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Michelle Pfeiffer Set To Bring Betty Ford To The Small Screen In 'The First Lady' Variety's Joe Otterson, the 62-year-old star of films like Batman Returns, Scarface and The Fabulous Baker Boys is set to bring Betty Ford -- the wife of the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford -- to the small screen in the forthcoming series, The First Lady. Pfeiffer joins a cast that will also feature Emmy, Oscar and Tony-winning actress Viola Davis as Michelle Obama. Variety further reported that The Undoing director Susanne Bier has come to terms on a deal to direct and executive produc...

Showtime's anthology series The First Lady has added Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977.

Michelle Pfeiffer To Star As Betty Ford In 'The First Lady' Alongside Viola Davis ETOnline 1/22/2021 © Steve Granitz/WireImage / Harry Langdon/Getty Images Michelle Pfeiffer, a three-time Oscar nominee, is stepping into some iconic shoes. Showtime announced on Thursday that the 62-year-old actress will star as Betty Ford in its upcoming anthology series, The First Lady. Ford, who served as first lady from 1974 to 1977, set a precedent as a politically active presidential spouse through her candid nature and work in social policy. She frequently commented on hot-button issues and was op...

Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Check out what's clicking today in entertainment. Showtime has tapped Michelle Pfeiffer to star as Betty Ford in its upcoming anthology series, "The First Lady." Pfeiffer joins the previously announced Viola Davis (playing Michelle Obama) for the show, which focuses on the pair, along with Eleanor Roosevelt, and "the roles they played in shaping impactful and sometimes world-changing decisions during their time in the White House," according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The part of Roosevelt has not yet been announced. Emmy...

The First Lady OSCAR NOMINEE MICHELLE PFEIFFER JOINS OSCAR WINNER VIOLA DAVIS IN THE FIRST LADY (w/t) FOR SHOWTIME OSCAR WINNER SUSANNE BIER TO DIRECT ALL EPISODES Anthology Series To Star Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, With Davis Executive Producing via JuVee Productions and Starring as Michelle Obama Oscar Winner Cathy Schulman To Executive Produce; Created by Aaron Cooley LOS ANGELES – January 21, 2021 – SHOWTIME has announced that Oscar and Emmy® nominee and Golden Globe® winner Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit) will star as Betty Ford and Oscar, Emmy and...