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
all 38
TV Shows 22
Movies 16
self 8
Producer 1
Director 1
The Girls on the Bus (2024)
Masters of the Universe: Revolution (2024)
Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight (2023)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Clerks III (2022)
Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2020)
Crisis Aftermath (2019)
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
Batwoman (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
The Stew (2019)
Freedom Fighters: The Ray (2018)
Hot Stuff: Backstage at 'Summer' with Ariana DeBose (2018)
Billy Boy (2018)
Waco (2018)
Freedom Fighters: The Ray (2017)
Sun Dogs (2017)
Lowriders (2017)
Patriots Day (2016)
DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
Band of Robbers (2016)
Supergirl (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
The Longest Ride (2015)
Danny Collins (2015)
Whiplash (2014)
The Flash (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Arrow (2012)
Homeland (2011)
Blue Bloods (2010)
The Good Wife (2009)
Glee (2009)
Tennessee (2008)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Crisis on Earth-X
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1988-10-04 (35 years old)
Birth NameMelissa Marie Benoist
Birth PlaceHouston, United States of America
Height1.73-meter
RelationshipsBlake Jenner (2013-01-01 - 2017-12-01)
SpouseChris Wood
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesAbeokuta · Under the rock, Nigeria, Denver, United States of America
Also Known AsMelissa Marie Benoist, 멜리사 베노이스트, Μελίσα Μπενόιστ, Μελίσα Μαρί Μπενόιστ, メリッサ・ベノイスト, メリッサ・ブノワ
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