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Viola Davis Shares Her Trepidation Over Playing Michelle Obama: "People Love Her"

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Viola Davis is thrilled to be playing Michelle Obama in the upcoming Showtime anthology seriesFirst Ladies, but says she had some trepidation.

TheHow to Get Away With Murderstar dropped byThe Graham Norton Show for an episode that will air on Dec. 25, where she opened up about playing the former first lady. "People love Michelle Obama," Davis told Norton. "They feel like they know her, they own her — and they do not want anything that is negative to touch her." As an actress, Davis said she delights in looking for the "mess" when it comes to playing a character, so she knew it would be a challenge. "How am I going to do that with Michelle Obama?" she asked, laughing.

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