‘Little Fires Everywhere’ Star Lexi Underwood to Play Malia Obama in ‘The First Lady’ at Showtime

Barack Obama has paid tribute to his "beloved" grandmother who has passed away at the age of 99.Sarah Ogwel Onyanho, or known to many as "Mama Sarah" and to Barack as "Dani," was born and lived in Kenya.She "raised eight children, tended to her goats and chickens, grew an assortment of crops, and took what the family didn’t use to sell at the local open-air market."Sarah was the third wife of the former US leader's paternal grandfather, Hussein Onyango Obama, and Sarah raised Barack's father

Hollywood veteran Viola Davis, who will be essaying the role of Michelle Obama in the Showtime series, The First Lady, recently opened up about her experience portraying the character.

Viola Davis is opening up about her upcoming role as Michelle Obama in Showtime series, The First Lady.

Michelle Obama is set to deliver the keynote speech at Girl Talk, a POPSUGAR event being broadcast on Thursday, alongside other strong women like Kelly Clarkson and Kristen Bell.MORE: Michelle Obama opens up about daughters in amazing video with Jennifer GarnerThe former First Lady of the United States will be appearing at the event, hosted by Sofia Wylie, to help drive action and raise awareness of adolescent girls' education across the world.The event will also fundraise for the Girls

Joe Biden is facing the media in his first press conference as President of the United States on Thursday, with the remarks set to begin at 1:15 p.m. ET/10:15 a.m. PT — meaning the broadcast networks will be breaking in to their regularly scheduled lineups to cover it. Below is a guide on how to watch the event.

Waffles + Mochi, a new cooking show featuring Michelle Obama, premieres this Tuesday (16 March) on Netflix. The six-episode series features the former first lady alongside an array of celebrity chefs and guests, including Sia, Mandy Moore, Rashida Jones, Common, Jack Black, and more.

Lexi Underwood has been cast in the recurring role of Malia Obama in the Showtime anthology series "The First Lady," Variety has learned. The series is described as a reframing of American leadership, told through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House.

Lexi Underwood, breakout star of Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere, is set to portray Malia Obama opposite Viola Davis’ Michelle Obama and O-T Fagbenle’s Barack Obama in Showtime’s anthology series The First Lady, headlined by Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Davis executive produces the series, directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier and produced by Lionsgate TV and Showtime.

Former First Lady Michelle Obama had both praise and a warning for Senate Republicans on Wednesday night (March 4.) The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the For the People Act, without the support of a single Republican.

Barack Obama is sharing some more of his musical picks, and this time he’s aiming to have everyone singing in the shower.

Renegades: Born in the USA podcast.Co-hosted by Bruce Springsteen, Monday’s episode saw the former President detail his love for singing in the shower.“I sing in the shower, I sing outside of the shower. I am unembarrassed about singing,” he said with a laugh.“My daughters and my wife sometimes roll their eyes”.The revelation of Barack’s bathroom baritone prompted Spotify to upload the playlist publicly on Wednesday (March 3).

Dakota Fanning is set to pportray Susan Elizabeth Ford opposite Michelle Pfeiffer’s Betty Ford and Aaron Eckhart’s Gerald Ford in Showtime’s anthology series The First Lady, headlined by Viola Davis, Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson. Davis executive produces the series, directed and executive produced by Susanne Bier and produced by Lionsgate TV and Showtime.

Michelle Obama had some exciting news to share with social media followers about at the start of the week – and chose the most glamorous photo to accompany her announcement!MORE: Barack Obama makes unexpected comment about Michelle ObamaOn Instagram, the former FLOTUS shared her joy for her husband Barack Obama, who has followed in his wife's footsteps with a podcast.Barack has teamed up with Bruce Springsteen to produce Renegades: Born in the USA, available to listen to on Spotify, and Michelle

First-time nominee Andra Day won the Golden Globe award tonight for her first major acting role as legendary blues artist and civil rights icon Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday.

Michelle Obama, 57, doesn’t want people to “harden [themselves] against the outside world” amid the racial injustices still happening in the world. Instead, the former First Lady of the United States called on Black creators and artists to bare “their truest selves” and share their “stories” amid the ongoing fight against racism, which she condemned in the YouTube Originals special for Black History Month called Black Renaissance: The Art and Soul of Our Stories that premiered on Feb.

Bruce Springsteen's White House performance led to his Broadway show. In an exclusive clip from «Amazing Grace: American Music,» the upcoming episode of Springsteen and Barack Obama's podcast, the men recall the music legend's performance at the White House when Obama was president.Before Obama left office and opened at the Walter Kerr Theatre, the 59-year-old politician requested the 71-year-old musician's presence at an event for his staff that had gone through the «really remarkable but

Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama have discussed their formative musical memories in a clip from their joint podcast series.Earlier this week (February 22), the pair launched Renegades: Born In USA, which was recorded in one session last year.In a new clip of the third episode, which will arrive on Monday (March 1), The Boss and the 44th President of the United States share their earliest musical memories.Asked what music was catching his ear as a child in Hawaii, Obama said: “The first album I

The First Lady.The Handmaid’s Tale star will appear alongside Viola Davis as Michelle Obama in Showtime’s new drama series which, according to a press release, aims to reframe US politics “through the lens of the women at the heart of the White House”.Michelle Pfeiffer will star as Betty Ford and Aaron Eckhart as President Gerald Ford in the first season, and Gillian Anderson will portray Eleanor Roosevelt.

Barack Obama. O-T Fagbenle will play the 44th president in Showtime's upcoming series, ET confirms.