Michelle Obama: movies and TV shows
Michelle Obama has 127 credits in the archive: 74 films and 53 TV series, from 1968 to 2026. Highest rated: Court of Gold (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1968 – 2026 · busiest year: 2020 (15 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An almost History of America | TV | — | 62 | |
| 2026 | Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World) | Self | Film | 2.8 | 62 |
| 2026 | From Hope to Home: The Obama Presidential Center | Film | — | 62 | |
| 2025 | Court of Gold | TV | 8.2 | 61 | |
| 2025 | Good Hang with Amy Poehler | TV | — | 61 | |
| 2025 | Michelle Obama: The Style, The Power, The Look – A Conversation with Robin Roberts | Self | Film | — | 61 |
| 2025 | The Eyes of Ghana | Film | — | 61 | |
| 2024 | Bodkin | TV | 6.4 | 60 | |
| 2024 | Starting 5 | TV | 7.3 | 60 | |
| 2024 | The Later Daters | TV | 5.5 | 60 | |
| 2024 | Our Oceans | TV | 7.5 | 60 | |
| 2024 | The Turnaround | Film | 7.5 | 60 | |
| 2023 | Leave the World Behind | Film | 6.4 | 59 | |
| 2023 | Rustin | Film | 6.5 | 59 | |
| 2023 | American Symphony | Film | 6.6 | 59 | |
| 2023 | Working: What We Do All Day | TV | 7.1 | 59 | |
| 2023 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | Film | 8.3 | 59 |
| 2023 | The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey | Self | Film | 5.6 | 59 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 58 |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | TV | 2.6 | 58 |
| 2022 | Waffles + Mochi's Restaurant | TV | 6.6 | 58 | |
| 2022 | Picturing the Obamas | Self | Film | — | 58 |
| 2022 | Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry, A Conversation with Robin Roberts | Self | Film | 1.0 | 58 |
| 2021 | Ada Twist, Scientist | TV | 6.2 | 57 | |
| 2021 | We the People | TV | 7.9 | 57 | |
| 2021 | Waffles + Mochi | Michelle Obama | TV | 6.9 | 57 |
| 2021 | Waffles + Mochi | TV | 6.9 | 57 | |
| 2021 | Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.2 | 57 |
| 2021 | Roll Up Your Sleeves | Self | Film | 7.5 | 57 |
| 2021 | Waffles + Mochi's Holiday Feast | Film | 2.0 | 57 | |
| 2021 | The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.9 | 57 |
| 2021 | Black Renaissance: The Art and Soul of Our Stories | Self | Film | 9.0 | 57 |
| 2020 | History 101 | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.1 | 56 |
| 2020 | First Ladies | Self (archive footage) | TV | 5.3 | 56 |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home | Self | Film | 7.1 | 56 |
| 2020 | VOMO: Vote or Miss Out | Self | Film | 10.0 | 56 |
| 2020 | America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump | Self - Former First Lady (archive footage) | TV | — | 56 |
| 2020 | Becoming | Self | Film | 7.2 | 56 |
| 2020 | Becoming | Film | 7.2 | 56 | |
| 2020 | Dear Class of 2020 | Self | Film | 7.7 | 56 |
| 2020 | Obama | Self | TV | — | 56 |
| 2020 | Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution | Film | 7.2 | 56 | |
| 2020 | The Accidental President | Self | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 2020 | The Way I See It | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 56 |
| 2020 | American Deep State | Self | Film | — | 56 |
| 2020 | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Self | Film | 7.9 | 56 |
| 2020 | Michelle Obama: Life After the White House | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 56 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.3 | 55 |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest | TV | 4.7 | 55 |
| 2019 | BookTube | Self | TV | — | 55 |
| 2019 | Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways | Self | TV | — | 55 |
| 2019 | American Factory: A Conversation with the Obamas | Self | Film | 5.5 | 55 |
| 2019 | The Six Triple Eight | Self (archival footage) | Film | 9.0 | 55 |
| 2019 | A Student's Guide To Your First Year Of College | Self - Host | TV | — | 55 |
| 2018 | Explained | Self - First Black First Lady (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 54 |
| 2018 | Quincy | Self | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 2018 | Fahrenheit 11/9 | Self | Film | 7.1 | 54 |
| 2018 | The Final Year | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.1 | 54 |
| 2018 | Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 2018 | Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama | Self | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 2018 | We Will Rise: Michelle Obama's Mission to Educate Girls Around the World | Self | Film | — | 54 |
| 2017 | François Hollande, le mal-aimé | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 2017 | Meet the Trumps: From Immigrant to President | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 53 |
