Melissa Benoist

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1988-10-04 (37 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

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 (2...

Acting

2008

Tennessee

as Laurel - age 18

2014

Whiplash

as Nicole

2015

2022

Clerks III

as Auditioner

2016

Band of Robbers

as Becky Thatcher

2015

2016

Patriots Day

as Katherine Russell

2017

Sun Dogs

as Tally Petersen

2017

Lowriders

as Lorelai

2018

Billy Boy

as Jennifer

2018

Freedom Fighters: The Ray

as Overgirl (voice)

2019

The Stew

as Susan

2020

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