Line #12 Creator/MelissaBenoist


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2	[[caption-width-right:280:''[[Series/Supergirl2015 I don't want to waste a minute of it!]]'']]
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4	->''"Presently, I wear a cape for a living."''
5	-->-- Her current Website/{{Twitter}} description
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7	Melissa Marie Benoist (born October 4, 1988 in Houston, Texas) is an American actress and singer. She's perhaps best known for her roles on ''Series/{{Glee}}'' and ''Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}}''.
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9	Just in case you're wondering, her last name is French, so it ''should'' be pronounced 'ben-wah' according to her. Her family just chooses to say "ben-oyst" instead (they use the Anglicized version).
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11	In 2018 she made her Broadway debut as the [[Music/CaroleKing title character]] of ''Beautiful: The Carole King Musical'' for a limited run.
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13	She married her ''Glee'' co-star Creator/BlakeJenner in 2015 but divorced him two years later. Following it, she shared her experiences of [[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/supergirl-star-melissa-benoist-i-am-a-survivor-domestic-violence-1258375 being a domestic abuse survivor]], in a veiled reference to Jenner ([[https://deadline.com/2020/10/blake-jenner-melissa-benoist-abuse-allegations-instagram-1234594305/ he later confirmed this]]). On September 1, 2019, she married her ''Supergirl'' co-star Creator/{{Chris Wood\|Actor}}, and on September 25, 2020, both announced on social media that Melissa had given birth to their first child, a son named Huxley.
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15	!! Filmography with pages on TV Tropes:
16	* ''Film/{{Tennessee}}'' (2008) as Laurel
17	* ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' (2010) as Jessalyn Kerr
18	* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (2010) as Ava
19	* ''Series/BlueBloods'' (2010) as Renee
20	* ''Series/TheGoodWife'' (2010) as Molly
21	* ''Series/{{Homeland}}'' (2011) as Stacey Moore
22	* ''Series/{{Glee}}'' (2012-14) as Marley Rose
23	* ''Film/{{Whiplash}}'' (2014) as Nicole
24	* ''Film/BandOfRobbers'' (2015) as Becky Thatcher
25	* Series/{{Arrowverse}} as [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Kara Zor-El / Kara Danvers / Supergirl]]:
26	** ''Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}}'' (2015-2021)
27	** ''[[Series/{{Invasion\|2016}} Invasion!]]'' (2016)
28	** ''Series/{{The Flash\|2014}}'' (2017)
29	** ''Series/CrisisOnEarthX'' (2017)
30	** ''WesternAnimation/FreedomFightersTheRay'' (voice; 2017-18) as Kara Zor-El / Overgirl
31	** ''Series/{{Elseworlds\|2018}}'' (2018)
32	** ''Series/{{Crisis on Infinite Earths\|2019}}'' (2019-20)
33	** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'' (2020)
34	* ''Film/PatriotsDay'' (2016) as Katherine Russell
35	* ''Film/{{Lowriders}}'' (2017) as Lorelei
36	* ''Series/{{Waco}}'' (2018) as Rachel Koresh
37	* ''Film/JayAndSilentBobReboot'' (2019) as Herself/Reboot Chronic
38	* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' (2020) as Laura / Malorie Hayes (voice)
39	* ''WesternAnimation/MastersOfTheUniverseRevolution'' (2024) as Teela (voice)
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41	!!Tropes associated with her work:
42	* CastingGag: Her then-husband Blake Jenner played Kara's ThirdOptionLoveInterest in two episodes of ''Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}}''.
43	* DawsonCasting:
44	** Marley in ''Series/{{Glee}}'' was a high school student, played by Benoist at the age of 24.
45	** Nicole in ''Film/{{Whiplash}}'' is a college student, played by Benoist at 26.
46	** ZigZagged as the titular Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}}. The character was actually born in TheSixties but was in suspended animation for about twenty-five years (1979-2004) and is an alien who ages slowly on Earth. The series begins with the character being approximately twenty-four years old, played by Melissa at 27.
47	* DyeingForYourArt: She's naturally brunette, but dyes her hair blonde to play [[Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}} Kara Zor-El / Supergirl]].
48	* PlayingAgainstType: Her role as the AmbiguouslyEvil wife of one of the Boston Marathon bombers, who knew, approved of and may or may not have been involved in the preparation for said attacks in ''Film/PatriotsDay''.
49	* RomanceOnTheSet: She married Blake Jenner after meeting on ''Series/{{Glee}}'', but they have since divorced and she is now married to her ''Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}}'' co-star Chris Wood. In September 2020, she gave birth to their first child, a son named Huxley.
50	* StarMakingRole: Although she got a lot of positive attention for ''Series/{{Glee}}'' and ''Film/{{Whiplash}}'', getting cast as the lead in ''Series/{{Supergirl\|2015}}'' has brought her career to new heights.
51	* StatuesqueStunner: She's 5'8, gorgeous enough to have modelled for several publications, and frequently the tallest woman in the cast in the works she appears in.
52	* YouLookFamiliar: She guest-starred on the ''Franchise/LawAndOrder'' franchise twice (''[[Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent Criminal Intent]]'' and ''[[Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit Special Victims Unit]]''), each time as different characters.

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