Lea Michele Sarfati is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. 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 on the Fox series
Glee (2009–2015), for which she received nominations for an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe and 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).