Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan Idina Menzel was not entirely gleeful at the prospect of playing Lea Michele’s on-screen mom. In 2010, the Broadway star, 52, appeared on hit series Glee as Shelby ...

Idina Menzel is speaking out about playing Lea Michele’s mother on the hit Fox series “Glee,” saying it “wasn’t great for the ego.” The Broadway diva, now 52, was just 38 when she was ...

In an interview with Stellar’s “Something to talk About,” Menzel recalled being cast to play the mom of a teenager when she and Michele were only 15 years apart. “You’re worried you’re ...

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She appeared as Michele's character Rachel Berry's mother. By Rania Aniftos When Idina Menzel first appeared on Glee in 2010 as Rachel Berry’s mother Shelby Corcoran, she was 38 years old while ...

Glee alum Idina Menzel reflected on the moment she got the call to play Lea Michele’s mom on the hit series: "It just wasn't great for the ego, but I sucked it up." In an exclusive clip from ...

“I used to [sing] at weddings and Bar Mitzvahs,” the Glee alum tells Us, noting that she “lied about my age as a teenager so I could perform.” 1. I’m actually Dr. Idina Menzel. I have an ...

Idina Menzel is sitting in the same dressing room ... I wanted the reminder of the joy and glee…. For most of us, it was our first real gig.” As soon as our interview is over, she’s planning ...

While casting Idina Menzel to play Lea Michele's mom on Glee may have been one of the biggest no-brainer decisions in recent television history, Menzel wasn't always so keen on the idea.