Melissa Benoist

Melissa Marie Benoist (born October 4, 1988) is an American actress, singer and producer. Her first major role was as Marley Rose in Fox's musical comedy-drama Glee (2012–2014), where she became a series regular in the fifth season. She gained widespread recognition for portraying the lead character in the CBS/CW superhero series Supergirl (2015–2021) and her appearances in related Arrowverse media. Among the films Benoist has appeared in are 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). Additionally, she portrayed the wife of cult leader David Koresh in the Paramount Network miniseries Waco (2018). Benoist made her Broadway debut in 2018 as Carole King in the musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.