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"The First Lady" Rift (TV Episode 2022) Poster

(TV Series)

(2022)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Susanne Bier

Writing Credits  

Aaron Cooley ... (created by)
 
Jennifer Westfeldt ... (teleplay by) and
Aaron Cooley ... (teleplay by) &
Cathy Schulman ... (teleplay by) and
Abby Ajayi ... (teleplay by)
 
Jennifer Westfeldt ... (story by) and
Cathy Schulman ... (story by) &
Aaron Cooley ... (story by)
 
Azia Squire ... (executive story editor)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification  

Viola Davis ... Michelle Obama
Michelle Pfeiffer ... Betty Ford
Gillian Anderson ... Eleanor Roosevelt
O-T Fagbenle ... Barack Obama
Dakota Fanning ... Susan Elizabeth Ford
Lily Rabe ... Lorena Hickok
Regina Taylor ... Marian Robinson
Kiefer Sutherland ... Franklin D. Roosevelt
Aaron Eckhart ... Gerald Ford
Kate Burton ... Hillary Clinton
Clea DuVall ... Tommy
Jayme Lawson ... Young Michelle Obama
Cailee Spaeny ... Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosalind Chao ... Tina Tchen
Michael Potts ... Fraser Robinson
Lexi Underwood ... Malia Obama
Saniyya Sidney ... Sasha Obama
Donna Lynne Champlin ... Mel Winter
Patrice Johnson ... Clara Powell (as Patrice Johnson Chevannes)
Evan Parke ... Secret Service Agent Allen Taylor
Hannah Aslesen ... Reporter 2 (LB Naval Hospital)
Cayden Boyd ... Michael Ford
Coley Campany ... Jenny
Joe Chrest ... Dr. Pursh
John Connor John Connor ... Radio Operator
Ben Cook ... Steven Ford
Kelvin John Davis ... Wilson Roosevelt Jerman
Suehyla El-Attar Young ... Nurse (as Suehyla El-Attar)
Brandon Fox ... Radio Producer
Dennis Friebe ... Reporter 3 (LB Naval Hospital)
Judy Gold ... Elizabeth Read
Lauren Halperin ... Receptionist
Larry Herring ... Secret Service Agent Bruce
Marc Hills ... Jack Ford
Emily Paige Hogan ... Reporter 1 (LB Naval Hospital)
William Gregory Lee ... General
Kathryn Licata Kathryn Licata ... West Wing Staffer
John Newberg ... Dr. Cruse
Caitlin O'Connell Caitlin O'Connell ... Meri Bell
Bernadette Quigley ... Esther Lape
Eryn Rea ... Gayle Ford
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Fusco Joseph Fusco ... Secret Service Agent (2022) (uncredited)
Karen Ragan-George ... Leonore Annenberg (uncredited)
Paul A. Rossi ... Mobster (uncredited)
Anna Stadler ... Eleanor Roosevelt Staff (uncredited)

Produced by 

Abby Ajayi ... consulting producer
Nicole Jefferson Asher ... co-executive producer
Austin Badgett ... associate producer
Hunt Baldwin ... consulting producer
Nikole Beckwith ... consulting producer
Susanne Bier ... executive producer
Zora Bikangaga ... consulting producer
Mark Cotone ... co-executive producer
Ellen Fairey ... co-executive producer
Pavlina Hatoupis ... executive producer
Eileen Heisler ... consulting producer
DeAnn Heline ... consulting producer
Brad Kaplan ... executive producer
Nina Khan ... co-producer
Daniel Kilroy ... archive producer
J.B. Popplewell ... associate producer
Richard Styles ... co-producer
Jennifer Westfeldt ... consulting producer
Vanessa Wilson ... associate producer

Music by 

Geoff Zanelli

Cinematography by 

Amir Mokri

Editing by 

Sam Williams

Casting By 

Krista Husar

Production Design by 

Tony Fanning
Todd Fjelsted

Art Direction by 

Kevin Constant ... supervising art director
Gina B. Cranham ... supervising art director
Gregory G. Sandoval
Liz Sherrier
David Utley ... assistant art director

