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
Alexis Michelle and lost a lip sync to the Village People's "Macho Man", placing Michelle in fifth. She frequently performs at the Feinstein/54 Below cabaret with her Broadway show ""Alexis, I Am!"". Michelle teamed with Sasha Velour, Aja and Peppermint for the single "C.L.A.T." on April 2017. Michelle released her ten-track debut album, "Lovefool", on May 11, 2018. A music video for the single of the same name, a cover of the 1996 song by The Cardigans, was available on May 17, 2018. Alexis Michelle Alexis Michelle is the stage name of Alex Michaels, an American drag performer and singer, best known