Melissa Benoist
Melissa Benoist
Biography
Melissa Marie Benoist (born October 4, 1988) is an American actress, singer and producer. Her first major role was Marley Rose on the Fox musical comedy drama Glee (2012–2014), where 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 psychological 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.
Known For
Actor
as Bree Buckley
as Sadie McCarthy
as Teela (voice)
as Self
as Auditioner
as Self
as Chronic
as Susan
as Kara Danvers / Supergirl
as Self
as Overgirl (voice)
as Jennifer
as Rachel Koresh
as Tally Petersen
as Lorelai
as Katherine Russell
as Becky Thatcher
as Kara Danvers / Supergirl / Overgirl
as Kara Danvers / Supergirl
as Marcia
as Jamie
as Kara Danvers / Supergirl / Kara Zor-El
as Nicole
as Kara Danvers / Supergirl / Overgirl
as Kara Danvers / Supergirl
as Self
as Kara Danvers / Supergirl
as Stacy Moore
as Renee
as Molly
as Marley Rose
as Laurel - age 18
as Self
as Jessalyn Kerr
as Self
Director
as Director
Producer
as Producer