First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | 40 min | Documentary, Biography

First Ladies

Eleanor Roosevelt (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | 40 min | Documentary, Biography

Eleanor Roosevelt and former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created arguably the most formidable political partnership in American history. Eleanor's desolate childhood sowed the seeds of a life devoted to standing up for the poor and...See moreEleanor Roosevelt and former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created arguably the most formidable political partnership in American history. Eleanor's desolate childhood sowed the seeds of a life devoted to standing up for the poor and dispossessed. By the time she reached the White House, she was at the forefront of efforts to ease the suffering caused by the Great Depression and a leader of the campaign for civil rights. Written by CNN See less

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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Robin Wright Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Beowulf (2007)
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Self - Granddaughter of Eleanor Roosevelt Self - Granddaughter of Eleanor Roosevelt See fewer	First Ladies (2020)
Paul Sparrow Self - Director, FDR Presidential Library Self - Director, FDR Presidential Library See fewer	First Ladies (2020)
Allida Black Self - Founding Editor, Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Self - Founding Editor, Eleanor Roosevelt Papers See fewer	First Ladies (2020)
Robin Gerber Self - Author, 'Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way' Self - Author, 'Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way' See fewer	Barbie and Ruth
Christopher Brick Self - Editor, Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Self - Editor, Eleanor Roosevelt Papers See fewer	First Ladies (2020)
Susan Quinn Self - Author, 'Eleanor & Hick' Self - Author, 'Eleanor & Hick' See fewer	First Ladies (2020)
Blanche Wiesen Cook Self - Eleanor Roosevelt's Biographer Self - Eleanor Roosevelt's Biographer See fewer	The First Lady (2022)
Nina Gibson Roosevelt Self - Granddaughter of Eleanor Roosevelt Self - Granddaughter of Eleanor Roosevelt See fewer	First Ladies (2020)
Anya Luscombe Self - University College Roosevelt Self - University College Roosevelt See fewer	First Ladies (2020)
Patricia Bell-Scott Self - Author, 'The Firebrand and the First Lady' Self - Author, 'The Firebrand and the First Lady' See fewer	Lillian Smith: Breaking the Silence (2019)
Claire Jeater Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt See fewer	Weyback (2000)
Paul Gilmore Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt See fewer	Burnside (2000)
Ceejay Sargent Lorena 'Hick' Hickok Lorena 'Hick' Hickok See fewer	Neon (III) (2018)
Marian Anderson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Debaters (2007)
David J Biscoe Radio Technician Radio Technician See fewer	Revenant Revolver (2019)
Hugo Black Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	CBS Reports (1959)
Isadora Dyer Young Roosevelt Young Roosevelt See fewer	First Ladies (2020)
J. Edgar Hoover Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Next of Kin (1942)
Marek Lichtenberg Eleanor's Court Warden Eleanor's Court Warden See fewer	Dirty Boy (2024)
Eleanor Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Women in Defense (1941)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Theodore Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Simple Gifts (1978)
Harry S. Truman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The History of Sportfishing
Robert F. Wagner Sr. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Roy Beck Mrs. Roosevelt's bodyguard (uncredited) Mrs. Roosevelt's bodyguard (uncredited) See fewer	Christopher Robin (2018)
Marie Cooper Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited) See fewer	Buying Time (2024)
Anna Roosevelt Halsted Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Krymskaya konferentsiya (1945)
George C. Marshall Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Krymskaya konferentsiya (1945)
Will Rogers Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
Elliott Roosevelt Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Roosevelt Story (1947)
James Roosevelt Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Pot o' Gold (1941)
John A. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The New Girl (1960)
Malika Uter-Moye African American Women in Crowd Audience at the Church (uncredited) African American Women in Crowd Audience at the Church (uncredited) See fewer	Nightmare Connections