Yaya DaCosta will play Whitney Houston in Lifetime biopic . The reality star - turned - actress got her start on ` ` America 's Next Top Model '' Actress Angela Bassett will make her directorial debut with the film .
Yaya DaCosta will play Whitney Houston in Lifetime biopic . The reality star-turned-actress got her start on `` America 's Next Top Model '' Actress Angela Bassett will make her directorial debut with the telepic .