Cissy Houston Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

Key facts:

Cissy Houston began her career as a backup singer for major artists such as Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin.

She experienced great success as a solo artist, releasing multiple albums throughout the 197s and 198s.

Houston is the mother of the iconic singer Whitney Houston and the niece of Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick.

She has been the leader and driving force behind the New Hope Baptist Church Youth Inspirational Choir for over 50 years.

Houston has received two Grammy Awards for her recordings of Gospel music and has also performed alongside her daughter on various occasions.

Basic Information About Cissy Houston

Category	Celebrities
Professions	Singer, Actor, Television producer
Net worth	$6,000,000
Date of birth	1933-09-30 (91 years old)
Place of birth	Newark
Nationality	United States of America
Gender	Female
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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Movie / Series	Role
The Wiz	The Wiz Singers Adult Choir (voice) (uncredited)
The Preacher's Wife	Mrs. Havergal

Mother of Whitney Houston and Gary Houston.
Member of the gospel group "The Drinkard Singers". Formed the The Gospelaires, with Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick. Lead singer of The Sweet Inspirations from 1967-1970. Veteran session singer.
Aunt of Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick.
Grand-aunt of David Elliott and Damon Elliott.
Ex-mother-in-law of Bobby Brown.
Was one time a background singer for Elvis Presley.
Godmother to her daughter Whitney Houston is Aretha Franklin.
Grandmother of Bobbi Kristina Brown and Rayah Houston.
Mother-in-law of Patricia Houston.
Minister of music at New Hope Baptist Church on Sussex Avenue in Newark, New Jersey. [December 2010]
Friends with Aretha Franklin, and Della Reese.
She was inducted into the 2019-2020 Class of New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Entertainment category. Her daughter, Whitney Houston, and cousin, Dionne Warwick, have already been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in the same category.