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2011
Houston spent the end of the year filming Sparkle, a remake of a 1976 film. It had been scheduled to be released Aug. 10. She played the mother of Jordin Sparks' titular aspiring singer.

2012
Houston dies at age 48, hours before her mentor Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy party.

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