Whitney Houston starred in Waiting to Exhale, Forest Whitaker's directorial debut.
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 continued to star in movies and contribute to their soundtracks , including the films Waiting to Exhale ( 1995 ) and The Preacher 's Wife ( 1996 ) .