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Glee's Lea Michele Wants To Be A Funny Girl

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Jan. 14 2011, Published 3:12 p.m. ET

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Glee's Lea Michele opened up about her red-hot career and her red carpet-ready looks during a Q & A panel at the Winter TCAs (Television Critics Association) meeting Thursday, and Breaking Celebrity News has all the info for you.

The 24-year-old New Yorker said if she gets "any free time from Glee, she's hoping to do films," noting that Glee creator Ryan Murphy has been wonderful in giving her the freedom to branch out in her entertainment endeavors.

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"He's so supportive of my career -- I know that he will definitely help me to fit things in," Michele said of Murphy.

Michele also talked about Funny Girl, the iconic Barbara Streisand musical which is set to be resurrected  on Broadway  in the spring of 2012.

When asked if she’d been offered her a part in Funny Girl, Michele said, "No -- where are the calls? Where are these calls? I mean if you don't know my obsession with Funny Girl ... of course, Fanny Brice is me.  I feel very connected to that story.”

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Asked about her gorgeous looks and keen fashion sense, Michele said that "w