Lea Michele

Lea Michele Sarfati (ˈliːə_mᵻˈʃɛl_sɑːrˈfɑːti; born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer, songwriter and author. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of Les Misérables, Ragtime, Fiddler on the Roof, and Spring Awakening. Michele is known for playing Rachel Berry on the Fox series Glee (2009–2015), for which she received a Satellite Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and three consecutive People's Choice Awards. She subsequently starred as Hester Ulrich on the Fox series Scream Queens (2015–2016). Michele is set to star as Valentina Barella on the upcoming ABC sitcom The Mayor. 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. Michele has also published two books, Brunette Ambition (2014) and You First: Journal Your Way To Your Best Life (2015).