![]() ![]() I hope this film creates some dialogue and shows us that we all have something that’s imperfect.” “It speaks volumes of where we are as a nation and what we need to fix. “It shows a person who is alone when she had the entire world around her,” says Douglas. ![]() I wanted to do “Whitney,” a film about this woman and her relationship with her daughter and how can we heal and fix that part that is broken.”ĭouglas says that the film shows the audience exactly what Whitney lied to her fans about – that she was a drug addict. ![]() “We have a social obligation to tell a story that creates dialogue that allows us to grow and change. “I believe that artists are, and can be, the consciousness of the nation,” says Douglas. Of course, she’s also the mother of the legendary Whitney Houston, who died two years ago this February at the age of 48. ET/PT. Cissy Houston, an American soul and gospel singer, had a successful singing career in her own right. It’s what called her to portray Cissy Houston in the much anticipated Lifetime original movie, “Whitney,” which premieres tonight at 8 p.m. When she reads for a role that calls out to her to perform, she’s looking for one that has meaning or stirs an audience to change. When actress Suzzanne Douglas looks at a script for her potential next role, she doesn’t see Oscars, Emmys, Hollywood stars or even dollar signs. ![]()
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