Lea Michele
Lea Michele
Lea plays Rachel Berry.
Lea Michele made her Broadway debut at eight years old, playing ‘Young Cosette’ in Les Misérables. Since then, she has shared the stage with Broadway greats Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell in Ragtime, as well as with Alfred Molina in Fiddler on the Roof. She also played ‘Wendla’ in the Tony® Award-winning Broadway production of Spring Awakening, earning a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
For her work on Glee, Michele was honored with both an Emmy® nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" and two Golden Globe® nominations for Best Television Actress - Comedy or Musical along with a 2010 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress - Comedy and a 2009 nomination for Choice TV: Breakout Star Female category. Michele was also chosen as one of Time Magazine’s "Time 100: The World’s Most Influential People" in 2010.
Michele's first feature film was Gary Marshall’s New Year’s Eve. Also on the big screen, Michele lent her vocal talents to the animated 3D musical Dorothy of Oz, voicing the movie’s lead role and singing on several original numbers alongside Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Kelsey Grammer.
Lea Michele made her Broadway debut at eight years old, playing ‘Young Cosette’ in Les Misérables. Since then, she has shared the stage with Broadway greats Audra McDonald and Brian Stokes Mitchell in Ragtime, as well as with Alfred Molina in Fiddler on the Roof. She also played ‘Wendla’ in the Tony® Award-winning Broadway production of Spring Awakening, earning a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
For her work on Glee, Michele was honored with both an Emmy® nomination for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" and two Golden Globe® nominations for Best Television Actress - Comedy or Musical along with a 2010 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress - Comedy and a 2009 nomination for Choice TV: Breakout Star Female category. Michele was also chosen as one of Time Magazine’s "Time 100: The World’s Most Influential People" in 2010.
Michele's first feature film was Gary Marshall’s New Year’s Eve. Also on the big screen, Michele lent her vocal talents to the animated 3D musical Dorothy of Oz, voicing the movie’s lead role and singing on several original numbers alongside Jim Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Kelsey Grammer.
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