Melissa Benoist
Biography
Melissa Benoist is an American actress and singer who first gained notice as Marley Rose on the Fox series Glee from 2012 to 2014. Born in Houston and raised in Colorado, she trained in musical theater before moving to New York City. She rose to prominence for playing Kara Danvers in the superhero series Supergirl, which aired from 2015 to 2021 and earned her a Breakthrough Performance Award at the Saturn Awards and two Best Actress awards. Her film work includes the drama Whiplash (2014). She also had a role in the comedy-drama Danny Collins (2015). Another film appearance was in the romantic Western The Longest Ride (2015). On television, she portrayed Rachel Koresh in the miniseries Waco (2018). In 2018 she made her Broadway debut as Carole King in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. She directed an episode of Supergirl and started the production company Three Things Productions in 2021.
38years old
Turns 39 on October 4in 326 days
- Born Houston
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Melissa Marie Benoist (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 9
- Career span
- 6 years2014 to 2020
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A first
In October 2015, Benoist played Kara Zor-El in the lead role of Supergirl, a superhero adventure series that premiered on CBS. She was the first woman to head a prime time superhero show since Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman left the air in 1979.
A role that slipped away
Benoist landed the role of Lorelai in the 2015 film Lowriders, replacing Lily Collins and Nicola Peltz, who had been in talks for the part.
Behind the camera
Benoist voiced Overgirl, the Earth-X version of Supergirl, again in the CW Seed animated series Freedom Fighters: The Ray. She also directed one episode in season five.
Behind the camera
In February 2021, Benoist launched Three Things Productions, a production company, and signed an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Studios.
Melissa Benoist movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ben Affleck's page
Diedrich Bader's page
Fred Armisen's page
Kevin Smith's page
Jason Mewes's page
Joey Lauren Adams's page
Also two films together3 more actors
- Jason BiggsMagnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2020) and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
- Eric Christian OlsenSun Dogs (2017) and Band of Robbers (2015)
- Harley Quinn SmithMagnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2020) and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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