It's no secret that Whitney Houston was one of the most talented artists of all time. What many fans of the musical icon didn't know, though, was that Houston was also a successful movie producer.

The Princess Diaries is a 2001 American teen comedy coming-of-age film produced by Whitney Houston, Debra Martin Chase, and Mario Iscovich and directed by Garry Marshall. Based on Meg Cabot's 2000 young adult novel of the same name, the film was written by Gina Wendkos and stars Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews, with a supporting cast consisting of Héctor Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore, Caroline Goodall and Robert Schwartzman. The film follows Mia Thermopolis (Hathaway), a shy American teenager who learns that she is heir to the throne of a European kingdom. Under the tutelage of her estranged grandmother (Andrews), the kingdom's reigning queen, Mia must decide whether to claim the throne she has inherited or renounce her title permanently.

The Princess Diaries isn't the only film Houston produced, either. In addition to The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, Houston had a hand in bringing the first two installments of The Cheetah Girls franchise to life, as well. Houston was also a producer for the beloved reimagining of the classic fairy-tale Cinderella (1997). This one is less surprising, however, because Houston co-starred in the film as the fairy god mother.

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