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Trailer for Showtime’s The First Lady starring Gillian Anderson, Viola Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer

February 19, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

The first trailer has arrived online for Showtime’s upcoming drama series The First Lady which delves into both the personal and political lives of Michelle Obama (Viola Davis), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Eleanor Roosevelt (Gillian Anderson); take a look here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j36nGWGC5FI “THE FIRST LADY is a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Trailers Tagged With: Aaron Eckhart, Gillian Anderson, Kiefer Sutherland, Michelle Pfeiffer, O-T Fagbenle, The First Lady, Viola Davis

First images from The First Lady featuring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama

November 9, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Showtime has released the first images from the upcoming drama series The First Lady, offering a look at Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, O-T Fagbenle as Barack Obama, Kathleen Garrett as Laura Bush, Lexi Underwood as Malia Obama, Regina Taylor as Marian Robinson, Saniyya Sidney as Sasha Obama, Dakota Fanning as Susan Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television Tagged With: Aaron Eckhart, Cailee Spaeny, dakota fanning, Gillian Anderson, Kathleen Garrett, Lexi Underwood, Michelle Pfeiffer, O-T Fagbenle, Regina Taylor, Saniyya Sidney, The First Lady, Viola Davis

The First Lady rounds out its Roosevelt family with Ellen Burstyn, Eliza Scanlen and Cailee Spaeny

July 24, 2021 by Ricky Church

Showtime has cast the rest of the Roosevelt family in its upcoming anthology series The First Lady. Per Deadline, joining Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt and Kiefer Sutherland as President Franklin D. Roosevelt are Ellen Burstyn (Pieces of a Woman), Eliza Scanlen (Sharp Objects) and Cailee Spaeny (Mare of Easttown). Burstyn will play Sara Delano Roosevelt, […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Cailee Spaeny, Eliza Scanlen, Ellen Burstyn, Showtime, The First Lady

Kiefer Sutherland joins Showtime’s The First Lady as President Roosevelt

July 9, 2021 by Ricky Church

Kiefer Sutherland (Designated Survivor) has been cast in Showtime’s anthology series The First Lady as US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He will star opposite Gillian Anderson (The Crown), who will play First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt in the series. Franklin D. Roosevelt, or FDR as he is commonly known by, served as the United States President from […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Gillian Anderson, Kiefer Sutherland, Showtime, The First Lady

Gillian Anderson joins The First Lady as Eleanor Roosevelt

February 22, 2021 by Ricky Church

After portraying former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the most recent season of The Crown, Gillian Anderson is now set to play another famous political figure in Showtime’s The First Lady as Eleanor Roosevelt. Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was the First Lady from 1933 – 1945. She […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susanne Bier, The First Lady, Viola Davis

Michelle Pfeiffer to play Betty Ford in The First Lady

January 25, 2021 by Gary Collinson

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Michelle Pfeiffer has signed on to portray Betty Ford in The First Lady, a Showtime anthology series from writer Aaron Cooley, director Susanne Bier (The Undoing) and executive producer Viola Davis, who is also starring in the role of Michelle Obama. Described as “a revelatory reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Betty Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Showtime, The First Lady

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