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Melissa Benoist

1988 - Today

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Melissa Marie Benoist ( bə-NOYST; 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), supported by 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Melissa Benoist is the 8,177th most popular actor (down from 7,139th in 2024), the 12,545th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,539th in 2019) and the 3,804th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Melissa Benoist ranks 8,177 out of 13,578. Before her are Jessica Hecht, Frédéric Pierrot, Alfred Lunt, Donna D'Errico, Faith Evans, and Carolina Dieckmann. After her are Ralph Brown, James Fleet, Dustin Clare, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Mike Epps, and Tom Conway.

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Among people born in 1988, Melissa Benoist ranks 203. Before her are Bailey Jay, Kerlon, Jeremy Lin, Nichkhun, Edvin Kanka Cudic, and Zhang Jike. After her are Matthew Spiranovic, Vito Mannone, Yui Hatano, Hitoshi Usui, Nicolás Gaitán, and Thierry Neuville.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Melissa Benoist ranks 12,549 out of 20,380. Before her are Ken Flach (1963), Donna D'Errico (1968), Faith Evans (1973), Mal Whitfield (1924), Miller Anderson (1922), and Fontella Bass (1940). After her are Sylvia Browne (1936), Andrew Sarris (1928), Hap Sharp (1928), Porter Wagoner (1927), Ivan Dresser (1896), and Sheryl Lee Ralph (1956).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Melissa Benoist ranks 3,806. Before her are Alison Brie (1982), Monica Barbaro (1990), Jessica Hecht (1965), Alfred Lunt (1892), Donna D'Errico (1968), and Faith Evans (1973). After her are Sheryl Lee Ralph (1956), Mike Epps (1970), Dorothy Dalton (1893), Bill Macy (1922), Grant Imahara (1970), and Olivia Cole (1942).

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