<P> Former Army Ranger Mike Banning ( Gerard Butler ) is the lead U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to head the U.S. Presidential detail . Banning maintains a personal , friendly relationship with President Benjamin Asher ( Aaron Eckhart ) , First Lady Margaret ( Ashley Judd ) and their son Connor ( Finley Jacobsen ) . During a snowy Christmas evening drive from Camp David to a campaign fundraiser , the car transporting the First Family spins out of control on a bridge due to icy conditions ; Banning pulls Asher from the vehicle , but Margaret falls to her death while inside the car . </P>
<P> Former Army Ranger Mike Banning ( Gerard Butler ) is the lead U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to head the U.S. Presidential detail . Banning maintains a personal , friendly relationship with President Benjamin Asher ( Aaron Eckhart ) , First Lady Margaret ( Ashley Judd ) and their son Connor ( Finley Jacobsen ) . During a snowy Christmas evening drive from Camp David to a campaign fundraiser , the car transporting the First Family spins out of control on a bridge due to icy conditions ; Banning pulls Asher from the vehicle , but Margaret falls to her death while inside the car . </P>
who played the first lady in olympus has fallen
who played the first lady in olympus has fallen
Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd