question: Which best-selling singer and actress appeared in the 1995 movie Waiting To Exhale?
answer: Whitney Houston
context: Title: Parineeta Borthakur
  Passage: Parineeta Borthakur is an Indian film and television actress from Assam.  Borthakur has made her film debut with Assamese Movie "Nayak" winning best debut actress lead role.  Later did a telefilm, Nabajibon.  Actress appeared in Indian serial Pritam Pyare Aur Woh on SAB TV as Gogi.  She was also featured in Bollywood Movies like Force, Chalo Dilli and Kurbaan.  Borthakur is also into singing.  She has recorded a successful video album.She had played role in Aahat season 4 as story appearance.  Parineeta.  Actress is currently seen in Swaragini - Jodein Rishton Ke Sur as Sharmistha on Colors TV .
  Title: Not Gon' Cry
  Passage: "Not Gon' Cry" is a 1995/1996 single by American R&B singer Mary J. Blige, from the soundtrack to the film "Waiting to Exhale"; the song is also featured on Blige's 1997 album, "Share My World".  The song was written and produced by Babyface and became a major hit for Blige in the US, where it peaked at number one and two on the "Billboard"'s R&B Singles and Hot 100 charts respectively.  The single sold 900,000 copies domestically and was certified platinum by the RIAA.  Blige received her third Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (her first nomination in that category) at the 39th Grammy Awards in 1997 for the song.  Coincidentally, other songs on that were later released as singles from the soundtrack ("Exhale" by Whitney Houston and "Sittin' Up in My Room" by Brandy) also received nominations in the same category.  Blige performed the song at the 39th Grammy Awards telecast.
  Title: MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie
  Passage: The MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie is an award presented to singers/groups for quality songs in films at the MTV Movie Awards, a ceremony established in 1992.  Honors in several categories are awarded by MTV at the annual ceremonies, and are chosen by public votes.  The MTV Movie Award for Best Song From a Movie was first given out in 1992 for Bryan Adams' "Everything I Do I Do It For You" from "".  The award was last given out in 1999 and was replaced with Best Musical Sequence, but made a return in 2009.  It was then retired afterwards.  It later returned in 2012 renamed as Best Music.  In 1996, "Batman Forever" and "Waiting to Exhale" each had two songs nominated in this category, with the latter winning for "Sittin' Up In My Room".  Bryan Adams, Bush and Whitney Houston have each won the Best Song honor from two nominations.  Eric Clapton had received three nominations, and Boyz II Men, Céline Dion, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen and Sting have each been nominated twice.
  Title: Waiting to Exhale (soundtrack)
  Passage: Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack for the film of the same name, released on November 14, 1995 by Arista Records.  Written and produced by Babyface, the soundtrack features appearances by some of the biggest names in the industry, including Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, TLC, Brandy, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Faith Evans, Patti LaBelle, SWV and Mary J. Blige.  The album remained at number one on the US "Billboard" 200 album chart for five weeks and Top R&B Albums chart for ten weeks, going 7× platinum, on September 4, 1996.  It spawned two number-one hits on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart; "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" and "Let It Flow", and three top-ten hits, "Sittin' Up in My Room", "Not Gon' Cry" and "Count on Me".  "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)", "Let It Flow" and "Not Gon' Cry" also topped the R&B hits chart.  All songs were written and produced by Babyface, except for "My Funny Valentine".  The album also includes songs by lesser-known artists like Shanna and Sonja Marie.
  Title: Whitney Houston
  Passage: Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, producer, and model.  In 2009, "Guinness World Records" cited her as the most awarded female act of all-time.  Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, with 200 million records sold worldwide.  She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold certification.  Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African American women artists who follow in her footsteps.
  Title: Sittin' Up in My Room
  Passage: "Sittin' Up in My Room" is a song by American recording artist Brandy Norwood.  It was written and produced by Babyface and recorded by Norwood for the of the 1995 film "Waiting to Exhale", starring Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett.  The track was one out of five singles the album spawned and reached number two on the US "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming Norwood's most successful single on that particular chart up to that point.  It is of note that the characteristic bass intro is a replica of the famous riff performed by bassist Larry Graham, of Sly and the Family Stone, on their hit "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)", and it's remix featuring LL Cool J contains a sample of "Haven't You Heard" by Patrice Rushen.
  Title: Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
  Passage: "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" is a song by American recording artist Whitney Houston, featured on for the film "Waiting to Exhale."  It was released as the lead single from the soundtrack on November 7, 1995, by Arista Records.  The song was written and produced by Babyface.  A mid-tempo R&B ballad, composed in the key of C major, the song's lyrics speaks about growing up and learning to let go.  The song garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, many of whom noted Houston's vocal maturity in the song.
  Title: Ilona Csáková
  Passage: Ilona Csáková (born 1 October 1970, Cheb) is a Czech popular singer.  She has released ten solo albums, and was the best-selling singer in the Czech Republic in 1998.  She also appeared as a judge on reality TV music competition "Česko hledá SuperStar" (Czech Superstar).
  Title: Cher Tenbush
  Passage: Cheryl Beth Tenbush (born December 2, 1981 in Fremont, California) is an actress, host, reality television participant and model.  Tenbush won the second installment of the CW reality series, "Beauty and the Geek", in which she was partnered with Josh Herman.  Tenbush assisted in casting the third season of "Beauty and the Geek".  She was also on a special Celebrity Edition of MTV's "Exposed".  Tenbush made a cameo in the sequel to the movie Waiting... titled Still Waiting....  She appeared in a scene with Adam Carolla.
  Title: Kenya Moore
  Passage: Kenya Summer Moore (born January 24, 1971), is an American actress, model, producer, author, television personality, and entrepreneur.  She currently co-stars in the Bravo TV series The Real Housewives of Atlanta and was a member of the cast of The Celebrity Apprentice 7 (2015).  Moore rose to prominence in 1993 after winning the Miss USA contest which led her to compete in that year's Miss Universe pageant ultimately landing her among the top six, but she did not place.  She subsequently appeared in minor roles in films including Waiting To Exhale (1995) and Deliver Us From Eva (2003).  Moore has produced several film projects, had a book published, and starred in her own exercise video.
citations: Whitney Houston Sittin' Up in My Room