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Melissa Benoist
Melissa Marie Benoist is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was as 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 Kara Danvers on the superhero series Supergirl (2015–2021).
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entertainment · American actress and singer (born 1988) · actor · singer · dancer · television director · voice actor · television producer · film producer · also Melissa Benoist, Melissa Marie Benoist, Benoist
Born 4 October 1988 · Q46677
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s attacks during the relationship. Benoist has discussed healing from the trauma of the relationship and stated that doing EMDR therapy saved her life. In 2016, Benoist met Chris Wood when he was cast as Mon-El in the second season of Supergirl, and their romantic relationship was confirmed in 2017. On the relationship she recalls,
2026· 1 entry
2024· 7 entries
Yahoo: Who Is Melissa Benoist’s Husband? Chris Wood’s Job & Relationship History
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Deadline.com: Chris Wood & Melissa Benoist To Star In ‘Duo’ Drama In Works At NBC With Rina Mimoun As Showrunner
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Deadline Hollywood reported Benoist would star in and executive produce a new NBC drama series, Duo, which was in development by her company, Three Things Productions
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Deadline Hollywood reported that she had joined the cast of the Netflix family drama The Waterfront
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Collider: Melissa Benoist Won't Let a Show Cancellation Dim Her Pride in Her Work
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UPI: No Season 2 for Melissa Benoist and Carla Gugino's 'Girls on the Bus' at Max
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Yahoo: Melissa Benoist on why “The Girls on the Bus” was the right show after “Supergirl”
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2021· 1 entry
Published her first book, Haven’s Secret, the first installment of The Powers series from Abrams Kids
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2019· 2 entries
And married in September 2019, holding a private ceremony in Ojai, California
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Benoist and Wood announced their engagement on February 10, 2019, and married in September 2019, holding a private ceremony in Ojai, California.
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2018· 2 entries
It was announced that Benoist would be playing the titular character in the Broadway show Beautiful: The Carole King Musical at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, which marked her Broadway debut for a limited run from June 7
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As Carole King in the jukebox musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
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2016· 2 entries
Benoist met Chris Wood when he was cast as Mon-El in the second season of Supergirl, and their romantic relationship was confirmed in 2017
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“s attacks during the relationship. Benoist has discussed healing from the trauma of the relationship and stated that doing EMDR therapy saved her life. In 2016, Benoist met Chris Wood when he was cast as Mon-El in the second season of Supergirl, and their romantic relationship was confirmed in 2017. On the relationship she recalls,”
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2015· 3 entries
It was announced that she and her Glee co-star Blake Jenner were married
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Also in 2015, Benoist suffered an injury that tore her iris.
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Benoist suffered an injury that tore her iris
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2013· 1 entry
Benoist commented that they had been married "longer than anybody knows", with some sources claiming that the couple actually wed the same year of their engagement in 2013.
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2011· 1 entry
Studied at Marymount Manhattan College, Bachelor of Arts (2011).
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2007· 2 entries
Studied at Arapahoe High School (2007).
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And relocated to New York City to pursue a career in musical theatre
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2006· 1 entry
The Denver Post named Benoist one of Colorado's five "Can't Miss Kids"
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1993· 1 entry
When she was four years old, her aunt put her in a church play that she was directing
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1988· 1 entry
Born 1988-10-04.
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