Dakota Fanning will play Gerald Ford’s daughter Susan on The First Lady with Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford
Dakota Fanning has been confirmed to take on the role of Susan Ford in the biographical anthology series The First Lady.
According to Variety, the 27-year-old actress will play the only daughter of former President Gerald Ford and his wife, Betty.
The roles of the former United States leader and his wife will be filled by Aaron Eckhart and Michelle Pfeiffer, respectively.
Big role: Dakota Fanning will play former President Gerald Ford’s daughter, Susan, in the biographical anthology series The First Lady; the actress is seen during the 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2018
Fanning and actress Scarface previously shared the screen in the 2001 drama film I Am Sam.
The first lady will partially follow Susan as she navigates her teenage years in the White House, while presenting progressive ideas to her parents.
The next series will also emphasize the female leadership previously overlooked in the American government and will include several other historical figures.
Viola Davis and OT Fagbenle will play Michelle and Barack Obama, respectively, and Gillian Anderson will play Eleanor Roosevelt.
Looking back: the series will partially follow Susan as she navigates her teenage years in the White House while presenting progressive ideals to her parents; she is seen with other members of her family in 1974
Plot: The first lady will emphasize the previously neglected female leadership in the White House and the American government; Fanning is portrayed at the 26th Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2020
They are also expected to appear in the next series Rhys Wakefield and Judy Greer, the last of which came on the scene to fill a role previously occupied by Pamela Adlon.
The first lady was created by Aaron Cooley, who will also write and serve as executive producer on the next show, which received an initial production order from Showtime in February last year.
Susanne Bier, who directed the 2018 horror film Bird Box, will also serve as an executive producer and direct several episodes of the series.
The main photograph of The First Lady began late last month, with Georgia serving as the filming location.
Serious talent: the former president and his wife Betty will be played by Aaron Eckhart and Michelle Pfeiffer, respectively; the Fords and their daughter are photographed having a good time together in 1975
Compact cast: Viola Davis will play Michelle Obama in the next series and Gillian Anderson will play Eleanor Roosevelt; Davis is seen in February 2020
In recent years, Fanning has taken the lead role in the period mystery series The Alienist, where she portrays a character loosely based on New York’s first female detective, Isabella Goodwin.
The TNT show also stars Luke Evans, Daniel Bruhl and Q’orianka Kilcher, among many others.
Coraline’s voice actress is also working on the next drama, The Nightingale.
The project directed by Melanie Laurent will adapt the 2015 novel of the same name, written by Kristin Hannah.
The film, which also stars Fanning’s younger sister Elle, is set to be released in December 2022.