Set Decoration by 

Giancarlo Brajdic
Daphne Hayes ... (second unit)
Cynthia Anne Slagter
Bryan Venegas

Makeup Department 

Lance Aldredge ... hair stylist
Venus Fears ... hair stylist
Rachel Geary ... makeup artist
Brooke Hargrove Greenberg ... makeup artist
Chris Lyons ... special effects teeth
Para Malden ... makeup artist
Evelyn Roach ... background hair supervisor
Richard 'Ric' Ross ... hair stylist
Alex Rouse ... wigmaker
Omar Sfreddo ... additional makeup artist
Michealle Vanderpool ... department head hairstylist: second unit

Production Management 

Chip Clanton ... production supervisor: 2nd Unit/Travel Unit
Mark Cotone ... unit production manager
Julie Donovan ... production supervisor
Pavlina Hatoupis ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Riley Flanagan ... additional second assistant director
Nicolas Harvard ... first assistant director
Kaitlin Heins ... second second assistant director
Josh Muzaffer ... first assistant director
Chris O'Hara ... second assistant director
Lance Resch-Anger ... second second assistant director
Zack Smith ... second assistant director
Richard Styles ... first assistant director
Alicia Triana Tabeau ... second assistant director (as Alicia Triana) / second assistant director
Tyler Wade Vaughn ... additional second assistant director

Art Department 

Kristen B. Adams ... assistant art director
Taylor Andrew ... carpenter
Alvin Ashby ... set designer
Rachel Bell ... set dec buyer
Rob Brayton ... props assistant / set dresser
Carla Druzetich ... set dresser
Tory Ducote ... set decoration buyer
Brenda Findley ... art department coordinator
Christopher B. Forster ... graphic designer
Melissa Gelmo ... props
Simon Hanis ... prop assistant
Jean Harter ... set designer
Jordan Hunt ... set dec coordinator
John Keils ... set dresser
Julie Kobsa ... set dec buyer
Maxfield Ladish ... co-Leadman/gang boss
Kami Laprade ... props buyer
Cameron Lineberry ... art department production assistant
Joseph Lynch ... scenic artist
James Maloof ... set designer
Paul Markovich ... graphic designer
Birdy McFarland ... props
Timothy Paul Moxley Jr. ... set dec buyer
Cynthia Nibler ... property master
Anthony Raymond ... set designer
Natosha Riedl ... assistant set decorator
Ava Steinbrenner ... property assistant
Sarah Stimpson ... graphic designer
Vince Troutner ... props
Garrett Walden ... labor foreman
C. Travis Williams ... set foreman

Sound Department 

Ben Barker ... supervising sound editor/designer
Francesca Bourne ... foley mixer
Oliver Brierley ... re-recording mixer
Aaron Byrnes ... sound utility
Julian Cabrera ... boom operator
Juan Martin Del Campo ... adr mixer
Tony Diaz ... adr mixer
Simon Diggins ... adr mixer
Zoe Freed ... foley artist
Danny Freemantle ... sound effects editor
Glenn Freemantle ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Nick Freemantle ... sound editor
James Gregory ... adr mixer
Bob Gremore ... adr mixer
Natasha Haycocks ... re-recording mixer
Rebecca Heathcote ... foley artist
Dayo James ... sound effects editor
Graham Kicklighter ... sound mixer: second unit
Andrea King ... foley artist
Amanda Knowledge ... audio description re recording mixer
Amy Marshall-Clerc ... assistant dialogue editor
Sean Miller ... adr recordist
Lucy Mitchell ... additional dialogue editor / adr editor
Emilie O'Connor ... Supervising Dialogue & ADR Editor
Steve Pierson ... adr recordist
Alex Robson ... foley editor
Marc Specter ... dialogue editor
Mark Timms ... assistant mixer
Ed Boot ... junior mix assissant (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Richie Bearden ... special effects foreman
Andi Sowers ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by 

