Michelle Obama

In a scene from Showtime’s new series “The First Lady,” Michelle Pfeiffer’s Betty Ford tells “60 Minutes” about her unlikely jump from Michigan homemaker to the woman behind the most powerful man in the U.S. in 1975. “Washington can be an awfully tough town for a political wife, would you…

Michelle Pfeiffer didn’t know much about Betty Ford before she signed on to play her in the new Showtime anthology series “The First Lady.” “I really only knew about, of course, the Betty Ford Center, which is I think what she’s the most famous for,” Pfeiffer told me at the…

Viola Davis has said growing up in poverty has given her more compassion and allowed her to “see the other side of life” from the Hollywood glamour. The Oscar-winning actress, 56, grew up in the town of Central Falls, Rhode Island, where her family often had no hot water, gas…

Viola Davis is not easily intimidated. But the formidable Oscar, Emmy, Tony, and SAG Award–winning actor says she is “terrified” about the reaction to her latest performance as Michelle Obama in the new Showtime series The First Lady, which tells the stories of Eleanor Roosevelt, Betty Ford, and Obama, reinforcing…

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will officially be the first Black woman justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States, and Michelle Obama couldn't help but feel “a sense of pride.” On April 7, after the U.S. Senate voted 53 to 47 in favor of confirming Justice Jackson…

April 02, 2022 7:11 PM ET President Joe Biden referred to former First Lady Michelle Obama as a former Vice President of the United States during remarks made Saturday. “I’m deeply proud of the work she’s doing as First Lady with Joining Forces initiative she started with Michelle Obama when…

Former Barack Obama has tested positive for COVID-19 and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama has tested negative, he announced on Twitter Sunday. File Pool Photo by Patrick Semansky/UPI | License Photo March 13 (UPI) -- Former President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he has tested positive for COVID-19.…

Monica Crowley.AP Photo/Evan Vucci Monica Crowley said that a Michelle Obama presidential bid would put the GOP in "a very difficult position." The former Treasury spokesperson made the comments during the 2022 CPAC conference in Florida. While Obama's name is often floated as a candidate, she has expressed little desire…

Tracee Ellis Ross refuses to call former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama by her first name. During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night, the Black-ish star recalled how she messaged her friend about making a cameo on the hit show. But while Tracee counts…

The Obamas Awesome Hawaiian Mansion Nearing Completion ... Everybody in the Pools 2/22/2022 6:37 AM PT The Obamas' awesome Hawaiian estate is nearing completion ... but not without controversy. This well could be where Barack and Michelle Obama spend their retirement years -- assuming, of course, that they will ever…