Melissa Benoist

Melissa Marie Benoist ( ; born October 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was 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 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 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''. Provided by Wikipedia