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Dakota Fanning joins Showtime's The First Lady

Posted by Norman Weiss
Tuesday 3/02/21 at 1:10PM EST
  • Variety

    Fanning will play Susan Ford, the only daughter of First Lady Betty Ford and President Gerald Ford and wife Betty Ford, played by Michelle Pfeiffer and Aaron Eckhart respectively. Susan was a teenager during her father’s time in the White House and is said to have often introduced progressive ideas to her family.

    TOPICS: Dakota Fanning, Showtime, The First Lady, In Development


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