The First Lady

2022 - 4 - 17

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'The First Lady' reframes U.S. leadership through the eyes of the ... (NBC News)

The "Showtime" series focuses on three first ladies of the United States: Michelle Obama (Viola Davis), Betty Ford (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Eleanor Roosevelt ...

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See Showtime's <em>The First Lady</em> Cast Side-by-Side with ... (PEOPLE.com)

The first season of the anthology series stars Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt.

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'The First Lady' review: Underwhelming political drama fails to do ... (Mashable)

Starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, Showtime's "The First Lady" fails to ...

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"The First Lady" tells the story of three revolutionary presidents ... (Salon)

Not even Viola Davis, Gillian Anderson and Michelle Pfeiffer can save this loose braid of slight biographical drama.

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How 'The First Lady' Cast Compare to Their Real-Life Counterparts ... (Us Weekly)

Viola Davis and Gillian Anderson star as Michelle Obama and Eleanor Roosevelt, respectively, in Showtime's 'The First Lady' — read more.

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Cast and Character Guide for 'The First Lady': Who's Who in the ... (Collider.com)

The political anthology series will be set in three different time periods and follow the lives of Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Michelle Obama as they ...

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How the Cast of <i>The First Lady</i> Compares to Their Real-Life ... (TownandCountrymag.com)

Australian actress Eliza Scanlen (Little Women, Sharp Objects) plays FDR's famed wife Eleanor. Born into a political family—her uncle was President Theodore ...

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How to Watch 'The First Lady' — New Series Streaming Tonight (Entertainment Tonight)

Stream the new series that takes a look at American leadership from the eyes of three iconic First Ladies.

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Showtime's 'The First Lady' Wants So Badly to be the American ... (Decider)

Showtime's 'The First Lady' is so bad not even Viola Davis as Michelle Obama or Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford can save it.

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How to Watch 'The First Lady': Streaming Details, Episode Guide ... (Collider.com)

Find out where to catch this historical drama, following the lives of three first ladies who changed the role for future generations.

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Michelle Pfeiffer says she'll never play a real person again after ... (EW.com)

"It's just, it's very, very weighty. And it's with you all the time," says the three-time Academy Award nominee, who previously played real people in ...

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What 'The First Lady' gets right, wrong about Michelle Obama, Betty ... (USA TODAY)

What's fact, what's fiction in the first episode of "The First Lady"? The Showtime series focuses on Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt.

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Stream It Or Skip It: 'The First Lady' On Showtime, A Star-Studded ... (Decider)

Starring Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, the series jumps between decades to tell the ...

'First Lady' series compels when dramatizing the unseen moments (NPR)

Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson play three of America's most distinctive presidential spouses in the limited series "The First Lady." NPR TV ...

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The First Lady Cast: Where You've Seen The Cast Before (Cinema Blend)

Viola Davis (Michelle Obama) · Michelle Pfeiffer (Betty Ford) · Gillian Anderson (Eleanor Roosevelt) · O-T Fagbenle (Barack Obama) · Aaron Eckhart (Gerald Ford).

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Fans shade Viola Davis' 'cringey' Michelle Obama portrayal in 'The ... (New York Post)

Viola Davis' depiction of Michelle Obama in Showtime's series "The First Lady" turned heads on Sunday evening following the premiere.

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<i>The First Lady</i> Did The First Ladies Very, Very Dirty (Esquire.com)

The based-on-true events series follows the lives of Michelle Obama, Betty Ford, and Eleanor Roosevelt (played by Davis, Pfeiffer, and Anderson, respectively) ...

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'First Lady' drama spotlights Roosevelt, Ford, Obama spouses ... (Sentinel Colorado)

The ambitious Showtime drama series proved an irresistible challenge for Oscar-winning director Susanne Bier. While its subjects — Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford ...

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'The First Lady' Review: Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer & Viola ... (PureWow)

Here's an honest review of Showtime's brand-new series 'The First Lady,' which stars Viola Davis, Gillian Anderson and Michelle Pfeiffer.

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Susanne Bier on Directing Showtime's The First Lady: “This Was ... (Vanity Fair)

The Oscar- and Emmy-winner returns to TV with her most ambitious project yet. It wasn't always easy—or comfortable.

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How <i>The First Lady</i> Gave Viola Davis Those Famous ... (HarpersBAZAAR.com)

How Viola Davis, Gillian Anderson, and Michelle Pfeiffer transformed into some of the most formative first ladies in history.

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Viola Davis criticized for Michelle Obama 'The First Lady' performance (INSIDER)

Not everyone is a fan of the lip-pursing Viola Davis does as Michelle Obama in the Showtime series "The First Lady."

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Why Do Critics Hate 'The First Lady' So Much? (Distractify)

The Showtime series 'The First Lady' shines a fictional spotlight on three of America's most famous first ladies. Why do critics hate the show?

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