| 2017 | The End: Inside The Last Days of the Obama White House | Self | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 2016 | Balls Deep | Self | TV | 8.0 | 52 |
| 2016 | The Red Pill | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.5 | 52 |
| 2016 | VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens | Film | — | 52 | |
| 2016 | Hamilton's America | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.6 | 52 |
| 2016 | Jackie Robinson | Self | TV | 7.9 | 52 |
| 2016 | All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.4 | 52 |
| 2016 | Jazz at the White House | Self | Film | — | 52 |
| 2016 | How to Win the US Presidency | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 2016 | BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration | Self - Guest of Honor | Film | 9.0 | 52 |
| 2016 | National Museum of African American History and Culture Grand Opening Ceremony | Self | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 2016 | An Oprah Winfrey Special: First Lady Michelle Obama Says Farewell To The White House | Self | Film | 10.0 | 52 |
| 2016 | Free, una mujer contra el estado | Film | 7.0 | 52 | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | TV | 6.1 | 51 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | TV | 6.1 | 51 |
| 2015 | Pitch Perfect 2 | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 51 |
| 2015 | It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown | Self | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV | 5.8 | 50 |
| 2014 | black-ish | Michelle Obama | TV | 7.1 | 50 |
| 2014 | The Night Shift | Self | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 2014 | Face of Unity | Self | Film | — | 50 |
| 2014 | Snackpocalypse | Self | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 2013 | The Wanted Life | Self | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 2013 | The Presidents' Gatekeepers | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.3 | 49 |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey | Self | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 2012 | Dreams from My Real Father | Self | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 2012 | The Perfect Human Diet | Self / First Lady | Film | 5.8 | 48 |
| 2011 | Jessie | Self | TV | 8.0 | 47 |
| 2010 | Conan | Self - Guest | TV | 7.2 | 46 |
| 2010 | I Want Your Money | Self (archive footage) | Film | 4.8 | 46 |
| 2010 | A Day in the Life | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 46 |
| 2010 | The President's Book of Secrets | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Michelle Obama | TV | 8.0 | 45 |
| 2009 | Convention | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 45 |
| 2009 | We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial | Self | Film | 4.6 | 45 |
| 2009 | Becoming Barack | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 45 |
| 2009 | By the People: The Election of Barack Obama | Self | Film | 6.8 | 45 |
| 2009 | White House Revealed | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.3 | 45 |
| 2009 | Barack Obama: The Power of Hope | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 2009 | Yes We Can! - The Barack Obama Story | self | Film | — | 45 |
| 2009 | Obama: All Access: The Road to the White House | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 2009 | A Moment in History - The Inauguration of Barack Obama | Self | Film | — | 45 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 2008 | Hype: The Obama Effect | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 44 |
| 2008 | Examined Life | Self (floating on a boat in central park) | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 2007 | iCarly | Michelle Obama | TV | 8.0 | 43 |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 42 |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report | Self - Guest | TV | 6.9 | 41 |
| 2005 | The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer | TV | 3.8 | 41 | |
| 2003 | NCIS | Self | TV | 7.6 | 39 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 39 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 39 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self - Guest | TV | 5.5 | 39 |
| 1998 | White House Christmas | Self | TV | — | 34 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1993 | A Journey in Black and White | Self | Film | — | 29 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self (archive footage) | TV | 5.4 | 28 |
| 1992 | To The Contrary | Self | TV | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1983 | Frontline | Self (archive footage) | TV | 6.6 | 19 |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes | Self | TV | 6.5 | 4 |
| The Tiger Slam | Film | — | — | ||
| Closer to the Dream | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Exit West | Film | — | — | ||
| Journey | TV | — | — |