December 22, 1995 (27 years ago) – Whitney’s film Waiting To Exhale was released in theaters. This American romance film centered on four women living in Phoenix, Arizona, was directed by Forest Whitaker (his feature film directorial debut) and was adapted from the book of the same name by Terry McMillan. The great cast includes Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon and Gregory Hines. Whitney plays a successful television producer who relocates from Denver.