Melissa Benoist

This popular actress made her film debut in 2008, starring in the melodrama "Tennessee" with the inimitable Mariah Carey. Glory came to her thanks to the small screen and roles in popular TV series. From 2012 to 2014, Melissa Benoist starred in the high-profile youth project "Choir", and since 2015, the starring role of Supergirl in the series of the same name appears in her filmography. It was she who brought the girl and money, and fame, and strong love.

Melissa Mary Benoist was born on October 4, 1988 in Littleton, Colorado. Father Jim Benoist is a doctor, mother Julia Benoist is a housewife. The pedigree of the actress includes French, English, German and Scottish ancestors. Melissa has two sisters: Jessica, who became a writer, and Christina, who chose the profession of an environmentalist. Also, the actress has 5 brothers and sisters from her father's second marriage.

The parents understood that Melissa is a creative gifted child almost from the very first steps of the baby. When their daughter was 3 years old, they sent her to choreography - the student learned both classical ballet steps and modern tap dance. And at the age of 4 she played in a church play directed by her own aunt.

As a teenager, Melissa was part of the Academy of Performing Arts staff in children's productions of Disneyland during the summer holidays. The girl also attended a musical theater school in her native Littleton.

Melissa attended Arapaho High School, graduated in 2007 and went to New York to pursue her acting dream. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts.

Young Benoist has appeared in various theatrical productions of Littleton (Cinderella, Bye Bye Birdie, Evita), including musicals, thanks to her vocal talent and skill. For her services on stage she received an honorary title from the Denver Post in 2006, becoming one of the "Can't Miss Kids" of the state of Colorado. Her acting biography begins with a full-length movie. In 2008, Melissa was approved for a cameo role in Aaron Woodley's adventure melodrama Tennessee, starring Mariah Carey, Adam Rothenberg and Ethan Peck.

However, the joy of a successful debut was short-lived. Then there were 2 years of calm. Melissa played in the theater, stubbornly went to auditions and sent out portfolios to agencies, but in vain. Only in 2010, the girl received an offer to appear in episodes of the popular television series Law & Order. Then there were works in the projects "Blue Blood", "Good Wife", "Homeland".

Role by role Melissa improved her acting skills, and in 2012 she finally got her first success. Benoist, who also had an enchanting vocals, became a real boon for the producers of the series "Glee" - by that time he had been running for 3 seasons with incredible success.

However, this role was not easy for her - Melissa auditioned 5 times in New York, performing 5 different compositions. Then followed two screen tests in California, and only then she was told that she was approved. The actress played the reckless and mischievous Marley Rose, a member of the New Directions choir, and appeared in 4 seasons (35 episodes).

Success on the small screen returned the actress to film roles. In 2014, Benoist played a leading role in the psychological drama "Obsession" by Damien Chazelle. Her heroine Nicole is the girlfriend of the main character Andrew Niemann, a talented musician who experiences a conflict with a teacher and personal tragedy, being unable to play after a car accident. The film received positive reviews from critics and won numerous awards: the Grand Prix of the Sundance Film Festival, three BAFTA awards, one Golden Globe and three Oscars.

The following year, Melissa replenishes the filmography with two more films, playing in the melodrama "The Long Way" and the musical film "Second Chance", in which Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner shone.

But the main role of Benoist was offered again on television. In 2015, the CBS channel launched a series about Superman's cousin Supergirl, and the producers approved Melissa for this role, who has impressive physical characteristics (the growth of the actress is 173 cm), which is important for this image. The girl plays a comic book heroine who was born on the planet Krypton under the name Kara Zor-El and by the will of fate ended up on planet Earth, where she acquires superpowers, becoming Supergirl.

From that moment on, the whole life of the actress is scheduled practically by the minute, because in parallel with "Supergirl" Melissa plays Kara Zor-El in the spin-off projects of the series: "Flash" (starred in tandem with actor Grant Gastein), "Arrow" and " Legends of Tomorrow ”. The heroine Benoist appeared on these TV shows in 2016-2017. At the same time, the actress still manages to act in films.

In 2016, the film "Patriot Day" was released, dedicated to the events of 2013, when the Tsarnaev brothers detonated two bombs at the Boston Marathon on April 15. Melissa played Catherine Russell, the wife of the terrorist Tamerlane Tsarnaev.

In 2017, the actress starred in the thriller Billy, written by Melissa's husband Blake Jenner. Together, the couple organized a fundraising campaign for the film. The plot of the picture is quite original: Ned, a man with intellectual disabilities, makes repeated attempts to become a Marine, but, having suffered another failure, with Tully's accomplice, the heroine Benoist, creates a group to fight terrorism.

For her work in the Supergirl project, the actress won a number of awards: Teen Choice Awards for Best Action TV Actress (2017) and Saturn in the Breakthrough of the Year nomination (2016).

In 2012, on the set of the Glee series, Melissa met her first husband, Blake Jenner, who played the role of Ryder Lynn in the project. The couple decided not to hide their personal lives from fans - a year later the actors got engaged, and in 2015 they got married.

However, towards the end of 2016, the actress announced her divorce from Jenner due to "irreconcilable contradictions." There were no children in this marriage.

Perhaps even then, Melissa's heart was seized by new feelings. Indeed, literally at the beginning of 2017, it became known that Benoist was dating his partner on the Supergirl TV series, Chris Wood, who played the superhero's lover, Mon-El.

On October 14, 2018, the 4th season of the Supergirl series started, and so far the producers do not plan to close the project. Therefore, Melissa is still drowning in a busy schedule. She may appear in the title role in My Oxford Year. It has been said that she will play in the film adaptation of Julia Whelan's novel since 2015, but the project has not yet been announced.

Melissa's Instagram has thousands of vivid photographs from the life of the actress, she does not hesitate to appear without makeup, make funny faces - all in order to express her happy mood.

2008 - Tennessee 2012 - Supergirl 2014 - Obsession 2016 - The Flash 2016 - Arrow 2016 - Legends of Tomorrow 2016 - Patriot Day 2017 - Billy

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Melissa Benoist Net Worth 2021

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Melissa Benoist Net Worth 2020

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Melissa Benoist Net Worth 2019

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Melissa Benoist Net Worth 2018

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Melissa Benoist Net Worth 2017

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Melissa Benoist Net Worth 2016

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