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Glee Characters

Female Glee Stars

Series:

Glee

Occupation:

High school student

First appearance:

"Pilot"

Portrayer:

Lea Michele

Creator:

Ryan MurphyBrad FalchukIan Brennan

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Anthony Edward Mark Kiely: love rachel shes most like me she knows what she wants and knows how to get it ust like me

Alexandra Maier: i think santana is beter and rachel needs her teeth punched in

Maya Pik: she is perfect!

Sabrina Flechsig: Rachel ist die allerbeste von glee !!! <3 <3

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Rachel Berry is a fictional character and de facto female lead from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by act... (more)

Rachel Berry is a fictional character and de facto female lead from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress Lea Michele, and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Rachel was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. She is the glee club star of the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima, Ohio, where the show is set. Her storylines have seen her suffer peer alienation due to her Broadway ambitions, and develop romantic feelings for Jesse St. James (Jonathan Groff), a member of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline, but primarily quarterback and glee club co-captain Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith).

Michele bases Rachel on herself when she was younger, and also draws inspiration for the character variously from films including Election, and television portrayals such as the Gossip Girl character Blair Waldorf. Michele has said that she draws on a lot of vulnerability playing Rachel, much like Blair Waldorf. She says: "Rachel will never be popular because her looks aren't considered beautiful, and when I was in high school it was the same for me. I didn't get a nose job, and every single girl around me did. Therefore, I was out." Michele also commented that "Glee is so great because it shows you how that kind of stuff hurts, but it doesn't matter: You can still be who you want to be."

Rachel is strong and driven but somewhat neurotic, explaining that Glee follows Rachel's journey to become more of a team player as well as fulfill her own aspirations. Michele was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in the 2010 ceremony; and for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy at the 2010 and 2011 Golden Globe Awards for her performance in the role. Rachel has received mostly positive reviews from critics, with Maureen Ryan of The Chicago Tribune praising Michele for making the character "more than a humorless stereotype", but Raymund Flandez of The Wall Street Journal described her as "insufferable". Several songs performed by Michele as Rachel have been released as singles, available for digital download, and also feature on the show's soundtrack albums.  (less)

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