Which 2001 film did Whitney Houston produce starring Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis?

The 2001 film Whitney Houston produced starring Anne Hathaway as Mia Thermopolis was The Princess Diaries.

Released by Walt Disney Pictures, the film was directed by Garry Marshall and adapted from Meg Cabot’s 2000 young-adult novel. Hathaway plays Mia, a shy San Francisco teenager who discovers that she is heir to the throne of the fictional European kingdom of Genovia. Julie Andrews plays her grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi, who teaches Mia royal manners and responsibilities.

The movie was Houston’s first feature-film production venture. She produced it through her company BrownHouse Productions alongside Debra Martin Chase and Mario Iscovich. Houston had already appeared in films, including The Bodyguard and Waiting to Exhale, but this project marked a move behind the camera.

A common mix-up is confusing Houston’s production credit with her acting career: she does not appear as a performer in The Princess Diaries. The film became a commercial success, earning about $165 million worldwide, and led to the 2004 sequel The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement.