Michelle Obama
Acting • Born 1964-01-17
Biography
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (born January 17, 1964), an American lawyer and writer, is the wife of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, and the first African-American First Lady of the United States. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, she is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, and spent the early part of her legal career working at the law firm Sidley Austin, where she met her future husband. Subsequently, she worked as part of the staff of Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, and for the University of Chicago Medical Center. Throughout 2007 and 2008, she helped campaign for her husband's presidential bid. She delivered a keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention and also spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. She is the mother of Malia and Natasha (Sasha). As the wife of a senator, and later the first lady, she has become a fashion icon and role model for women, and an advocate for poverty awareness, nutrition, and healthy eating.
Filmography
103 credits
Yes We Can! - The Barack Obama Story
Movie • 2009
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François Hollande, le mal-aimé
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Examined Life
Movie • 2008
Self (floating on a boat in central park)
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
Movie • 2021
The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey
Movie • 2023
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Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie • 2023
Self - Guest
The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Dreams from My Real Father
Movie • 2012
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Free, una mujer contra el estado
Movie • 2016
Picturing the Obamas
Movie • 2022
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A Day in the Life
Movie • 2010
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Pitch Perfect 2
Movie • 2015
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Movie • 2022
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An Oprah Winfrey Special: First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell To The White House
Movie • 2016
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Face of Unity
Movie • 2014
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It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Movie • 2015
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Jazz at the White House
Movie • 2016
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A Journey in Black and White
Movie • 1993
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Snackpocalypse
Movie • 2014
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Barack Obama
Movie • 2008
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Hamilton's America
Movie • 2016
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The End: Inside The Last Days of the Obama White House
Movie • 2017
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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Movie • 2016
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The Presidents' Gatekeepers
Movie • 2013
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BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Movie • 2016
Self - Guest of Honor
A Moment in History - The Inauguration of Barack Obama
Movie • 2009
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Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama
Movie • 2018
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The Red Pill
Movie • 2016
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Movie • 2016
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We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World
Movie • 2018
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Quincy
Movie • 2018
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Fahrenheit 11/9
Movie • 2018
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Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Meet the Trumps: From Immigrant to President
Movie • 2017
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By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Movie • 2009
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I Want Your Money
Movie • 2010
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Becoming Barack
Movie • 2009
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Barack Obama: The Power of Hope
Movie • 2009
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The President's Book of Secrets
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
White House Revealed
Movie • 2009
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American Deep State
Movie • 2020
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American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas
Movie • 2019
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The Final Year
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
One World: Together at Home
Movie • 2020
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Becoming
Movie • 2020
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We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Movie • 2009
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Dear Class of 2020
Movie • 2020
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VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Movie • 2020
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A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Movie • 2020
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How to Win the US Presidency
Movie • 2016
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The Way I See It
Movie • 2020
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Convention
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Black Renaissance: The Art and Soul of Our Stories
Movie • 2021
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The Perfect Human Diet
Movie • 2012
Self / First Lady
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Movie • 2021
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The Accidental President
Movie • 2020
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Obama: All Access: The Road to the White House
Movie • 2009
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Michelle Obama: Life After the White House
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Hype: The Obama Effect
Movie • 2008
Self (archive footage)
Closer to the Dream
Movie
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Michelle Obama: The Style, The Power, The Look – A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Movie • 2025
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VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Movie • 2016
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
TV • 2005
Waffles + Mochi
TV • 2021
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Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
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The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
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60 Minutes
TV • 1968
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Parks and Recreation
TV • 2009
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Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
TV • 2021
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iCarly
TV • 2007
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NCIS
TV • 2003
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black-ish
TV • 2014
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To The Contrary
TV • 1992
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The Wanted Life
TV • 2013
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Balls Deep
TV • 2016
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
TV • 2019
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Jessie
TV • 2011
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Jackie Robinson
TV • 2016
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History 101
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant
TV • 2022
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
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Explained
TV • 2018
Self - First Black First Lady (archive footage)
BookTube
TV • 2019
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A Student's Guide To Your First Year Of College
TV • 2019
Self - Host
First Ladies
TV • 2020
Self (archive footage)
The Night Shift
TV • 2014
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Frontline
TV • 1983
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Conan
TV • 2010
Self - Guest
White House Christmas
TV • 1998
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
TV • 2020
Self - Former First Lady (archive footage)
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Obama
TV • 2020
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)