The family also rented an apartment in Manhattan, where they would live when Michele was performing on Broadway. She spent the first four years of her life living in the Bronx, until she and her parents moved to the more suburban area of Tenafly, New Jersey. Michele was raised in her mother's Catholic faith, and has stated that her father "gladly" attended Mass with them. Her mother is an Italian American with ancestors from Rome and Naples, while her father is a Sephardic Jew with Judaeo-Spanish-speaking ancestors from Thessaloniki, Greece. She is the only child of Edith Thomasina (née Porcelli), a retired nurse, and Mark David Sarfati, a real estate agent and former delicatessen owner. Lea Michele Sarfati was born in The Bronx, New York. In 2022, Michele returned to Broadway starring as Fanny Brice in the musical revival of Funny Girl, where she received widespread critical acclaim for her performance. Michele has also published two books, Brunette Ambition (2014) and You First: Journal Your Way to Your Best Life (2015).
In 2019, she released Christmas in the City, her third studio album, and in 2021 she released her fourth studio album Forver. Three years later, she released her second studio album, Places (2017), which debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200. She released her debut single the following year, " Cannonball", followed by her debut studio album, Louder (2014), which debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. Michele made her feature film debut in New Year's Eve (2011), and was signed to Columbia Records in 2012. 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 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. 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). Lea Michele Sarfati ( / ˈ l iː ə m ɪ ˈ ʃ ɛ l/ LEE-ə mish- EL born August 29, 1986) is an American stage and television actress, singer, and songwriter.
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