# Lea Michele on screen and stage

The following is the list of film, television and theatre credits for American actress, singer, and author Lea Michele. Michele came to worldwide prominence after being cast in the main role of Rachel Berry in the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee (2009–15). Before global fame, Michele acted on Broadway, originating the role of Wendla Bergmann in the rock musical Spring Awakening (2006–08). As a child actress, she appeared in Les Misérables as Young Cosette, in Broadway production Ragtime she originated the role of the Little Girl and in 2004, Michele played “Shprintze” and “Chava” in the Broadway revival of the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
Michele made her film debut in the ensemble romantic comedy New Year's Eve (2011). Michele then voiced the main character Dorothy Gale in the animated film Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014). She then starred as Hester Ulrich in Fox's horror-comedy series Scream Queens (2015–16). Michele portrayed Valentina Barrella in the ABC sitcom The Mayor (2017–18). In July 2019, Michele was cast as Olivia Henderson in the ABC's tv movie Same Time, Next Christmas.

## Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Buster & Chauncey's Silent Night | Christina (voice) | |
| 2011 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | Rachel Berry | |
| 2011 | New Year's Eve | Elise | |
| 2014 | Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Dorothy Gale (voice) | |
| 2022 | Spring Awakening: Those You've Known | Herself | Documentary |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Third Watch | Sammi | Episode: "Spring Forward Fall Back" |
| 2009–15 | Glee | Rachel Berry | 118 episodes |
| 2010 | The Simpsons | Sarah (voice) | Episode: "Elementary School Musical" |
| 2011 | The Cleveland Show | Rachel Berry (voice) | Episode: "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Roberta?" |
| 2014 | Sons of Anarchy | Gertie | Episode: "Smoke 'em If You Got 'em" |
| 2015–16 | Scream Queens | Hester Ulrich | 23 episodes |
| 2017 | Dimension 404 | Amanda | Episode: "Matchmaker" |
| 2017–18 | The Mayor | Valentina Barella | 13 episodes |
| 2019 | Same Time, Next Christmas | Olivia Henderson | Television film |

## Stage

| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 1995–96 | Les Misérables | Young Cosette u/s Gavroche | Imperial Theatre |
| 1997 | Ragtime | Little Girl | Toronto Centre for the Arts |
| 1998–99 | Ragtime | Little Girl | Lyric Theatre |
| 2004 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Anne Frank | Round House Theatre |
| 2004–05 | Fiddler on the Roof | Shprintze | Minskoff Theatre |
| 2006 | Hot and Sweet | Naleen | New York Musical Theatre Festival |
| 2006 | Spring Awakening | Wendla Bergmann | Atlantic Theater Company |
| 2006–08 | Spring Awakening | Wendla Bergmann | Eugene O'Neill Theatre |
| 2008 | Alive in the World | Phoebe | The Zipper Factory |
| 2008 | Les Misérables | Éponine Thénardier | Hollywood Bowl |
| 2010 | The Rocky Horror Show | Janet Weiss | Wiltern Theatre |
| 2019 | The Little Mermaid | Princess Ariel | Hollywood Bowl |
| 2021 | Spring Awakening 15th Reunion Concert | Wendla Bergmann | Imperial Theatre |
| 2022–23 | Funny Girl | Fanny Brice | August Wilson Theatre |
| 2023 | Ragtime | Ensemble | Minskoff Theatre |

## Music videos

| Year | Song | Artist |
| 2013 | "Cannonball" | Herself |
| 2014 | "On My Way" | Herself |
| 2019 | "Christmas in New York" | Herself |