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Michele at the 38th People's Choice Awards in January 2012
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Born |
Lea Michele Sarfati August 29, 1986 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | Tenafly High School |
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Years active | 1995–present |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Columbia |
Website | leamichele |
Lea Michele Sarfati (/ˈliːə mᵻˈʃɛl sɑːrˈfɑːti/; born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer 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 television series Glee (2009–2015), for which she received a Satellite Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and three consecutive People's Choice Awards. From 2015 to 2016, she starred as Hester Ulrich on the Fox television series Scream Queens.