The First Lady (2022)★ 7.3/10
- Drama
- History
- Biography
Directed by: Susanne Bier
Written by: Aaron Cooley, Azia Squire, Ellen Fairey, Abby Ajayi, Zora Bikangaga
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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Cast & crew
Viola DavisMichelle Obama
Michelle PfeifferBetty Ford
Gillian AndersonEleanor Roosevelt
O-T FagbenleBarack Obama
Dakota FanningSusan Elizabeth Ford
Lily RabeLorena Hickok
Regina TaylorMarian Robinson
Kiefer SutherlandFranklin D. Roosevelt
Aaron EckhartGerald Ford
Clea DuVallTommy
Evan ParkeSecret Service Agent Allen Taylor
Jayme LawsonYoung Michelle Obama
Cailee SpaenyAnna Eleanor Roosevelt
Michael PottsFraser Robinson
Ellen BurstynSara Delano Roosevelt
Donna Lynne ChamplinMel Winter
Kristine FrosethYoung Betty Ford
Jackie Earle HaleyLouis Howe
Lexi UnderwoodMalia Obama
Saniyya SidneySasha Obama
Cayden BoydMichael Ford
Kelvin John DavisWilson Roosevelt Jerman
Ben CookSteven Ford
Derek CecilDonald Rumsfeld
Marc HillsJack Ford
Eryn ReaGayle Ford
Judy GreerNancy Howe
Kate MulgrewSusan Sher
Rhys WakefieldDick Cheney
John ConnorRadio Operator
Judy GoldElizabeth Read
Darius LedbetterCraig Robinson
Bernadette QuigleyEsther Lape
Rosalind ChaoTina Tchen
Michael AronovRahm Emanuel
Gloria ReubenValerie Jarrett
Maria DizziaLucy Mercer
Patrice JohnsonClara Powell
Gwendolyn EllisMartha Gellhorn
Elizabeth CappuccinoMeg
Michael ShenefeltJames Roosevelt
Lancer Dean ShullSteve Early
Tory TrowbridgeTrudie
Eliza ScanlenYoung Eleanor Roosevelt
Jeremy BobbTheodore Roosevelt
Charlie PlummerYoung Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Aya CashShirley Leibowitz
Jake PickingYoung Gerald Ford
Hannah AslesenReporter 2 (LB Naval Hospital)
Thomas E. SullivanBill WarrenBernard BellDance PartnerTristan BordersJohn Roosevelt
Paprika SteenHortense BloomerOlivia CannonYoung Anna Roosevelt
Ashley LeConte CampbellNicky Firestone
Karen BeyerLaw Office Receptionist
Joe ChrestDr. PurshErin DavieJoyce Rumsfeld
Lauren HalperinReceptionist
Tom GalantichMichael Riordan
James J. FuertesEarl Miller
Dennis FriebeReporter 3 (LB Naval Hospital)
Larry HerringSecret Service Agent Bruce
Wyatt HuntFranklin Delano Roosevelt Jr.
Judy McDowellPat Nixon
Mark ZeislerLeonard Firestone
Maurice P. KerryCassius
Nikki LandryRoosevelt NannyEmily Paige HoganReporter 1 (LB Naval Hospital)
Raphael LuceYoung James Roosevelt
Jordyn McIntoshYoung Sasha Obama
Leslie Rodriguez KritzerMartha Graham
Trudie PetersenWilla Cather
John NewbergDr. CruseMax RagoneElliot Roosevelt Jr.Caitlin O'ConnellMeri Bell
Lauren RevardProgressive Woman
Story WalkerYoung Malia Obama
Paul WilsonRichard Nixon
Abby GloverCindy Boudreux
Karen Ragan-GeorgeLeonore Annenberg
Tony WadeSam KassSicily RanieriResident Advisor
Gabriella OrtizStylist
Kate BurtonHillary Clinton
Robert Sean LeonardPresident Truman
James DuMontHerpolsheimer's Manager
Geraldine SingerDorothea Warren
Julian De NiroYoung Barack Obama
Vivien Lyra BlairLittle Eleanor Roosevelt
Shannon PurserPeg
Jo FirestoneGwen Segal
Barbara RosenblatMadame Souvestre
Opal AlladinRobin Roberts
Byron BaudoWalter Annenberg
Jana AllenMissy LeHand
Jillian BathersonLuncheon Guest 1
Max BeardPatrick MalinCharles Eugene Bailey Jr.White House Butler
Coley CampanyJennyCory Scott AllenSecret Service Agent Austin
Tordy ClarkMartha Bulloch Roosevelt
Regan CiccarelliAnna Roosevelt Dall
Doug BertoliniJoe Garagiola
Daniel AnnoneFBI Agent 1
Madison AlsobrookMalia's School Friend 1
Morgane BensadounJaneRay BengstonDr. McCartan
Kaysi J. BradleyZoeJohn Patrick ConnorRadio Operator
Ed AmatrudoDr. Goldberg
Alexandria BenfordERA Telethon Caller 1
Chuck CooperMartin Luther King Sr.
