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.
Acting (15 movies)
Tennessee
2008
Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight
2023
Whiplash
2014
The Longest Ride
2015
Clerks III
2022
Band of Robbers
2016
Danny Collins
2015
Patriots Day
2016
Sun Dogs
2017
Lowriders
2017
Billy Boy
2018
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2018
The Stew
2019
Magnum Dopus
2020
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