Guest Stars Jayme Lawson as Young Michelle Ellen Burstyn as Sara Delano Roosevelt Michael Potts as Fraser Robinson Kristine Frøseth as Young Betty Jackie Earle Haley as Louis McHenry Howe Kate Mulgrew as Susan Sher Eliza Scanlen as Young Eleanor Co Starring Judy Gold as Elizabeth Read Bernadette Quigley as Esther Lape Elizabeth Cappuccino as Meg Maria Dizzia as Lucy Mercer Patrice Johnson as Clara Powell Gwendolyn Ellis as Martha Gellhorn Tory Trowbridge as Trudie Charlie Plummer as Young Franklin Delano Roosevelt Leslie Kritzer as Martha Graham Bernard Bell as Dance Partner Raphael Luce as Young James Roosevelt Thomas E. Sullivan as Bill Warren Tom Galantich as Michael Riordan Max Ragone as Elliot Roosevelt Jr. Olivia Cannon as Young Anna Roosevelt Trudie Petersen as Willa Cather Nikki Landry as Roosevelt Nanny Erin Davie as Joyce Rumsfeld Lauren Revard as Progressive Woman Tristan Borders as John Roosevelt Wyatt Hunt as Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. Arlo Mertz as Young Susan Ford Brittany Wilkerson as Luncheon Guest 7 George Bryant as Ailing Man Dani Liggens as Nurse Judith Erica Frene as Luncheon Guest 4 Paul Holcomb as Young Steven Ford Jack Schmeichel as Young Jack Ford Cynthia Evans as Luncheon Guest 3 Jillian Batherson as Luncheon Guest 1 Gavin White as Young Michael Ford James Knight as Dr. Byrne Kelly Tippens as Luncheon Guest 6 Ray Bengston as Dr. McCartan Bree Rosen as Nurse at Desk Kristen Keenan Smith as Luncheon Guest 5 Tenaya Cleveland as Luncheon Guest 2