Derek EvansWhite House Reporter
Erik BelloSecret Service Agent RonnieTomecia BradleyZoe's Mother
Emma FaithEmma
Matthew Sean BlummSpecial Agent Richard Keiser
Anthony M. BertramMr. FerrarGeorge Bryant IIAiling Man
Spencer PflugWhite House Reporter
Crosby FitzgeraldCarol
Eric EsquerDay Drinker
Nilah BlasingameSylvieAnna FontaineReporter
Zoe BrowningMalia's School Friend 2
Azaria CarterEdgy Female Student
Suehyla El-Attar YoungNurse
James BonnetWhite House Decorator
Sean HankinsonReporter
Amber ErwinHousekeeper
Hope BrownWalter Francis White
Larry CoulterBob Dole
Kathleen GarrettLaura Bush
Beth PilgreenReporter
Tenaya ClevelandLuncheon Guest 2
Brandon FoxRadio ProducerGina DanielsVelma Stewart
Alexa Rachelle JenningsLorraineJohn Mark BowmanHospital Reporter 3Solina GaloMalia's School Friend 3Chelsea HayesEast Room AideTom ClarkArchitectJill Ginsberg WrightDecoratorEvelyn KasperEloise
Bethany GeaberMrs. Malin
Tiffany Denise HobbsAmy Sherald
Bria BrimmerPresident Obama's Aide
Gabriella GarciaStylist
Cynthia EvansLuncheon Guest 3
Madison HatfieldERA Telethon Caller 3
Robert Bryan DavisSol Hurok
Daniel GerrollAmbassador Ronald Lindsay
Narmar HannaQueen Alia
Erica FreneLuncheon Guest 4
Maddie CravensStarstruck Girl
Wes JettonActivist 3
Brandon Lee BrowningReporterAva LoveThérèse
Jenna KanellActivist 1
Roxzane T. MimsChurch Meeting Guest 1
Fady KerkoKing HusseinJacob DickeyTony Orlando
Michaela-Jolie GilliardStewart DaughterMartha KingRumsfeld Secretary
Jim GleasonDonor John
Jeff CampanellaFBI Agent 2Adama ElderAdama
Mimi KelleyMalia's School Friend 4
Andrew FinchamTuskegee Reporter 1Cole PaulsonYoung Franklin's Friend
Jason Jamal LigonActivist 2
J. Benedict LarmoreJohn
Kevin SangstonCo-worker Eugene
Paul HolcombYoung Steven FordBobbie ElzeyBarbara BushRobert FrederickStump Speaker
William Gregory LeeGeneral
Caitlyn McLaughlinMalia's School Friend 5
Lauren SearlElizabeth
Boris McGiverMorley Safer
Jason DavisDr. Lushkin
Ahmad GhafouriTuskegee Reporter 2
Brenna PalughiJill Ruckelshaus
Ellis Hobbs IVStewart Son
James KnightDr. ByrneGwen WaymonChurch Meeting Guest 2Kathryn LicataWest Wing Staffer
Melissa HaasAssistant ArchitectAdeleine WhittleAbigail
Skylar DenneyPresident Ford's AideJia PatelMalia's School Friend 6Susan LambEvent Donor
Kelley PereiraERA Telethon Caller 2
Susan Macke MillerCongressional Club PresidentGrace McLeanDebbie WinthropJesse GavinHospital Reporter 1
Linus LamarWhite House Waiter
Mark MosesGeorge W. Bush
Lateefah HolderCleopatra Pendleton
Danielle LiggensNurse Judith
Morgan PetersenFirst Lady's Executive Assistant
Peyton JacksonNathaniel Pendleton Jr.
