Melissa Benoist | |
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| Born | Melissa Marie Benoist October 4, 1988 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Marymount Manhattan College (BA) |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Children | 1 |
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), supported by 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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- ^ SUPERGIRL Farewell Tribute #DCFanDome 2021. Warner Bros. TV. July 16, 2021. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Melissa Benoist". TV Guide. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
- ^ 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.