Melissa Benoist

Melissa Benoist

  • Birthday: 1988-10-04
  • Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
  • Also know as: Melissa Marie 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.

Filmography

Billy Boy

2018

As Jennifer

The Stew

2019

As Susan

Sun Dogs

2017

As Tally Petersen

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As kara

Whiplash

2014

As Nicole

The Longest Ride

2015

As Marcia

Lowriders

2017

As Lorelai

Band of Robbers

2016

As Becky Thatcher

Tennessee

2008

As Laurel - age 18

Danny Collins

2015

As Jamie

Patriots Day

2016

As Katherine Russell

Freedom Fighters: The Ray

2018

As Overgirl (voice)

Clerks III

2022

As Auditioner

Production

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As Action Director

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