New Glee Photos: Lea Michele July 31, 2011

Lea Michele is approaching her final season on the hit television series “Glee”. As one of the show’s stars, she will be very missed. Enjoy her gallery!

Lea Michele Sarfati (born August 29, 1986), known professionally as Lea Michele, is an American actress and singer. Michele began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as Ragtime and Les Misérables. She originated the role of Wendla in the musical Spring Awakening and currently plays Rachel Berry in the Fox television series Glee.

Lea Michele

Picture 1 of 9

Lea Michele - 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards

Picture 1 of 9

Lea Michele - 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards

Michele was born in the Bronx, New York City, the daughter of Edith Sarfati, a nurse, and Marc Sarfati, a delicatessen owner. Michele’s mother is Italian American and Roman Catholic, while her father is a Spanish Sephardic Jew. Michele grew up in New York City and Tenafly, New Jersey. She attended Rockland Country Day School for elementary school in New York and then Tenafly High School. Michele was home schooled one year while working in Toronto, Ontario on Ragtime. She attended Stagedoor Manor in the Catskills, a center for performing arts training. She was then later accepted to the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, but opted instead to continue working professionally on the stage.

To read more about Lea Michele go to

Photos by PRPhotos
Ryan Murphy clears up “Glee” questions
‘Glee’s’ Ryan Murphy did not fire cast members
Lea Michele won’t be in “Funny Girl” on Broadway
To see more celebrity photo galleries click here
Follow Hollywood News on Twitter for up-to-date news information.
Hollywood News, Hollywood Awards, Awards,  Movies, News, Award News, Breaking News, Entertainment News, Movie News, Music News