Michelle Obama was born in 1964 in Chicago, Illinois. She attended Princeton University, graduating cum laude in 1985, and went on to earn a degree from Harvard Law School in 1988. Following her graduation from Harvard, she worked at a Chicago law firm, where she met her husband, future U.S. president Barack Obama. The couple married on October 3, 1992. Prior to her role as first lady, she was a lawyer, Chicago city administrator, and community-outreach worker. As first lady, she focused her attention on current social issues, such as poverty, healthy living, and education.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
CBS Mornings (2021)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 2023-04-20: Michelle Obama, Ivy McGregor (Apr 20, 2023)
The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 3x148: Michelle Obama (Apr 24, 2023)
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways (2019)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x03: Jolly Ol' St. Timberlake (Dec 12, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: I Saw Mommy Kissing Robert Downey Jr. (Dec 11, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: All I Want for Christmas Is Jennifer Aniston (Dec 10, 2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
(3 episodes)
- Episode 4x68: Kelly Extra... Helping of Christmas! (Dec 20, 2022)
- Episode 4x65: Michelle Obama, Pentatonix, Meghan Trainor, Matt Iseman (Dec 15, 2022)
- Episode 2x113: Michelle Obama, Jared Leto (Mar 22, 2021)
Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x126: Michelle Obama, Chef Giada De Laurentiis (Mar 16, 2021)
- Episode 2x55: Maria Shriver, Michelle Obama, Alejandra Ramos (Dec 10, 2019)
All In with Cam Newton (2016)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 1x08: All In with Rosie (Jul 29, 2016)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2015)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 2021-03-22: Michelle Obama (Mar 22, 2021)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2021-05-11: Michelle Obama, Seth Rogen (May 11, 2021)
- Episode 2018-11-30: Michelle Obama, Common (Nov 30, 2018)
- Episode 2016-09-20: First Lady Michelle Obama, America Ferrera (Sep 20, 2016)
- Episode 2015-09-28: First Lady Michelle Obama, John Legend (Sep 28, 2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 2019-06-17: Tom Hanks, Gillian Anderson, David Blaine, Michelle Obama (Jun 17, 2019)
black-ish (2014)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 8x01: That's What Friends Are For (Jan 4, 2022)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 2016-09-09: Michelle Obama, Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan, Corbin Maxey, Nate Morton (Sep 9, 2016)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2023-04-19: Michelle Obama, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Sampa The Great, Angélique Kidjo (Apr 19, 2023)
- Episode 2021-03-18: Michelle Obama, Guy Raz, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians (Mar 18, 2021)
- Episode 2018-12-18: Michelle Obama, Ariana Grande (Dec 18, 2018)
- Episode 2017-01-11: Michelle Obama, Stevie Wonder (Jan 11, 2017)
- Episode 2015-04-02: First Lady Michelle Obama, Matthew Morrison, Smashing Pumpkins (Apr 2, 2015)
- Episode 2014-02-20: Michelle Obama, Will Ferrell, Arcade Fire (Feb 20, 2014)
MasterChef Junior (2013)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 5x06: A Presidential Mystery Box (Mar 16, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
Nashville (2012)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 2x21: All or Nothing with Me (May 7, 2014)
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2016-01-25: First Lady Michelle Obama - Mission Conan (Jan 25, 2016)
- Episode 2015-04-08: Kristen Stewart, Brian Wilson (Apr 8, 2015)
iCarly (2007)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 5x09: iMeet the First Lady (Jan 16, 2012) [Special Guest Star]
Rachael Ray (2006)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 13x109: Chef Emeril Lagasse is in the house today and he's serving up a New Orleans classic (Mar 12, 2019)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 2020 Special: Ellen's Home Quarantine: Michelle Obama (Apr 6, 2020)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2022-12-12: Michelle Obama, Marc Maron (Dec 12, 2022)
- Episode 2021-03-16: Michelle Obama, Brittany Howard (Mar 16, 2021)
- Episode 2018-11-15: Michelle Obama, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Nov 15, 2018)
Extra (1994)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
(3 episodes)
- Episode 21x69: Michelle Obama & Michael Weatherley (Nov 26, 2014)
- Episode 21x67: AMA Award Coverage (Nov 24, 2014)
- Episode 20x129: Episode 129 (Feb 26, 2014)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2015-04-30: Michelle Obama, Hootie & the Blowfish (Apr 30, 2015)
- Episode 2012-08-29: Michelle Obama, the Chevin (Aug 29, 2012)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 2013-09-12: Hugh Jackman, Aisha Tyler, OneRepublic (Sep 12, 2013)
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (1987)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2012-03-31: Kids' Choice Awards 2012 (Mar 31, 2012)
- Episode 2010-03-27: Kids' Choice Awards 2010 (Mar 27, 2010)
Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 2016-12-27: The 39th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (Dec 27, 2016)
20/20 (1978)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 2022 Special: Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry - A Conversation with Robin Roberts (Nov 13, 2022)
Good Morning America (1975)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 2016-05-09: Monday, May 9 (May 9, 2016)
Oscars (1953)
Guest starring as Michelle Obama
- Episode 2013-02-24: The 85th Annual Academy Awards (Feb 24, 2013)
Crew Credits
Ada Twist, Scientist (2021)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(61 episodes)
- Episode 4x21: Even More Scientists (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x20: More Scientists (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x19: Getting It Write (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x18: Dinnertime Deadline (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x17: Iggy's Memory Palace (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x16: Planet Hunters (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x15: The Garbage Gobbler (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x14: You Got Served (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x13: Old Mr. Oak (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x12: A Twist in Time (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x11: Blue River Wedding (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x10: X Marks the Spot (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x09: Dad to the Bone (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x08: Rodeo Rosie (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x07: Mixtape Remix (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x06: Soakchella (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x05: Monster Mash (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x04: The Right Puff (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x03: The Green Team (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x02: My Messy Valentine (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 4x01: Benny Who (Apr 22, 2023)
- Episode 3x16: Battle of the Boogie Bots (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x15: Bee the Change (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x14: Dance Dance Twist Solution (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x13: The Giggle Bug (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x12: A Cold-Blooded Complication (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x11: Ghost Busted (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x10: The Amazing-Spider Twist (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x09: Slow Your Roll (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x08: Pitch Perfect (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x07: Ice Creamed (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x06: Into the Brainstorm (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x05: DadBot (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x04: Glitter-tastrophe (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x03: The Whiz Kid Quiz (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x02: A Wheel with a Twist (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 3x01: Ready, Set, Rosie! (Sep 12, 2022)
- Episode 2x12: Iggy Gettin' Diggy With It (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x11: Mind Over Muscle (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x10: Ada's Cure for the Common Conundrum (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x09: Skate On (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x08: A Kite Above the Rest (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x07: Show Me the Bunny (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: Meltdown (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: Oh Parachute (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: Bend It Like Arthur (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: Ada Twist Magicianist (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: Cat on a Hot Twist Roof (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: The Curious Case of Lil' Liz (Jan 25, 2022)
- Episode 1x12: Rosie's Rockin' Pet (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x11: The Great Stink (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x10: Rain Day (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x09: The Sight of Music (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: Sleeping Duty (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x07: Bird's Eye View (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x06: Garden Party (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x05: Cake Twist (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x04: The Banana Peel Problem (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x03: Movie Night (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x02: Twelve Angry Birds (Sep 28, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: A Fort of One's Own (Sep 28, 2021)