Michelle Obama
Born
17 January 1964 (62)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as
First Lady Michelle Obama , Michelle LaVaughn Robinson
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...
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.
Filmography (40)
Michelle Obama: The Style, The Power, The Look – A Conversation with Robin Roberts
2025
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey
2023
Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts
2022
Picturing the Obamas
2022
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
Black Renaissance: The Art and Soul of Our Stories
2021
The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress
2021
The Accidental President
2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
The Way I See It
2020
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
2020
American Deep State
2020
Dear Class of 2020
2020
Becoming
2020
Michelle Obama: Life After the White House
2020
One World: Together at Home
2020
American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas
2019
Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
2018
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama
2018
We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World
2018
Fahrenheit 11/9
2018
Quincy
2018
The Final Year
2018
François Hollande, le mal-aimé
2017
The End: Inside The Last Days of the Obama White House
2017
Meet the Trumps: From Immigrant to President
2017
An Oprah Winfrey Special: First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell To The White House
2016
Free, una mujer contra el estado
2016
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
2016
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016
The Red Pill
2016
Hamilton's America
2016
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
2016
How to Win the US Presidency
2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Jazz at the White House
2016
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
2015
Pitch Perfect 2
2015