Biography
Lea Michele Sarfati (born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and author. Possessing a soprano vocal range which spans multiple octaves, she is known for her performances of screen and stage. Michele has received various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, four Grammy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010 and 2023.
Born and raised in New York City, she began her career as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of Les Misérables (1995–1996), Ragtime (1997–1999), Fiddler on the Roof (2004–2005), and Spring Awakening (2006–2008). Michele came to prominence playing Rachel Berry, an overachieving high-school student on the Fox series Glee (2009–2015), receiving critical acclaim for her musical and character performance, winning a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, and earning nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Awards in the same category. Michele and the rest of the Glee cast received three Grammy Award nominations for music recorded for the series, also spawning multiple hits on the Billboard charts. Michele subsequently starred as Hester Ulrich on the Fox series Scream Queens (2015–2016) and as Valentina Barella on the ABC sitcom The Mayor (2017).
Michele made her feature film debut in New Year's Eve (2011), and was signed to Columbia Records in 2012. She released her debut single the following year, "Cannonball", followed by her debut studio album, Louder (2014), which debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Three years later, she released her second studio album, Places (2017), which debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200. In 2019, she released Christmas in the City, her third studio album, and in 2021 she released her fourth studio album Forever. Michele has also published two books, Brunette Ambition (2014) and You First: Journal Your Way to Your Best Life (2015).
In 2022, Michele returned to Broadway starring as Fanny Brice in the musical revival of Funny Girl, where she received widespread critical acclaim for her performance.
Filmography
all 37
TV Shows 24
self 19
Movies 13
Voice 2
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People (2023)
Spring Awakening: Those You've Known (2022)
The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
Same Time, Next Christmas (2019)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
American Idol (2018)
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (2017)
The Mayor (2017)
Dimension 404 (2017)
Chelsea (2016)
Scream Queens (2015)
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand (2012)
Glee: Keep on Believin' (2012)
New Year's Eve (2011)
Glee: The Concert Movie (2011)
The Glee Project (2011)
Glee Encore (2011)
Conan (2010)
Barbra Streisand And Quartet at the Village Vanguard - One Night Only (2010)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)
The Cleveland Show (2009)
The Dr. Oz Show (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Glee (2009)
Sons of Anarchy (2008)
Chelsea Lately (2007)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
Third Watch (1999)
Teen Choice Awards (1999)
Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (1998)
The Daily Show (1996)
The Simpsons (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1986-08-29 (37 years old)
Birth NameLea Michele Sarfati
Birth PlaceThe Bronx, United States of America
ReligionChristianity
Height62.5-inch
Net Worth$12 Million
Spousehttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/dc8c55facd256000939805073382f369
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesBrentwood, United States of America
Also Known Asリア・ミシェル
AwardsTV Guide Award, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, TV Land Award, People's Choice Awards, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy, Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Comedy
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