Melissa Marie Benoist (/bəˈnɔɪst/bə-NOYST;[1] born October 4, 1988)[2][3] is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was Marley Rose on the Fox musical comedy drama Glee (2012–2014), in which she was a series regular during the fifth season. She rose to widespread prominence for portraying the title character on the CBS / CW superhero series Supergirl (2015–2021), along with related media in the Arrowverse franchise.
Benoist's film appearances include the drama Whiplash (2014), the comedy drama Danny Collins (2015), the crime comedy Band of Robbers (2015), the romantic Western The Longest Ride (2015), the action thriller Patriots Day (2016), the drama Lowriders (2016), and the comedy drama Sun Dogs (2017). She also portrayed the wife of cult leader David Koresh on the Paramount Network miniseries Waco (2018). On stage, Benoist made her Broadway debut in 2018 as Carole King in the jukebox musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
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^Rose, Lacey; O'Connell, Michael; Sandberg, Bryn Elise; Stanhope, Kate; Goldberg, Lesley (August 28, 2015). "Next Gen Fall TV: 10 Stars Poised for Breakouts". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
Melissa Marie Benoist (/bəˈnɔɪst/ bə-NOYST; born October 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was Marley Rose on the Fox musical...
candidates, while finding friendship, love, and scandal along the way. MelissaBenoist as Sadie McCarthy, a journalist for The New York Sentinel Carla Gugino...
to his former Glee co-star MelissaBenoist in 2013 and the pair reportedly married in 2015. However, that same year, Benoist commented that they had been...
adopted younger sister of Alex Danvers. Kara Danvers is portrayed by MelissaBenoist as an adult, and Malina Weissman and Izabela Vidovic as a teenager...
musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actress MelissaBenoist, and appeared in Glee since the premiere of the fourth season, "The...
to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the season with only 19 episodes. MelissaBenoist stars as Kara, with principal cast members Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh...
November 2015, with filming taking place primarily in Los Angeles. MelissaBenoist stars in the title role, and is joined by principal cast members Mehcad...
feature film directorial debut with Sun Dogs, starring Michael Angarano, MelissaBenoist, and Allison Janney. In June 2019, Morrison was confirmed to join the...
philosopher Melissa Altro, Canadian voice actress MelissaBenoist, American actress, singer, dancer, and activist Melissa De Sousa, American actress Melissa Fumero...
April 2018. Production began that July and concluded in April 2019. MelissaBenoist stars as Kara, with principal cast members Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh...
and MelissaBenoist Join Glee's New Freshman Class". Broadway.com. August 2, 2012. Gioia, Michael (August 2, 2012). "Becca Tobin and MelissaBenoist Join...
Al Plastino and Otto Binder's character Supergirl. The series stars MelissaBenoist in the titular role of Kara Zor-El / Kara Danvers / Supergirl, as well...
being switched to recurring status. At the same time, Jacob Artist, MelissaBenoist, Blake Jenner, Alex Newell and Becca Tobin were promoted to the main...
Gallner as Huck Finn and Adam Nee as Tom Sawyer. Matthew Gray Gubler, MelissaBenoist, Daniel Edward Mora, Eric Christian Olsen, Hannibal Buress, and Stephen...
Jason Lee, Justin Long, Shannon Elizabeth, Rosario Dawson, Val Kilmer, MelissaBenoist, Craig Robinson, Tommy Chong, Chris Hemsworth, Matt Damon, and Ben...
Retrieved 18 February 2017. "Hollywood North Buzz: NEXT: SUPERGIRL (MelissaBenoist) & Her Suitor Mister Mxyzptlk (Peter Gadiot) in National City aka Downtown...
2017 to April 2018, and filming took place in Vancouver. Alongside MelissaBenoist, who stars in the title role, principal cast members Mehcad Brooks...
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