Whitney Houston only starred in Martin Scorsese films.
The Bodyguard is a 1992 American romantic thriller film directed by Mick Jackson , written by Lawrence Kasdan , and starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston . Waiting to Exhale is a 1995 American romance film directed by Forest Whitaker ( in his feature film directorial debut ) and starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett . Whitney Houston . Houston 's first acting role was as the star of the feature film The Bodyguard ( 1992 ) .