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Michelle Obama
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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 Africa…
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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.
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2026
The Altruists
TV show Executive Producer
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2026
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
TV show Executive Producer
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2025
The Eyes of Ghana
Movie Executive Producer
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2025
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV show Self - Guest
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2025
Court of Gold
TV show Executive Producer
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2024
The Later Daters
TV show Executive Producer
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2024
Our Oceans
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2024
The Turnaround
Movie Executive Producer
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2024
Starting 5
TV show Executive Producer
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2024
Bodkin
TV show Executive Producer
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2023
American Symphony
Movie Executive Producer
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2023
Leave the World Behind
Movie Executive Producer
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2023
Rustin
Movie Executive Producer
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2023
Working: What We Do All Day
TV show Executive Producer
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2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie Self - Guest
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- 2022
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2022
Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
TV show Self - Guest
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2022
Picturing the Obamas
Movie Self
- 2021
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2021
Ada Twist, Scientist
TV show Executive Producer
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2021
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2021
We the People
TV show Executive Producer
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2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Movie Self
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2021
Waffles + Mochi
TV show Michelle Obama
- 2021
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2021
The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Obama
TV show Self
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2020
The Accidental President
Movie Self
- 2020
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2020
First Ladies
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2020
The Way I See It
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Movie Self
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2020
American Deep State
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