Melissa Benoist

Melissa Marie Benoist (/bəˈnɔɪst/ bə-NOYST; born October 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was as Marley Rose on the Fox musical comedy-drama Glee (2012–2014), in which she was a series regular during the fifth season. She rose to widespread prominence for portraying Kara Danvers on the CBS/CW superhero series Supergirl (2015–2021).

Benoist's film appearances include the 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.