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Viola Davis Responds To Criticism Of Her 'The First Lady' Performance
Viola Davis has heard the critics, but she’s not letting the memes or Twitter threads get her down. Amid a slew of fan and critic responses to her starring role in Showtime’s biopic limited series The First Lady, Davis says that it’s impossible to please everyone with every role she takes on. Davis portrayed First Lady Michelle Obama in the series, which recounted American history through the perspectives of three separate first ladies during their tenures in The White House.