Lea Michele

Lea Michele

Birthday: August 29
Birthplace: Bronx, New York

Lea Michele was cast as high school glee club star “Rachel Berry” on Glee after performing as a child actress in such Broadway musicals as Les Misérables and Ragtime and as a young adult in the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening. Lea Michele was named to Time Magazine’s list of the Most Influential People in the World and to People Magazine’s Best Dressed List. Check out more about Lea Michele and her Glee castmates at the official show site.

Lea Michele was cast as high school glee club star “Rachel Berry” on Glee after performing as a child actress in such Broadway musicals as Les Misérables and Ragtime and as a young adult in the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening. Lea Michele was named to Time Magazine’s list of the Most Influential People in the World and to People Magazine’s Best Dressed List. Check out more about Lea Michele and her Glee castmates at the official show site.

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Awards & Nominations

1 Nomination
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series - 2010
  • Nominee
  • Lea Michele, as Rachel Berry
  • Glee
  • FOX
  • Ryan Murphy Productions in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television

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Lea Michele and Kumail Nanjiani present an award at the 69th Primetime Emmys.
Lea Michele and Kumail Nanjiani on stage at the 2017 Primetime Emmys.
Lea Michele on the red carpet at the 2017 Primetime Emmys.
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Lea Michele, Jenna Ushkowitz
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Lea Michele, Jonah Hill, Zooey Deschanel
Lea Michele arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele attends the Governors Ball during the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele, Ian Somerhalder onstage at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
(L-R) Ian Somerhalder, Mark Burnett and Lea Michele backstage
Lea Michele (L) and Chris Colfer in the audience
Lea Michele (L) and Ian Somerhalder backstage during the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele (L) and Gwyneth Paltrow in the audience during the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Lea Michele and Chris Colfer at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele and Chris Colfer at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards
The cast at An Evening With Glee
Lea Michele and Cory Monteith at An Evening With Glee
Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith at An Evening With Glee
Ryan Murphy and Lea Michele at An Evening With Glee
Lea Michele and Chris Colfer at An Evening With Glee
Actress Lea Michele arrives at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre
Lea Michele of Glee
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Lea Michele and Kumail Nanjiani present an award at the 69th Primetime Emmys.
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Lea Michele and Kumail Nanjiani present an award at the 69th Primetime Emmys. 

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Lea Michele and Kumail Nanjiani on stage at the 2017 Primetime Emmys.
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Lea Michele and Kumail Nanjiani on stage at the 2017 Primetime Emmys.

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Lea Michele on the red carpet at the 2017 Primetime Emmys.
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Lea Michele on the red carpet at the 2017 Primetime Emmys. 

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Lea Michele
Lea Michele, Jenna Ushkowitz
Lea Michele
Lea Michele, Jonah Hill, Zooey Deschanel
Lea Michele arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele attends the Governors Ball during the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele, Ian Somerhalder onstage at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
(L-R) Ian Somerhalder, Mark Burnett and Lea Michele backstage
Lea Michele (L) and Chris Colfer in the audience
Lea Michele (L) and Ian Somerhalder backstage during the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele (L) and Gwyneth Paltrow in the audience during the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Lea Michele arrives at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live
Lea Michele and Chris Colfer at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards
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Lea Michele at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards
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Lea Michele and Chris Colfer at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards
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The cast at An Evening With Glee
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Lea Michele and Cory Monteith at An Evening With Glee
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Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith at An Evening With Glee
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Ryan Murphy and Lea Michele at An Evening With Glee
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Lea Michele and Chris Colfer at An Evening With Glee
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Actress Lea Michele arrives at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theatre
Lea Michele of Glee
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