Matt Akey ... vfx executive producer: Crafty Apes
Stefano Argenziano ... digital compositor: MAS fx
Éveline Auger ... visual effects coordinator
Lena Bahrs ... visual effects producer: OPSIS
Justin Ball ... visual effects supervisor
Lance Becker ... mobile vfx photogrammetry array
Saeed Bidzardi ... compositor
Stephanie Bryan ... visual effects coordinator
Britt Burke ... visual effects coordinator
Anthony Charbonnier ... compositor
Oona Choinière ... visual effects coordinator
Tim Christensen ... senior compositor: Crafty Apes
Genavieve DeCaria ... editorial department manager
Henrik Fett ... visual effects executive: OPSIS
Kyoko Fukushima ... compositor: Crafty Apes
Eric Galliani ... i/o manager: Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies
Pasquale Greco ... production manager: scanable
Bryan Haines ... visual effects artist
Sonny Hedrick ... data io coordinator: Crafty Apes
Chen Kuang Hsu ... matchmove artist
Justin Jones ... visual effects supervisor
Kelsey Jordan ... visual effects coordinator: Crafty Apes
Rishabh Kapur ... visual effects coordinator
Kaitlyn Kliman ... visual effects coordinator: MAS fx
Nikoleta Lanakova ... vfx assistant editor
Mark LeDoux ... head of studio: atlanta - Crafty Apes
Jean-Philippe Marchand ... environment supervisor: Crafty Apes
Michael A. Martinez ... compositor
Brian McCann ... compositor: Crafty Apes
Guto Miranda ... compositor
Sydney Myers ... visual effects coordinator: OPSIS
Rémy Normand ... computer graphics supervisor: Crafty Apes
Pan Panyanutarak ... digital matte painter: environment artist
Babette Phillips ... visual effects editor
Travis Reinke ... head of operations
Jessica Rubeo ... editorial supervisor
Seema Schere ... matte painter: Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies
Mark Stern ... visual effects executive producer: MAS
Sara Emily Tremblay ... visual effects producer: Crafty Apes
Rosalie Trudelle ... visual effects coordinator
Austin Van Cardinal ... visual effects editor
Nicolaus Waetjen ... visual effects producer
Martin Toby Watson ... matchmove supervisor

Stunts 

Jennifer Badger ... stunt coordinator
Jessica Erin Bennett ... stunt driver
Chuck Borden ... stunts
Daniel Hargrave ... stunts
Karin Justman ... stunt double: Michelle Pfeiffer
Theo Kypri ... stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department 

Christopher Arata ... b camera operator
Joseph Arena ... A camera/Steadicam operator
Laila Cohen ... Additional Loader/Utility
Greg Faysash ... camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Andrew Michael Fletcher ... A Cam/Steadicam Operator
Paul Goodstein ... key grip
Michael Grantland ... camera operator: second unit
Matt Heath ... A camera 1st AC
Cole Howard ... second assistant camera
Amanda Jean-Mary ... digital utility
John Paul 'J.P.' Jones ... grip: second unit
Timothy Jones ... lighting technician
Sheena Knight ... rigging electrics
Valdemar Winge Leisner ... Additional Cinematography
Michael MacDuff ... camera preparation technician: 2nd unit
Quinton Mack ... electrician
Boris Martin ... still photographer
Robert McFall ... dolly grip
Joe Meadows ... rigging grip
Christopher L. Miller ... key rigging grip
Gibson Moxley ... rigging electrician
Richard Ramee ... grip
Samuel Riles ... rigging grip
Jacob Stahlman ... first assistant camera: travel unit
Jeffrey Tidwell ... second assistant "b" camera
Nathan Ward ... grip: 2nd unit
Darrell Szarka Workman ... Rigging Electrician
Simms Wright ... loader
Chase Yarbrough ... lighting technician

