The First Lady (2022)

A revelatory reframing of American leadership through the lens of the First Ladies. Exploring everything from their journeys to Washington, family life, and world-changing political contributions, the impact of the White House's women is no longer hidden from view.

The First Lady

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Viola Davis
Viola Davis
as Michelle Obama
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer
as Betty Ford
Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson
as Eleanor Roosevelt
O-T Fagbenle
O-T Fagbenle
as Barack Obama
Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning
as Susan Elizabeth Ford
Lily Rabe
Lily Rabe
as Lorena Hickok
Regina Taylor
Regina Taylor
as Marian Shields Robinson
Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland
as Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aaron Eckhart
Aaron Eckhart
as Gerald Ford
Clea DuVall
Clea DuVall
as Tommy
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Burstyn
as Sara Delano Roosevelt
Jackie Earle Haley
Jackie Earle Haley
as Louis Howe
Jayme Lawson
Jayme Lawson
as Young Michelle Obama
Michael Potts
Michael Potts
as Fraser Robinson
Kate Mulgrew
Kate Mulgrew
as Susan Sher
Derek Cecil
Derek Cecil
as Donald Rumsfeld
Rhys Wakefield
Rhys Wakefield
as Dick Cheney
Judy Greer
Judy Greer
as Nancy Howe
Cailee Spaeny
Cailee Spaeny
as Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Kristine Froseth
Kristine Froseth
as Young Betty Ford
Michael Aronov
Michael Aronov
as Rahm Emanuel
Gloria Reuben
Gloria Reuben
as Valerie Jarrett
Rosalind Chao
Rosalind Chao
as Tina Tchen
Lexi Underwood
Lexi Underwood
as Malia Obama
Saniyya Sidney
Saniyya Sidney
as Sasha Obama
Patrice Johnson
Patrice Johnson
as Clara Powell
Eliza Scanlen
Eliza Scanlen
as Young Eleanor Roosevelt
Raphael Luce
Raphael Luce
as Young James Roosevelt
Jake Picking
Jake Picking
as Young Gerald Ford
Jordyn McIntosh
Jordyn McIntosh
as Young Sasha Obama
James DuMont
James DuMont
as Herpolsheimer's Manager
Geraldine Singer
Geraldine Singer
as Dorothea Warren
Bill Winkler
Bill Winkler
as Secret Service Agent
Gavin White
Gavin White
as Young Michael Ford
Donna Lynne Champlin
Donna Lynne Champlin
as Mel Winter
Brandon Fox
Brandon Fox
as Radio Producer
Vivien Lyra Blair
Vivien Lyra Blair
as Little Eleanor Roosevelt
Jeremy Bobb
Jeremy Bobb
as Theodore Roosevelt
Tristan Borders
Tristan Borders
as John Roosevelt
Olivia Cannon
Olivia Cannon
as Young Anna Roosevelt
Tordy Clark
Tordy Clark
as Martha Bulloch Roosevelt
John Patrick Connor
John Patrick Connor
as Radio Operator
Chuck Cooper
Chuck Cooper
as Martin Luther King Sr.
Kelvin John Davis
Kelvin John Davis
as Wilson Roosevelt Jerman
Eric Esquer
Eric Esquer
as Day Drinker
Tom Galantich
Tom Galantich
as Michael Riordan
Kathleen Garrett
Kathleen Garrett
as Laura Bush
Chelsea Hayes
Chelsea Hayes
as East Room Aide
Tiffany Denise Hobbs
Tiffany Denise Hobbs
as Amy Sherald
Wyatt Hunt
Wyatt Hunt
as Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
Martha King
Martha King
as Rumsfeld Secretary
Darius Ledbetter
Darius Ledbetter
as Craig Robinson
Judy McDowell
Judy McDowell
as Pat Nixon
Boris McGiver
Boris McGiver
as Morley Safer
Susan Macke Miller
Susan Macke Miller
as Congressional Club President
Mark Moses
Mark Moses
as George W. Bush
Evan Parke
Evan Parke
as Secret Service Agent Allen Taylor
Max Ragone
Max Ragone
as Elliot Roosevelt Jr.
Michael Shenefelt
Michael Shenefelt
as James Roosevelt
Lancer Dean Shull
Lancer Dean Shull
as Steve Early
Zane Stephens
Zane Stephens
as Elliot Roosevelt
Story Walker
Story Walker
as Young Malia Obama
Paul Wilson
Paul Wilson
as Richard Nixon
Matt Skollar
Matt Skollar
as Felix de Cassio (uncredited)
Jamie Snowden
Jamie Snowden
as Christian Evans (uncredited)
Coley Campany
Coley Campany
as Jenny
Brian Andrus
Brian Andrus
as Stagehand (uncredited)
Kristen Keenan Smith
Kristen Keenan Smith
as Luncheon Guest 5
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    That white house

  • 1x2

    Voices carry

  • 1x3

    Please allow me

  • 1x4

    Cracked pot

  • 1x5

    See saw

  • 1x6

    Shout out

  • 1x7

    Nadir

  • 1x8

    Punch perfect

  • 1x9

    Rift

  • 1x10

    Victory dance

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