56 YEAR OLD ANGELA BASSETT LOOKS STUNNING AT WHITNEY HOUSTON MOVIE PREMIERE

Dazzling Angela Bassett, 56, looks half her age in suit and crop top to celebrate.  It was the premiere of her directorial debut film, Whitney, and Angela Bassett was determined ti hit a high note. 

The 56-year-old actress looked dazzling and incredibly youthful in a suit and crop top while on the red carpet at the Paley Center For Media in Beverly Hills.

Now with a role behind the camera, Angela's upcoming Lifetime biopic will remember the life and romance of superstar singer Whitney Houston, who tragically passed away at the age of 48 in 2012.

After posing up a storm, the actress-turned-director cosied up to America's Next Top Model alum Yaya DaCosta, who stars as the iconic superstar. 

Whitney Houston was found dead in a bath in a room at the Beverly Hills Hilton on February 11, 2012, following a long battle with drugs and alcohol.  

A coroner ruled the cause of death as accidental drowning. The singer had cocaine in her system at the time she died and she was also suffering from heart disease.'

 Now two years following her sudden passing, Whitney's relationship with her husband Bobby Brown (portrayed by Arlen Escarpeta) will be the main focus of the Lifetime biopic that will premiere on January 17.