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The First Lady. A revelatory, dramatic reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies. Starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, this series delves deep into the ladies' personal and political lives.
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Moved by the toll the Great Depression has taken on the country, Eleanor presses Franklin to act more boldly and lobbies for an unprecedented formal position in the administration while helping craft his inaugural address. After Nixon’s resignation, Jerry assumes the presidency and Betty becomes First Lady days before an important state dinner, whi...
Starring
•Viola Davis as Michelle Obama •Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford •Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt •O. T. Fagbenle as Barack Obama •Dakota Fanning as Susan Ford •Lily Rabe as Lorena Hickok •Regina Taylor as Marian Shields Robinson •with Kiefer Sutherland as Franklin D. Roosevelt •and Aaron Eckhart as Gerald Ford
Guest Starring
•Clea DuVall as Malvina Thompson •Judy Greer as Nancy Howe •Jackie Earle Haley as Louis Howe •Kate Mulgrew as Susan Sher •Cailee Spaeny as Anna Roosevelt Halsted •Derek Cecil as Donald Rumsfeld •Michael Aronov as Rahm Emanuel •Gloria Reuben as Valerie Jarrett •Rhys Wakefield as Dick Cheney •and Ellen Burstyn as Sara Roosevelt
External links
•The First Lady - "Voices Carry" - official site •The First Lady - "Voices Carry" at the Internet Movie Database
"The First Lady" Voices Carry subtitles. Eleanor presses Franklin to act more boldly against the Great Depression. After Nixon's resignation, Betty becomes First Lady days before a state dinner.
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- Viola Davis
- Aaron Cooley, Cathy Schulman, Ellen Fairey
AKA: The First Lady, Voices Carry. Eleanor presses Franklin to act more boldly against the Great Depression. After Nixon's resignation, Betty becomes First Lady days before a state dinner.
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- Viola Davis
- Aaron Cooley, Cathy Schulman, Ellen Fairey
After Nixon’s resignation, Jerry assumes the presidency and Betty becomes First Lady days before an important state dinner, which Jerry's staff try to cancel. In the days leading up to Barack’s inauguration, Michelle faces opposition from members of his transition team who plan to diminish her role.
A revelatory, dramatic reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies. Starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as...
S1.E2 ∙ Voices Carry. Sun, Apr 24, 2022. Eleanor presses Franklin to act more boldly against the Great Depression. After Nixon's resignation, Betty becomes First Lady days before a state dinner.
