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.
15 movies · 26 shows
Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight
2023·10.0
Clerks III
2022·6.0
Magnum Dopus
2020·6.4
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019·5.7
The Stew
2019·6.8
Freedom Fighters: The Ray
2018·6.3
Billy Boy
2018·4.6
Sun Dogs
2017·6.6
Lowriders
2017·6.7
Patriots Day
2016·7.1
Band of Robbers
2016·5.9
The Longest Ride
2015·7.6
Danny Collins
2015·6.7
Whiplash
2014·8.4
Tennessee
2008·3.2