Viola Davis made a virtual appearance on Friday’s edition of “The Tonight Show”, and admitting some trepidation about her latest role: portraying Michelle Obama in Showtime limited series “The First Lady”, which has also cast Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, and Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford.
Discussing the daunting challenge of portraying Obama, Fallon asked her why she took the role. “Do you have to keep testing yourself?” Fallon asked.
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I think it was temporary insanity,” Davis deadpanned. “I lost my damn mind for about five minutes and made a damn decision I can’t take back.” Referencing Obama, Davis
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