10 Sons Of Anarchy Cameos You Probably Missed
3. Lea Michele
In one of the last episodes, Gemma meets a young waitress called Gertie at a truck stop. Gemma is snappy with the girl at first but eventually warms to her. While sharing a cigarette, Gemma confides to Gertie how her son just lost his wife (but fails to mention she was the one who killed her).
You get so invested in Gemma's story, you may not have clocked that Gertie is portrayed by Glee's Lea Michele. According to the show's producer, Paris Barclay, the role was written for Michele since she reminded him of a young Gemma and wanted the waitress to mirror Katey Sagal's character in this scene. The two actresses had great chemistry since Sagal and Michele had worked together before on Glee.
Michele told Vulture that starring in the show was a dream come true since she had been obsessed with Sons of Anarchy for years. Anytime she was on a break while filming Glee, she rushed to her trailer to catch up with SOA. The producer was so happy with her performance, he wanted to bring her back but it was too late in the series to do so.