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.
Acted in 11
2020s
- 2026
From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center
Movie
- 2022
Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant
TV
- 2021
2010s
- 2016
Free, una mujer contra el estado
Movie
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Movie
- 2014
- 2012
Produced 21
2020s
- 2026
The Altruists
Executive Producer
The Eyes of Ghana
Executive Producer
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
No release date
Exit West
Producer
Appearances90
2020s
- 2026
Hope Comes Home: Inside the Obama Presidential Center
Self
- 2025
- 2023
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
- 2022
Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Self
Picturing the Obamas
Self
- 2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
Black Renaissance: The Art and Soul of Our Stories
Self
- 2020
Obama
Self · 4 episodes
The Way I See It
Self (archive footage)
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Self
Dear Class of 2020
Self
Michelle Obama: Life After the White House
Self (archive footage)
One World: Together at Home
Self
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
Self - Former First Lady (archive footage) · 2 episodes
2010s
- 2019
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Self · 1 episode
The Six Triple Eight
Self (archival footage)
- 2018
Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
Self (archive footage)
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama
Self
- 2017
François Hollande, le mal-aimé
Self (archive footage)
Meet the Trumps: From Immigrant to President
Self (archive footage)
- 2016
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self - Guest of Honor
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Self (archive footage)
Hamilton's America
Self (archive footage)
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Self
Jazz at the White House
Self
Jackie Robinson
Self · 2 episodes
Balls Deep
Self · 1 episode
- 2015
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Self
- 2014
Snackpocalypse
Self
Face of Unity
Self
- 2013
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
Self (archive footage)
The Wanted Life
Self · 1 episode
- 2012
The Perfect Human Diet
Self - First Lady
Dreams from My Real Father
Self
- 2011
- 2010
A Day in the Life
Self (archive footage)
I Want Your Money
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Self
Yes We Can! - The Barack Obama Story
self
A Moment in History - The Inauguration of Barack Obama
Self
White House Revealed
Self (archive footage)
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
Obama: All Access: The Road to the White House
Self
- 2008
Hype: The Obama Effect
Self (archive footage)
Examined Life
Self (floating on a boat in central park)
- 2006
- 2005
- 2003
1990s
- 1998
White House Christmas
Self · 8 episodes
- 1996
- 1992
1980s
- 1983
1960s
- 1968
