michele stars in the fox television series "glee", where she plays the star singer of a high school glee club, rachel berry. the pilot debuted on may 19, 2009. she has won a screen actors guild award for outstanding ensemble performance and the 2009 satellite award for best actress. she also received nominations for an emmy award, two nominations for a golden globe award, and teen choice award for her performance in the role. her cover of the all-american rejects' "gives you hell" reached the top 40 on the us billboard 200. michele is the lead singer in 14 of the top 20 selling "glee" songs as of 2010.