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
The Maiden Heist wife. Meanwhile, in Copenhagen, a guard on duty passes a painting and looks at it, smiling. It was produced under the working title "The Lonely Maiden". It was shot primarily in Boston, Massachusetts, and several scenes were filmed at the Worcester Art Museum, in Worcester, Massachusetts. The painting "The Lonely Maiden" was created specifically for the film by artist Jeremy Lipking. The film had a tentative release date of May 29, 2009 before being shelved following the bankruptcy of its distributor, Yari Film Group. It debuted at the Edinburgh International Film Festival June 25, 2009 and was released to DVD