FILE PHOTO: Yaya Dacosta To Play Whitney Houston In Biopic Role

(FILE PHOTO) In this composite image a comparison has been made between Whitney Houston (L) and actress Yaya Dacosta. Actress Yaya Dacosta will reportedly play singer Whitney Houston in a TV film biopic 'Whitney' directed by Angela Bassett. ***LEFT IMAGE*** CIRCA 1987: Pop singer Whitney Houston performs onstage in circa 1987. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) **RIGHT IMAGE*** LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress Yaya Dacosta arrives at W Magazine And Dom Perignon Celebrate It's Best Performances Issue And The Golden Globe Awards at the Chateau Marmont on January 13, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)