Viola Davis’ transformation into Michelle Obama relied on extensive “research” by her hair and makeup team
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 e...