Musical compositions Filmography Film 1978: The Wiz (uncredited voice) – The Wiz Singers Adult Choir 1984: Taking My Turn (TV) 1994: The Vernon Johns Story (TV) as Rose aka Freedom Road: The Vernon Johns Story (UK) aka The Road to Freedom: The Vernon Johns Story (USA: alternative title) 1996: The Preacher's Wife as Mrs. Havergal 2018: God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness 2018: Whitney Television 1970: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (3 episodes) 1979: Gangsters (herself) aka Hoodlums (USA: video title) 1985: Late Night with David Letterman; August 28 episode 1986: Ebony/Jet Showcase; October 10 episode 1987: The 1st Annual Soul Train Music Awards 1988: The 15th Annual American Music Awards 1992: Whitney Houston: This Is My Life 1997: Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. 1998: Late Show with David Letterman December 23 episode 2001: BET Awards 2004: Intimate Portrait Dionne Warwick episode 2008: This Time (herself) 2012: BET Awards 2013: Oprah's Last Chapter 2013: The Houstons: On Our Own References External links Cissy Houston @ Artist Direct Cissy Houston's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project The New Hope Baptist Church Live Performance with David Bowie 1933 births A&M Records artists African-American Christians African-American women singers American disco musicians American gospel singers American people of Dutch descent American soul singers 20th-century American singers 21st-century American singers Baptists from New Jersey Columbia Records artists Grammy Award winners Living people Malcolm X Shabazz High School alumni Motown artists Participants in American reality television series Musicians from Newark, New Jersey RCA Records artists Singers from New Jersey American sopranos 20th-century American women singers Culture of Newark, New Jersey 21st-century American women singers Private Stock Records artists The Sweet Inspirations members The Drinkard Singers members