Marian Shields Robinson Marian Shields Robinson Marian Lois Robinson (née Shields; born July 30, 1937) is the mother of Michelle Obama, former First Lady of the United States, and mother-in-law of Barack Obama, former President. Marian Shields was born in Chicago in 1937, the fourth of seven children—five girls, followed by two boys—born to Purnell Nathaniel Shields, a house painter, and his wife Rebecca Jumper, a licensed practical nurse. Two of her sisters and her brother Steve still live in Chicago on the South Side, as she did. Both parents had multi-racial ancestry, but slavery times were not discussed much when she was
Michelle King the thriller drama series "BrainDead", which aired on CBS on June 13, 2016 - October 17, 2016 before it was cancelled. The couple then returned as showrunners on "The Good Wife" spin-off "The Good Fight". Michelle King Michelle King (née Stern; born 1958) is an American television writer and producer. She is married to Robert King, who is also her writing partner. The couple created the legal drama series "The Good Wife", which earned them a Writers Guild of America Award. They have also created the comedy-drama "BrainDead". Michelle is Jewish. She met Robert in 1983 when as a senior