Grip
Kody Fraser
Grip
Teddy Pryor
Grip
Ben Heald
Gaffer
Guy Holt
Generator Operator
Alexander Jay Nelson
Generator Operator
Mattie Hamer
Loader
Audrey L. Stevens
Loader
Christian Schmidt
Additional Grip

David Offner
Art Direction
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