Lea Michele

Lea Michele Sarfati (born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and author. Possessing a soprano vocal range which spans multiple octaves, she is known for her performances of screen and stage. Michele has received various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, four Grammy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2010 and 2023. Born and raised in New York City, she began her career as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of Les Misérables (1995–1996), Ragtime (1997–1999), Fiddler on the Roof (2004–2005), and Spring Awakening (2006–2008). Michele came to prominence playing Rachel Berry, an overachieving high-school student on the Fox series Glee (2009–2015), receiving critical acclaim for her musical and character performance, winning a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, and earning nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and two Golden Globe Awards in the same category. Michele and the rest of the Glee cast received three Grammy Award nominations for music recorded for the series, also spawning multiple hits on the Billboard charts. Michele subsequently starred as Hester Ulrich on the Fox series Scream Queens (2015–2016) and as Valentina Barella on the ABC sitcom The Mayor (2017). Michele made her feature ...

Barbra Streisand And Quartet at the Village Vanguard - One Night Only (2010)

In 2009, in celebration of her new album Love Is the Answer, Barbra Streisand announced she would perform one special concert at the Village Vanguard in New York City, New York. Streisand was backed by a quartet consisting of Tamir Hendelman (piano), Jeff Carney ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Floyd Lochmus
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Sarah Jessica Parker  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Rosie O'Donnell

In 2009, in celebration of her new album Love Is the Answer, Barbra Streisand announced she would perform one special concert at the Village Vanguard in New York City, New York. Streisand was backed by a quartet consisting of Tamir Hendelman (piano), Jeff Carney ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Scott Floyd Lochmus
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Sarah Jessica Parker  •  Nicole Kidman  •  Rosie O'Donnell

Glee Encore (2011)

Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to Gleek Out This full-length dvd features a set list of Season One's most sensational musical numbers - back to back so the party never has to end. The biggest appeal of GLEE is....the musical numbers Watching them without ...  (more)

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CAST:  Dianna Agron  •  Kristin Chenoweth  •  Lea Michele  •  Cory Monteith

Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to Gleek Out This full-length dvd features a set list of Season One's most sensational musical numbers - back to back so the party never has to end. The biggest appeal of GLEE is....the musical numbers Watching them without ...  (more)

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CAST:  Dianna Agron  •  Kristin Chenoweth  •  Lea Michele  •  Cory Monteith

Glee: The Concert Movie (2011)

A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour, featuring song performances and Glee fans' life stories and how the show influenced them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Tancharoen
CAST:  Dianna Agron  •  Lea Michele  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Darren Criss

A concert documentary shot during the Glee Live! In Concert! summer 2011 tour, featuring song performances and Glee fans' life stories and how the show influenced them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Tancharoen
CAST:  Dianna Agron  •  Lea Michele  •  Gwyneth Paltrow  •  Darren Criss

New Year's Eve (2011)

The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garry Marshall
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Katherine Heigl  •  Ashton Kutcher  •  Carla Gugino

The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Garry Marshall
CAST:  Robert De Niro  •  Katherine Heigl  •  Ashton Kutcher  •  Carla Gugino

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)

Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great musical performances from the archives of the Tony Award® broadcasts. Legendary stars from legendary shows strut ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher A. Cohen
CAST:  Gwen Verdon  •  Carol Channing  •  Vanessa Williams  •  Ray Walston

Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great musical performances from the archives of the Tony Award® broadcasts. Legendary stars from legendary shows strut ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christopher A. Cohen
CAST:  Gwen Verdon  •  Carol Channing  •  Vanessa Williams  •  Ray Walston

Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night (1998)

Buster and Chauncey - the world's greatest Mouse-icians - have arrived in Oberndorf for their shot at the big time: performing for the queen at the annual Christmas Pageant! But on Christmas Eve, Burghermeister Huffenmeir finds all the preparations for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Potamkin
CAST:  Marie Osmond  •  Phil Hartman  •  Tom Arnold  •  Jim Cummings

Buster and Chauncey - the world's greatest Mouse-icians - have arrived in Oberndorf for their shot at the big time: performing for the queen at the annual Christmas Pageant! But on Christmas Eve, Burghermeister Huffenmeir finds all the preparations for the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buzz Potamkin
CAST:  Marie Osmond  •  Phil Hartman  •  Tom Arnold  •  Jim Cummings

Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)

Dorothy wakes up in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man and Glinda from a devious new villain, the Jester. Wiser the owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess and Tugg the tugboat join ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan St. Pierre  •  Will Finn
CAST:  Lea Michele  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  Patrick Stewart  •  Hugh Dancy

Dorothy wakes up in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man and Glinda from a devious new villain, the Jester. Wiser the owl, Marshal Mallow, China Princess and Tugg the tugboat join ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dan St. Pierre  •  Will Finn
CAST:  Lea Michele  •  Dan Aykroyd  •  Patrick Stewart  •  Hugh Dancy

A MusiCares Tribute To Barbra Streisand (2012)

• 01 Down With Love - Diana Krall • 02 Guilty - Seal • 03 Somewhere - Leona Lewis • 04 On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) / Lazy Afternoon - Herbie Hancock And Nikki Yanofsky • 05 My Man - Lea Michele • 06 Come Rain Or Come Shine - Jeff Beck, Leann Rimes And ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leon Knoles
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Diana Krall  •  Tony Bennett  •  Stevie Wonder

• 01 Down With Love - Diana Krall • 02 Guilty - Seal • 03 Somewhere - Leona Lewis • 04 On A Clear Day (You Can See Forever) / Lazy Afternoon - Herbie Hancock And Nikki Yanofsky • 05 My Man - Lea Michele • 06 Come Rain Or Come Shine - Jeff Beck, Leann Rimes And ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leon Knoles
CAST:  Barbra Streisand  •  Diana Krall  •  Tony Bennett  •  Stevie Wonder

The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (2017)

Join Emmy Award-winner Julianne Hough and multi-platinum recording artist and television personality, Nick Lachey as they host the magical two-hour event from the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. They join co-host, Jesse Palmer to kick off the ...  (more)

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CAST:  Julianne Hough  •  Nick Lachey  •  Jesse Palmer  •  Ciara

Join Emmy Award-winner Julianne Hough and multi-platinum recording artist and television personality, Nick Lachey as they host the magical two-hour event from the Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort. They join co-host, Jesse Palmer to kick off the ...  (more)

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CAST:  Julianne Hough  •  Nick Lachey  •  Jesse Palmer  •  Ciara

Same Time, Next Christmas (2019)

Olivia Anderson is a successful young woman who met her childhood sweetheart during her family’s annual Christmas visit to Hawaii. After being separated by distance and years, the two reunite at the same Hawaiian resort years later, and the old chemistry between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Herek
CAST:  Lea Michele  •  Bryan Greenberg  •  Charles Michael Davis  •  Candace Smith

Olivia Anderson is a successful young woman who met her childhood sweetheart during her family’s annual Christmas visit to Hawaii. After being separated by distance and years, the two reunite at the same Hawaiian resort years later, and the old chemistry between ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Herek
CAST:  Lea Michele  •  Bryan Greenberg  •  Charles Michael Davis  •  Candace Smith

Glee: Keep on Believin' (2012)

A Biography documentary going behind the scenes of the hit show 'Glee,' featuring interviews with creators and a handful of cast members as well as never-before-told stories from its conceptual beginning through the casting process.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Ryan Murphy  •  Brad Falchuk  •  Lea Michele  •  Cory Monteith

A Biography documentary going behind the scenes of the hit show 'Glee,' featuring interviews with creators and a handful of cast members as well as never-before-told stories from its conceptual beginning through the casting process.  (more)

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CAST:  Ryan Murphy  •  Brad Falchuk  •  Lea Michele  •  Cory Monteith

Spring Awakening: Those You've Known (2022)

Fifteen years after the smash, Tony-winning Broadway run of "Spring Awakening," the original cast and creative team reunite for a spectacular, one-night only reunion concert to benefit The Actors Fund. Chronicling their whirlwind journey back to the stage, this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael John Warren
CAST:  Jonathan Groff  •  Lea Michele  •  John Gallagher Jr.  •  Krysta Rodriguez

Fifteen years after the smash, Tony-winning Broadway run of "Spring Awakening," the original cast and creative team reunite for a spectacular, one-night only reunion concert to benefit The Actors Fund. Chronicling their whirlwind journey back to the stage, this ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael John Warren
CAST:  Jonathan Groff  •  Lea Michele  •  John Gallagher Jr.  •  Krysta Rodriguez