Michelle Obama
Known for: Acting
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
Series
NCIS
Self
2003
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Series
The Colbert Report
Self - Guest
2005
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Parks and Recreation
Michelle Obama
2009
Series
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Series
Frontline
Self (archive footage)
1983
Series
iCarly
Michelle Obama
2007
Series
Jessie
Self
2011
Series
The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005
Series
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Series
Steve Harvey
Self
2012
Series
black-ish
Michelle Obama
2014
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019
Film
Pitch Perfect 2
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Series
The Night Shift
Self
2014
Series
Explained
Self - First Black First Lady (archive footage)
2018
Series
Rachael Ray
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Self - Guest
2025
Series
History 101
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
Waffles + Mochi
Michelle Obama
2021
Series
To The Contrary
Self
1992
Series
White House Christmas
Self
1998
Series
Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
First Ladies
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant
2022
Film
Fahrenheit 11/9
Self
2018
Series
Obama
Self
2020
Film
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
2023
Series
Balls Deep
Self
2016
Film
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Self
2026
Series
BookTube
Self
2019
Film
One World: Together at Home
Self
2020
Film
The Red Pill
Self (archive footage)
2016
Series
Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways
Self
2019
Series
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
Self - Former First Lady (archive footage)
2020
Film
The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress
Self (archive footage)
2021
Series
Jackie Robinson
Self
2016
Film
Becoming
Self
2020
Film
Quincy
Self
2018
Film
Michelle Obama: The Style, The Power, The Look – A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Self
2025
Film
The Way I See It
Self (archive footage)
2020
Series
The Wanted Life
Self
2013
Film
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
Self
2009
Film
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self - Guest of Honor
2016
Film
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
Film
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Self
2020
Film
Dear Class of 2020
Self
2020
Film
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
2021
Film
Hamilton's America
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony
Self
2016
Film
Barack Obama
Self
2008
Film
Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast
2021
Film
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
Self
2009
Film
The Accidental President
Self
2020
Film
Face of Unity
Self
2014
Film
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Self
2015
Film
VOMO: Vote or Miss Out
Self
2020
Film
American Deep State
Self
2020
Film
White House Revealed
Self (archive footage)
2009
Convention
Self (archive footage)
2009
Series
Secret Service Secrets
Michelle Obama
2012
Film
The Presidents' Gatekeepers
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
The Final Year
Self (archive footage)
2018
Film
Snackpocalypse
Self
2014
Film
The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey
Self
2023
Film
How to Win the US Presidency
Self (archive footage)
2016
Film
Meet the Trumps: From Immigrant to President
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center
2026
An Oprah Winfrey Special: First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell To The White House
Self
2016
Film
American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas
Self
2019
Film
Michelle Obama: Life After the White House
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Picturing the Obamas
Self
2022
Film
Black Renaissance: The Art and Soul of Our Stories
Self
2021
Film
The Six Triple Eight
Self (archival footage)
2019
Film
The President's Book of Secrets
Self (archive footage)
2010
Film
We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World
Self
2018
Film
Obama: All Access: The Road to the White House
Self
2009
Film
The End: Inside The Last Days of the Obama White House
Self
2017
Film
Hype: The Obama Effect
Self (archive footage)
2008
Film
François Hollande, le mal-aimé
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Examined Life
Self (floating on a boat in central park)
2008
Film
Dreams from My Real Father
Self
2012
Film
Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama
Self
2018
Film
A Moment in History - The Inauguration of Barack Obama
Self
2009
Film
I Want Your Money
Self (archive footage)
2010
Film
A Day in the Life
Self (archive footage)
2010
Film
The Perfect Human Diet
Self / First Lady
2012
Film
Yes We Can! - The Barack Obama Story
self
2009
Film
Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Self
2022
Becoming Barack
Self (archive footage)
2009
A Student's Guide To Your First Year Of College
Self - Host
2019
Film
Jazz at the White House
Self
2016
Film
Free, una mujer contra el estado
2016
Closer to the Dream
Self
Barack Obama: The Power of Hope
Self
2009
A Journey in Black and White
Self
1993
Film
Hope Comes Home: Inside the Obama Presidential Center
Self
2026