Melissa Benoist

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Birth Name: Melissa Marie Benoist

Age: 35, born 4 October 1988

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: United States

Height: 5' 8"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Chris Wood

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Description: Melissa Benoist was born Melissa Marie Benoist on October 4 1988 in Littleton, Colorado to Jim and Julie Benoist. Benoist is an American actress and singer, known for her portrayal of "Marley Rose" on Season Four and the start of Season Five on the Fox musical comedy-drama television series Glee (2009). Aside from her role on "Glee", she has appeared in a number of television series, including Homeland (2011), The Good Wife (2009) and "Law & Order". Benoist's first film was in singer Mariah Carey's Tennessee (2008). She appeared in director Damien Chazelle's film Whiplash (2014), which won top p Melissa Benoist was born Melissa Marie Benoist on October 4 1988 in Littleton, Colorado to Jim and Julie Benoist. Benoist is an American actress and singer, known for her portrayal of "Marley Rose" on Season Four and the start of Season Five on the Fox musical comedy-drama television series Glee (2009). Aside from her role on "Glee", she has appeared in a number of television series, including Homeland (2011), The Good Wife (2009) and "Law & Order". Benoist's first film was in singer Mariah Carey's Tennessee (2008). She appeared in director Damien Chazelle's film Whiplash (2014), which won top prizes (Grand Jury and Audience awards) at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in January 2014.

She is currently playing Kara Zor-El / Danvers / "SUPERGIRL" on the T.V. action - adventure drama of the same name. She went to Arapahoe High School in Littleton. In high school, Melissa felt like an outsider and was made fun of. She did a lot of extracurricular theater shows. She says she was a wallflower and spent a lot of time by herself, like eating lunch, but she was okay with it. She graduated from Arapahoe in 2007. Instead of attending graduation parties, she performed the play "Evita" with other cast members at the shut-down Country Dinner Playhouse. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 2011.

Melissa divorced to her Glee co-star Blake Jenner in December 2016

Melissa made her film debut in Tennessee. In May, she auditioned for Glee in New York at the Roundabout Theatre Company. She sang different songs for her five auditions: "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor, "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles, a Colbie Caillat song, and some musical theater songs. In July, she got two screen tests in California for Ryan Murphy, the casting directors, and executive producers. Because the creators had been looking for Marley for a long time, she started working the day she found out she got the job.

She and Darren Criss appear with Josh Duhamel in the opening of the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards.

She, Jacob Artist, Dean Geyer, and Becca Tobin were chosen as ambassadors for Coca Cola's new product, P10 300 ml Coke Mismo. In June 2013, they were flown to Manila, Philippines to endorse the product by visiting different malls and meeting with fans.

She was recently cast in Imagine, an indie film. She will portray Jamie, a desk clerk at a hotel frequented by one of her favorite rock stars of all time. ... (more)