1988-10-04 Houston, Texas, USA
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.
 |
Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight | Herself | 2023-09-12 |
 |
Clerks III | Auditioner | 2022-09-04 |
 |
Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Herself | 2020-04-20 |
 |
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Chronic | 2019-10-15 |
 |
The Stew | Susan | 2019-01-26 |
 |
Freedom Fighters: The Ray | Overgirl (voice) | 2018-08-28 |
 |
Billy Boy | Jennifer | 2018-06-15 |
 |
Lowriders | Lorelai | 2017-04-28 |
 |
Sun Dogs | Tally Petersen | 2017-06-18 |
 |
Band of Robbers | Becky Thatcher | 2016-01-15 |
 |
Patriots Day | Katherine Russell | 2016-12-12 |
 |
The Longest Ride | Marcia | 2015-04-09 |
 |
Danny Collins | Jamie | 2015-03-19 |
 |
Whiplash | Nicole | 2014-10-10 |
 |
Tennessee | Laurel - age 18 | 2008-04-26 |
 |
Crisis on Earth-X | kara |
