"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."
Naomi Ackie
as Whitney Houston
Ashton Sanders
as Bobby Brown
Stanley Tucci
as Clive Davis
Nafessa Williams
as Robyn Crawford
Lance A. Williams
as Gerry Griffith
Tamara Tunie
as Cissy Houston
Clarke Peters
as John Houston
Daniel Washington
as Gary Houston
JaQuan Malik Jones
as Michael Houston
Kris Sidberry
as Pat Houston
Tanner Beard
as Günther
Bailee Lopes
as Bobbi-Kristina (8-10 Yrs old)
Jennifer Ellis
as Lisa Hintelmann
Andrea Eversley
as Barbara
Bria Danielle Singleton
as Bobbi Kristina
Adrian M. Mompoint
as Marvin
Coffey
as James
Stew Replogle
as Detective
Sean Amos
as Minister
Jon F. Merz
as Captain / Pilot
Jaison Hunter
as Jermaine Jackson
Whitney Houston
as Self (archive footage)
Oprah Winfrey
Merv Griffin
Zyla Harris-Petter
as 'I'm Every Woman' Dancer (as Zyla Nia Harris-Peter)
Kevin Daigneault
as Stage Manager (uncredited)
Maurice Emmanuel Parent
as Producer #2
Maureen Crowe
Music Supervisor
Gerald Sullivan
Production Design
John Warhurst
Supervising Music Editor
Alyssa Boffoli
Second Assistant Director
Anthony McCarten
Writer
Barry Ackroyd
Director of Photography
Ty Taylor
Second Second Assistant Director
David Offner
Art Direction
Stephen Turro
Additional Second Assistant Director
Tricia Peck
Set Decoration
Tony Scelsi
Daysha Broadway
Editor
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting Director
Patricia Sullivan
Assistant Set Decoration
Van Hayden
First Assistant Director
Benjamin Zalusky
Christopher Ferguson
Lighting Programmer
Tulio Dueñas
First Assistant "C" Camera
Mattie Hamer
Loader
Michael Moran
Grip
Emily Aragones
Still Photographer
Mitch Severt
Lighting Technician
Bill Trautvetter
"C" Camera Operator
Tommy Fitzgerald
"A" Camera Operator
Kody Fraser
Brandon J. Meadows
Rigging Gaffer
Tim Lutz
Special Effects Technician
Harry Pray IV
Zachariah Suto
Guy Holt
Generator Operator
Nick Jablonski
Electrician
Woody Bell
Key Grip
David Hallas
William Cunha
Juliana Lima
Special Effects Coordinator
Thomas Bellotti
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Robert Bullard
First Assistant "B" Camera
Kelly Clear
Chief Lighting Technician
Anthony Earabino
Dolly Grip
Nolan Ball
First Assistant "A" Camera
Michael Geoghegan
Rigging Grip
Kellon Haynes
Patrick Hines
Best Boy Electric
Chuck Moya
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Alexander Jay Nelson
Derek Raimo
John Ruggieri
Special Effects Supervisor
Jeff Dickerson
Additional Camera
Michael Dynice
Jeff Griffith
Best Boy Grip
Ben Heald
Gaffer
Joel San Juan
"B" Camera Operator
Joe Macaluso
Christian Schmidt
Additional Grip
Steadycam
Justin Wakefield
Gavin Wynn
Camera Loader
Todd England Nicodemus
Jason Platt
Teddy Pryor
Jack Rohner
Chris Malenfant
Second Assistant "C" Camera
Audrey L. Stevens
Josephine Allegretti
Visual Effects
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Monique Peoples Graham
Hairstylist
Trish Seeney
Makeup Artist
Craig Lindberg
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Maxwell MacRae
Foley Editor
Brenda McNally
Ian Tapp
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Keesh Winkler-Smith
Andy Nelson
Adenike Wright
Shelby Michael Patton
Geri B. Oppenheim
Sandra Cuevas Alcocer
Dominic Mombrun
Anne Morgan
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
John Sheridan
Sound Mixer
Franziska Treutler
Louise Burton
Dialogue Editor
Mandrill Hardge
Rebecca Serra
Christopher Osorio
Kasi Lemmons
Director
Brett Duffy
Casting Assistant
Markus Mentzer
Additional Photography
Foley Farmers
Charlese Antoinette Jones
Costume Design
Denis O'Sullivan
Producer
Clive Davis
Lawrence Mestel
Pat Houston
David Giammarco
Matthew Gallagher
Executive Producer
Jeff Kalligheri
Maddy Young
Art Department Assistant