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Melissa Benoist

1988-10-04

The 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 (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.

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Whiplash

8.4 average rating
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The Longest Ride

7.628 average rating
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Patriots Day

7.1 average rating
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Lowriders

6.7 average rating
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Clerks III

6.029 average rating
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Band of Robbers

5.9 average rating
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Danny Collins

6.771 average rating
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Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

5.7 average rating
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Sun Dogs

6.6 average rating
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Freedom Fighters: The Ray

6.2 average rating
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Billy Boy

4.9 average rating
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Tennessee

3.6 average rating
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Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

6.4 average rating
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The Stew

6.8 average rating
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Kevin Conroy: I Am the Knight

10 average rating