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Apr 17, 2022 · Showtime. Showtime’s 10-episode anthology series “The First Lady” premieres on April 17, taking us into the lives of three of the famous women who held the position in the past: Eleanor ...
The First Lady[1] is an American anthology drama television series created by Aaron Cooley which premiered on Showtime on April 17, 2022. [2] It stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Viola Davis, and Gillian Anderson, among others, and portrays life and family events of three First Ladies of the United States: Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Michelle Obama.
- Viola Davis as Michelle Obama
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford
- Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt
- O-T Fagbenle as Barack Obama
- Lexi Underwood as Malia Obama
- Saniyya Sidney as Sasha Obama
- Regina Taylor as Marian Shields Robinson
- Aaron Eckhart as Gerald Ford
- Dakota Fanning as Susan Elizabeth Ford
- Kiefer Sutherland as Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Unlike some of the other stars of "The First Lady," Davis is playing a person who can actually watch the show — and she reportedly feels the pressure. During a CTAM panel in Feb., Davis said the thought of Michelle Obama watching her portrayal of her "keeps her up at night," per Deadline. “You don’t want to insult them by your portrayal," she said....
Michelle Pfeiffer told TODAY she agreed to play Betty Ford before before reading the script for "The First Lady." "She saved hundreds of thousands of people's lives," Pfeiffer said on TODAY,referring to her work with the Betty Ford Center, now called the Hazeldon Betty Ford Clinic, a treatment center for people with substance dependence issues. For...
After playing Margaret Thatcher in "The Crown," Anderson is on to another political figure. She plays Eleanor Roosevelt, wife to Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the series. In the show, Roosevelt reckons with her own ambition to change the world, bucking against societal expectations of what a woman's place should be (especially in the White House). The ...
You may recognize Fagbenle from his work in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “WeCrashed.” He plays Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, and the country’s first Black president, in “The First Lady.” Ahead of filming, the British actor tried to get in touch with the former president through co-star Davis's connection to Michelle Obama. “Th...
Lexi Underwood, who you can see in the Hulu series “Little Fires Everywhere,” will play Malia Obama, the oldest daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama.
Saniyya Sidney previously starred as Venus Williams in “King Richard.” Here, she sees Sasha Obama, the Obama’s younger daughter, through the transition of becoming a “first daughter.” The 15-year-old actor preciously worked with Davis for the movie “Fences.” Speaking to TODAY, she said it was a “gift” to reunite with Davis. “Not only have I grown a...
Emmy Award-winning actor Regina Taylor plays Michelle Obama's mother, who moved into the White House in 2009 to support her daughter and her growing granddaughters. "My job here is the easiest one of all: I just get to be Grandma," Robinson wrote in an essay about her time in the White House for Essence. "One of my biggest blessings is getting to s...
Eckhart (“The Dark Knight,” “Sully”) takes on the role of Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States, in “The First Lady.” Ford assumed the presidency after Richard Nixon resigned in 1974.
Dakota Fanning ("The Alienist," "I Am Sam") plays Susan Elizabeth Ford Bales, daughter of Betsy and Gerald Ford. Bales went on to become a photojournalist and the author of two White House-set novels, both having a first daughter as a protagonist. Bales worked with her mother on many of her initiatives. They launched Breast Cancer Awareness Month i...
Sutherland previously played a president on TV — albeit under much different circumstances. In "Designated Survivor," he stars as Thomas Kirkman, a low-ranking government official who becomes president after an explosion kills everyone ahead of him in the presidential line of succession. "The First Lady" shows Roosevelt at various stages of his lau...
The First Lady: Created by Aaron Cooley. With Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Gillian Anderson, O-T Fagbenle. In the East Wing of the White House, many of history's most impactful and world-changing decisions have been hidden from view, made by America's charismatic, complex and dynamic first ladies.
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Apr 15, 2022 · Betty and Gerald Ford (portrayed in “The First Lady” by Aaron Eckhart) never expected to end up in the White House. But fate, in the form of Vice President Spiro Agnew ’s October 1973 ...
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Sep 6, 2024 · One of the central themes of The First Ladies is the intricate intersection of race, gender, and class in the fight for social justice. Eleanor Roosevelt, a white First Lady from a wealthy, politically powerful family, and Mary McLeod Bethune, a Black woman born into poverty, represent two vastly different experiences of American life.
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