Lea Michele
Birth Name: Lea Michele Sarfati
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 29, 1986
Ethnicity:
*Sephardi Jewish (father)
*Italian (mother)
Lea Michele is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and author. She is known for her roles in the films New Year’s Eve and Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return, and on the shows Glee and Scream Queens, and for her Broadway performances.
Lea is the daughter of Edith Thomasina (Porcelli) and Mark David Sarfati. Her father is a Sephardi Jew, from a family that moved to the U.S. from Turkey and Greece, and had originally left Spain, likely in the 1400s. Lea’s mother is of Italian descent, and is Catholic. Lea stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2012, that she was raised in her mother’s Catholic faith.
Lea is married to clothing brand president Zandy Reich, with whom she has a son. Zandy is Jewish.
Lea’s paternal grandfather was named Albert Sarfati (the son of Yomtov Sarfati and Sol/Celia). Albert was born in New York, to Sephardi Jewish emigrants, from Turkey.
Lea’s paternal grandmother was Celia/Sylvia Veissy (the daughter of Moise Joseph “Morris” Veissy/Veissey/Veissi/Vaisha and Benuta/Benouta/Benoueta “Bessie” Kouenkas/Cohenka). Celia was born in New York, to Jewish parents, from Thessaloniki, Greece. Moise was the son of Joseph Veissy and Dona. Benuta was the daughter of Isaac/Issac Shemtov Couenca/Cohenka/Kouenkas and Meriam/Miryam/Miriam Arania. Meriam was killed in the Holocaust, in Auschwitz.
Lea’s maternal grandfather is surnamed Porcelli. His family was from Rome.
Lea’s maternal grandmother is surnamed Mariano. Her family was from Naples.
Sources: JVibe interview about Lea’s heritage – http://archive.is
Information about Lea’s appearance on Who Do You Think You Are?, 2016 – http://ancestraldiscoveries.blogspot.ca
Genealogy of Lea Michele – https://www.geni.com
Lea’s paternal grandfather, Albert Sarfati, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
She is not among the patterns of beauty, but I think she’s beautiful. The her olive skin and her nose is different and beautiful.
Agreed.
But I seriously hate Glee.
Like, I cannot stand it.
>_>
why?
The first season was good, but after that, it went downhill. Just became ridiculous and contrived.
I agree.I’ve noticed that you like Buffy.
Haha. I do! The seventh season and parts of the sixth season are horrible, but for the most part, I love it.
So, you must like these current series, Vampire Diaries, Twilight, right?
Ew. No.
I know that. I was just kidding.
What’s your favorite television series right now?
I watch many , House M.D. is one of them. And your ?
I like House M.D. as well. I also like Breaking Bad. I heard Game of Thrones is good. I might try to watch it one day.
I heard that The Walking Dead is good,but I got tired of watching zombie movies, all look the same today.
SVU us my guilty pleasure. :D
I like
I haven’t been going to the movies lately. Everything out has sucked. It’s like the industry has lost its passion. :(
seems that you like more of the classics ,like me, right?
Yes, ma’am.
I thought she was lebanese and itallian
I saw people saying that she seems Gypsy, this is serious? Gypsies (from India) have very thin nose and large eyes, Lea Michele dont has these features!Penelope Cruz is an example of someone who has characteristics(light).
I taught she was just Italian.I saw her before on E news going on that she was Italian and loves cooking Italian food she did not mention any other country.Maybe she just recognizes with her Italian side?
Her mother’s side is 100% Italian and she spent most of her time with that side of the family.
she looks gypsy
i agree