Casting Department 

Riley Brandon ... extras casting assistant
Tara Feldstein ... casting director: Atlanta
Tina Kerr ... extras casting director
Molly Pinto ... casting associate
Patrick Rokn ... extras casting assistant
Heather A Taylor ... extras casting director
Bruce Winant ... adr voice casting
Sam Harnois ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Andja Budincich ... costume dept coordinator
Catherine Charpentier ... costumer
Shayne Allen Duhon ... set costumer
Matthew Hemesath ... co-designer
Felicia Leilani Jarvis ... co-designer
Susan Lee ... costumer
Amanda Mattes ... Tailor/Stitcher
Muto-Little ... costume maker
Elizabeth Nugent ... stitcher
Daeun Song ... Costumes PA
Paula Truman ... costume supervisor
Haley Vigil ... costumer
Kara Weeks ... Table Person
Tiffany White Stanton ... assistant costume designer

Editorial Department 

Daniel Burch ... 2nd assistant editor
Chase Commins ... dailies operator
Justin Eely ... on-line editor
Christopher Francis ... additional colorist (as Chris Francis)
Hannah Jeal ... additional editor
James Kelly ... first assistant editor
Laura Metcalfe ... finishing producer
Emily Morrison ... 1st assistant editor
Agnaldo Rezende ... post-production assistant
Jon-Michael Rose ... dailies operator
Gareth Spensley ... colorist
Karli Windischmann ... colorist: dailies

Location Management 

Matthew B. Chamberlin ... supervising location manager
Sean Crane ... key assistant location manager
Marc Hlavaty ... location scout
Jordan Ling ... location assistant
Mela Rayne ... location manager

Music Department 

Nancy Allen ... music editor
John W. Chapman ... score mixer
Lucas Fehring ... assistant score mixer
Susan Jacobs ... music supervisor
Zak McNeil ... composer: additional music
Josu Ortiz ... Technical Score Engineer
Peter Rotter ... score coordination
Nicolas Salinardi ... additional music
Òscar Senén ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department 

Valeria Migliassi Collins ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

John Croker ... transportation coordinator
Omar Isaacs ... driver
Chad Kinsey ... picture cars
Duran Robinson ... production driver

Additional Crew 

Alisha Attella ... research & clearances
Bobby Barnhardt ... Propmaker
Christopher Billig ... Main Title Design
Riley Brandon ... Health and Safety Testing Coordinator
Tyler Breedlove ... production assistant
Alan M. Brooks ... second unit production assistant
Spencer Crane ... Walkie Production Assistant
Devin DiPiero ... payroll clerk
Thomas Fatora ... assistant to the executive producer
Joel Goldes ... dialect coach
Aaron Guiberteau ... Rigging Grip
Elizabeth Guiberteau ... key craft service
Kathryn Hinton ... production assistant
Amy Israel ... network executive: Showtime
Richie Johns ... set production assistant: Second Unit
Hayley Lovitt ... Assistant Coordinator of Health & Safety
Grayson Maxwell ... 2nd assistant accountant
Devonne McCloud ... health and safety officer
Claire Adams Miller ... health & safety coordinator
Olivia Moody ... health & safety production assistant
Esmeralda Elsa Morales ... assistant to Viola Davis
Richard Morrison ... title sequence development
Aaron Moskal ... health & safety coordinator
Kara Nothem ... assistant to the director
Dimitri Nzerem ... production assistant
Naomi Ortiz Figueroa ... Background Production Assistant
Sean Persaud ... production assistant
Kendal Petty ... assistant craft service
Jayme Powell ... set production assistant: second unit
Jamie Quincy ... Key Covid Medic
Alan Robbins ... medic coordinator
Howard Samuelsohn ... dialect coach
Kailie Sanders ... stand in: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
Evan Scolnick ... additional set production assistant: second unit
Laura Sevier ... research & clearances
Meagan Sevier ... research & clearances
Desmond Skeete ... background production assistant
Viktorija Tupikaite ... editorial department runner
Joshwa Walton ... production assistant
Dean Wares ... title sequence development
Corey Williams ... security
Jared Wright ... Background Production Assistant / background production assistant
Lois Yaroshefsky ... studio teacher
Krystle Grandy ... travel coordinator (uncredited)

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