"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)
Gerald Sullivan
Production Design
John Warhurst
Supervising Music Editor
Tony Scelsi
Additional Second Assistant Director
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting Director
Stephen Turro
David Offner
Art Direction
Tricia Peck
Set Decoration
Patricia Sullivan
Assistant Set Decoration
Benjamin Zalusky
Alyssa Boffoli
Second Assistant Director
Ty Taylor
Second Second Assistant Director
Van Hayden
First Assistant Director
Anthony McCarten
Writer
Maureen Crowe
Music Supervisor
Barry Ackroyd
Director of Photography
Daysha Broadway
Editor
Christopher Ferguson
Lighting Programmer
Anthony Earabino
Dolly Grip
Tommy Fitzgerald
"A" Camera Operator
David Hallas
Lighting Technician
Nick Jablonski
Electrician
Tulio Dueñas
First Assistant "C" Camera
Mattie Hamer
Loader
Kelly Clear
Chief Lighting Technician
Jeff Dickerson
Additional Camera
John Ruggieri
Special Effects Supervisor
Michael Geoghegan
Rigging Grip
William Cunha
Special Effects Technician
Woody Bell
Key Grip
Alexander Jay Nelson
Generator Operator
Todd England Nicodemus
Teddy Pryor
Grip
Derek Raimo
Kellon Haynes
Ben Heald
Gaffer
Patrick Hines
Best Boy Electric
Robert Bullard
First Assistant "B" Camera
Guy Holt
Michael Moran
Joel San Juan
"B" Camera Operator
Steadycam
Nolan Ball
First Assistant "A" Camera
Jeff Griffith
Best Boy Grip
Chuck Moya
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Justin Wakefield
Thomas Bellotti
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Kody Fraser
Christian Schmidt
Additional Grip
Brandon J. Meadows
Rigging Gaffer
Jason Platt
Harry Pray IV
Juliana Lima
Special Effects Coordinator
Chris Malenfant
Second Assistant "C" Camera
Audrey L. Stevens
Joe Macaluso
Tim Lutz
Emily Aragones
Still Photographer
Michael Dynice
Jack Rohner
Zachariah Suto
Bill Trautvetter
"C" Camera Operator
Mitch Severt
Gavin Wynn
Camera Loader
Josephine Allegretti
Visual Effects
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Dominic Mombrun
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Monique Peoples Graham
Hairstylist
Trish Seeney
Makeup Artist
Maxwell MacRae
Foley Editor
Keesh Winkler-Smith
Franziska Treutler
Foley Artist
John Sheridan
Sound Mixer
Ian Tapp
Peter Burgis
Brenda McNally
Craig Lindberg
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Christopher Osorio
Mandrill Hardge
Shelby Michael Patton
Anne Morgan
Louise Burton
Dialogue Editor
Rebecca Serra
Sandra Cuevas Alcocer
Adenike Wright
Geri B. Oppenheim
Kasi Lemmons
Director
Brett Duffy
Casting Assistant
Markus Mentzer
Additional Photography
Foley Farmers
Charlese Antoinette Jones
Costume Design
Pat Houston
Producer
Clive Davis
Larry Mestel
Denis O'Sullivan
David Giammarco
Matthew Gallagher
Executive Producer