VIDEO: Lea Michele on Filming GLEE's Emotional Final Season: 'I Had a Mini Breakdown'

By: Jan. 07, 2015
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GLEE's Lea Michele stopped by yesterday's ELLEN to talk about her emotional experience filming the last season of the hit FOX show. "I just saw the poster [for the final season] on Sunset Blvd and I had like a mini breakdown in the car yesterday," shared the actress. Check out the appearance below!

Michele debuted on Broadway in 1995 as a replacement for the role of Young Cosette in the original New York production of LES MISERABLES. Following her theatrical debut in LES MISERABLES, Michele was cast in the role of Tateh's daughter, the Little Girl, in the 1998 original Broadway cast ofRagtime and in 2004, Michele portrayed "Shprintze" and "Chava" in the Broadway revival of the musical Fiddler on the Roof.

Michele originated the role of Wendla in Steven Sater andDuncan Sheik's musical version of Spring Awakening on Broadway in 2006. Michele was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for her performance in Spring Awakening in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Musical.

In early 2009, Michele won the role of Rachel Berry on theFOX television SMASH hit, GLEE (2009) and since the show's premiere on May 19, 2009, Michele has since received worldwide critical and public acclaim for her performance on the show.


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