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Viola Davis was 'terrified' playing Michelle Obama in Showtime's 'First Lady'

Viola Davis doesn't come across as an actor who's easily intimidated. So it's a bit surprising to hear her reveal how daunted she was by the task of playing Michelle Obama in "The First Lady," which celebrates the life of three White House icons.

Tribune News Service

Showtime series skims the surface of three compelling women’s stories in ‘The First Lady’

The writing is often clunky, obvious and filled with Big Picture Messaging, and too many of the supporting characters are one-note caricatures.

Chicago Sun-Times

The First Lady review – star-studded series is a third-rate disappointment

The series on three first ladies falls flat despite a stacked cast, including Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt

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Viola Davis opens up about childhood trauma in new memoir

‘Finding Me’ will be released on 26 April

The Independent UK

Viola Davis was ‘stressed’ portraying Michelle Obama in ‘The First Lady’: ‘I’m glad it’s over’

The role of a lifetime gave Viola Davis enough anxiety for a lifetime.

Tribune News Service

Viola Davis opens up about weight gain post-pandemic

‘I turn 56 and I don’t know what fits anymore’

The Independent UK

The First Lady on Paramount+ review - gorgeous, but this tale of the presidents’ women needs to dig deeper

Two episodes in, it remains to be seen whether the hidden depths of these trailblazing women will be properly plumbed

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The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago April 7-13

Expo Chicago, ‘Rock of Ages’ and a David Lynch retrospective are among the fun things to see and do in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

“I was literally shaking with fear” — Jada Pinkett Smith’s battle with alopecia

Chris Rock’s joke at the expense of Pinkett Smith was cruel. Emma Loffhagen reports on the star’s journey with hair loss and how her daughter helped her come to terms with her diagnosis

Evening Standard

How the Oscars have, and haven’t, changed since Halle and Denzel’s historic victories

LOS ANGELES — Twenty years ago, Ron Howard’s “A Beautiful Mind” won four Academy Awards including best picture, beating out “Gosford Park,” “In the Bedroom,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” and “Moulin Rouge!”

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