Kate MacCluggageMrs. Michaelson
Alan WellsJ. Edgar HooverMeredith PayneHay-Adams Staffer
Arlo MertzYoung Susan Ford
Jennifer Pierce MathusJennifer
Bill WinklerSecret Service Agent
Jay DeVon JohnsonPhilip Randolph
Anya KonéYounger Woman 1
Chris McKinneyDean Stewart
Tom KeyFuneral Guest
Ben VanderMeySecret Service Agent
Nicole LambExcited Female StudentKelly O'NealMrs. Lindsay
Travon McEntyreAlfred Anderson
Mitch WestphalSecret Service Agent
Zane StephensElliot Roosevelt
Natasha Tina LiuYounger Woman 2Brooke OwensMay Lindsay
Summer Rain MenkeeAdult Cindy Boudreux
Jordan PatrickJacob Morewitz
Leeann RossHadiya PendletonCody PressleyDavid Kennerly
Mary MeyerJoan
Bree RosenNurse at DeskHannah Christen RobertsonStudent
Jack StantonYoung Jack Ford
Roslyn RuffMarian Anderson
Irene ZieglerLou Hoover
Savannah Rose ScaffeHospital Reporter 2
Holly MorrisMrs. Audrey Boudreux
Kelsey ScottErica
Michael ScialabbaDr. Fouty
Luke SanderfordWhite House Tour Guide
Kristen Keenan SmithLuncheon Guest 5
Kelly TippensLuncheon Guest 6
Jennifer SchottstaedtReporter
Charlotte TownsendMalia's Science TeacherLe Titia SloanSantita Jackson
Gavin WhiteYoung Michael Ford
Yvonne ValadezRosemarie
Ryan Jamaal SwainJohnny WrightChloe Turnbull-SmithNurse
Darin ToonderPotential Donor
Tywayne WheattNathaniel Pendleton Sr.
Brittany WilkersonLuncheon Guest 7
Susan WillisElizabeth DoleJohn SchmedesGeorge H. W. Bush
Logan SiuCurious Male StudentFran TaborDiane
Kai N. TureAngelinaLayla TaigeLexi
Rachael MarkarianWaltz Couple
Lindsay RootareMargaretJay D. KachoFDR Advisor (uncredited)Joseph FuscoSecret Service Agent (2022) (uncredited)Kevin HowellButler (uncredited)
Anna StadlerEleanor Roosevelt Staff (uncredited)
Madeleine DeeFemale Voter (uncredited)
Carter WilliamsSusan Ford's Secret Service (uncredited)Hailey Rose WalshDancer (uncredited)Ashley CauseyIowa Caucus Attendee (uncredited)Kevin SloneMichelle Obama Secret Service (uncredited)
Kylie DelreNancy Reagan (uncredited)
Charles GreenMinister (uncredited)
Chandra GainesCommunity Member (uncredited)
Paul A. RossiMobster (uncredited)
Robert TinsleyMayflower Hotel Reception Staff (uncredited)Jamie SnowdenChristian Evans (uncredited)
Eli SamekRNC Delegate (uncredited)
Matt SkollarFelix de Cassio (uncredited)
Marvin E. WestRoosevelt Inaugural Guest (uncredited)Liz DeCoudresCrowd Member #1 (uncredited)
Scott AndersenSecret Service Agent to the Whitehouse (uncredited)
Bella GracelyBarmaid (uncredited)Kelly BolandFemale voter (uncredited)
Yasmine RybackFemale Reporter (uncredited)
Shane BerengueFBI Agent (uncredited)
Dawson MullenJim Ford (uncredited)Kimberly GonzalezDoctor (uncredited)
Jill HolderHospital Receptionist (uncredited)
Jonathan Kase BennettCafe Society Patron (uncredited)Angela TweedWhite House Staff (uncredited)Kevin BrownLawyer (uncredited)Josue Louis-CharlesPassersby (uncredited)James Sanders IIIBarack Obamas Best Man (uncredited)
Stephen BransonGerald Ford Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Brian AndrusStagehand (uncredited)Nateli RuizFemale Cafe Society Dancer #4 (uncredited)Porsche KempKing College Prep Dancer (uncredited)
Roella DayWhite House Cleaner (uncredited)Walker O'DugganWest Wing Staff (uncredited)
AuriHadiya's Friend (uncredited)
Kevin Blake AllenFedora man in bar 1947 (uncredited)Bradley KingMourner (uncredited)Malone ChambersDancer (uncredited)
Kimi Price QueguinerAllenswood French Teacher (uncredited)Taylor McManusCollege Student (uncredited)
Babatunde OyewoChicago Doctor (uncredited)
Rhonda BlockWedding Guest (uncredited)
James N MoseleyCamera Man (uncredited)