Viola Davis’ transformation into Michelle Obama in ‘ The First Lady’ relied on extensive “research” by her hair and makeup team.
Hair stylist Louisa Anthony “did a lot of Google searches” to get to grips with how to “recreate” the 58-year-old wife of President Barack Obama's hair with “accuracy” on the 56-year-old actress.
Louisa told Harper’s Bazaar: “The scene where Viola is at a photo shoot with the now historic black-and-white dress—Ms. V embodied Michelle, adding “research was key to accuracy. ” She added: “I did a lot of Google searches to study the hairstyles of Michelle Obama over her eight years in the White House.
Each style has its own identity, and it was important to recreate the styles with accuracy. ” Jamika Wilson, the ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ star’s personal hairstylist who collaborated with the ‘Black Panther’ hair stylist on-set of the Showtime series - agreed that their needed to “precise measure and attention to detail”.
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