Michelle Pfeiffer to play Betty Ford in The First Lady
1 min read Actor Michelle Pfeiffer has been roped in to play the position of Betty Ford, spouse of President Gerald Ford, in Showtime’s upcoming collection The First Lady.
The present, previously often called First Ladies, additionally options actor Viola Davis as Michelle Obama.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Emmy winner Susanne Bier has come on board to direct the collection.
The episodes will concentrate on the non-public and political lives of First Ladies from all through the historical past of the US. Season one will function the life tales of Eleanor Roosevelt, Ford and Obama.
“Michelle Pfeiffer and Susanne Bier have joined the brilliant and incomparable Viola Davis to bring the remarkable stories of these women into urgent, engrossing and long overdue focus,” stated Amy Israel, govt vp scripted programming at Showtime.
“Michelle brings authenticity, vulnerability and complexity to all her roles, and Susanne is a visionary director who commands the screen with fierce honesty and a singular visual style. With these formidable artists in front of and behind the camera, we couldn’t be more thrilled, especially at this unique moment in time for our nation, about the powerful promise of The First Lady,” she added.
Novelist Aaron Cooley is writing the collection and also will function the manager producer together with Cathy Schulman, Davis and Julius Tennon of JuVee Productions, Andrew Wang, Jeff Gaspin and Brad Kaplan.
