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15.04.2022 - 08:37 / justjared.com
The stars of The First Lady are hitting the red carpet!
Viola Davis, Gillian Anderson, and Michelle Pfeiffer posed together at the premiere of their new Showtime series on Thursday evening (April 14) at the DGA Theater Complex in Los Angeles.
Joining the ladies at the premiere were their co-stars O-T Fagbenle, Kiefer Sutherland, Dakota Fanning, and Judy Greer.
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Viola‘s husband Julius Tennon and Michelle‘s husband David E. Kelley were also in attendance.
The series stars Viola as former First Lady Michelle Obama with O-T as former President Barack Obama, Michelle as former First Lady Betty Ford with Aaron Eckhart as former President Gerald Ford, and Gillian as former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt with Kiefer as former President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Dakota appears in the series as Susan Ford and Judy as Nancy Howe, Betty Ford’s trusted confidante and social secretary.
The First Lady will premiere on Showtime on Sunday, April 17 – watch the trailer here!
FYI: Viola is wearing a Stella McCartney dress and Satta Matturi earrings. Michelle is wearing a Celine suit. Gillian is wearing an outfit by Valentino.
Click through the gallery for 30+ pictures of the stars at the premiere…
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