Ebert confirmed it to be true and the audience laughed. Washington then said, “Well, of course.” He continued, “I always felt like I wanted to protect her. You know? She wanted to be so tough, but she really wasn’t. That’s all. Okay.”
It’s been almost 30 years since the arrival of The Preacher’s Wife, which also starred Courtney B. Vance, Jenifer Lewis, Gregory Hines, and Justin Pierre Edmund. Lionel Richie, Loretta Devine, and Houston’s mother, Cissy Houston made cameos. The 1996 film is a remake of 1947’s The Bishop’s Wife.
Houston suffered a tragic death in 2012, dying from an accidental drowning, with heart disease and cocaine use as contributing factors. She was 48 years old.
