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Lea Michele

Lea Michele is a singer and actress whose work connects Glee, solo pop albums and Broadway roles in Spring Awakening, Funny Girl and Chess.

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Overview

Born
August 29, 1986, in the Bronx, New York
Work
Singer, actress and author
First Broadway role
Young Cosette in Les Misérables, starting in April 1995
Stage breakout
Wendla in the original Broadway cast of Spring Awakening
Screen breakout
Rachel Berry in Glee, 2009–2015

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How it started.

Lea began performing on Broadway as a child, joining Les Misérables at eight. Roles in Ragtime and Fiddler on the Roof followed before she originated Wendla in Spring Awakening on Broadway in 2006.

Finding Rachel.

Glee brought her to television audiences as Rachel Berry, a student with Broadway ambitions. She played Rachel across the show’s six seasons, earning an Emmy nomination in 2010.

Her own records.

Alongside cast recordings, Lea built a solo catalogue with Louder, Places, Christmas in the City and Forever: A Lullaby Album. Her official music pages offer track lists and videos for fans who want to explore beyond Glee.

Back on Broadway.

From September 2022 to September 2023, she played Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. In October 2023 she made her Carnegie Hall debut. Her next Broadway role was Florence Vassy in Chess, which ran through June 21, 2026.

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Broadway

Television

  • 2009–2015GleeRachel Berry

Music

Awards

Quotes

I love this. I want to do this for the rest of my life.Lea Michele, Associated Press

In a November 2025 interview, she recalled what she told her parents while performing in Les Misérables as a child.

Trivia

  1. As a child backstage at the Imperial Theatre, she heard Heaven Help My Heart from Chess. Decades later, she sang it there as Florence.
  2. She wrote the books Brunette Ambition, published in 2014, and You First, published in 2015.
  3. Michael Mayer directed her in Spring Awakening, Funny Girl and Chess.

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