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Melissa Benoist Biography
Melissa Benoist is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on October 4, 1988 in Houston, Texas, United States. Actress nominated for the 2013 Teen Choice Award for her role in Glee’s hit TV series, Marley Rose. She was the TV series’ title character in Supergirl in 2015.
She was accompanied by She appeared on Glee with Kevin McHale. on Glee.
In 2006, The Denver Post named Benoist one of Colorado’s five “Can’t Miss Kids”. She graduated from Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado, in 2007, and then she moved to New York City to pursue a career in musical theatre. She initially attended Marymount Manhattan College for the BFA musical theatre program but in her sophomore year, she switched majors to straight theatre, due to her admiration for 19th-century Russian plays. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts in 2011. While attending Marymount Manhattan college, she played the titular characters Millie Dilmount in an urban off-off-Broadway production of Thoroughly Modern Millie and Rosalind in As You Like It at the Theresa Lang Theatre.
Benoist’s first film was in Tennessee in 2008 along with singer Mariah Carey. Afterwards, she made guest appearances on shows like Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Blue Bloods and The Good Wife, while attending college. She played Kelly in the 2011 Goodspeed Musicals theatrical production of The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown by Brian Lowdermilk and Kait Kerrigan at the Norma Terris Theatre.
She is the mother of two sisters. In 2015, she married She has two sisters. She married Blake Jenner in 2015, then filed for divorce in December 2016. She began dating actor Chris Wood in 2017 and they got married in September 2019. In 2020, she and Wood welcomed their first child together, a son named Huxley Robert Wood. and filed for divorce in December 2016. In 2017, she began dating actor Chris Wood and they were married in September 2019. Wood and Wood had their first child in 2020. He was named Huxley Robert Wood.
| Name | Melissa Benoist |
| First Name | Melissa |
| Last Name | Benoist |
| Occupation | TV Actress |
| Birthday | October 4 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place of Birth | Houston |
| Home Town | Texas |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Kristina Benoist, Jessica Benoist |
| Spouse | Chris Wood , Blake Jenner |
| Children(s) | Huxley Robert Wood |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In mid-2013, Benoist and Blake Jenner held a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the production of their feature film Billy Boy. The project reached its $100,000 goal. Benoist played Nicole in the 2014 independent drama film Whiplash, which won top prizes (Grand Jury and Audience awards) at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. In June 2014, she joined Nicholas Sparks’ film adaption The Longest Ride as Marcia.
Melissa Benoist Net Worth
Melissa Benoist is one of the richest TV Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Melissa Benoist's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She played minor roles in the series Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Good Wife, Blue Bloods, as well as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
In 2015’s The Longest Ride, she played Marcia.
Melissa Marie Benoist (/b ə ˈ n ɔɪ s t / ; born October 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She has performed on stage and in television and film. She is known for her portrayal of the titular character in the CBS/CW DC Comics–based superhero drama series Supergirl (2015–present).
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | TV Actress |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Benoist rose to prominence for her portrayal of Marley Rose on the Fox musical comedy-drama television series Glee (2013–2014). She appeared in films such as Whiplash (2014), Danny Collins (2015), The Longest Ride (2015), Patriots Day (2016), Lowriders (2016), and Sun Dogs (2017), and she portrayed David Koresh’s wife Rachel Jones in the miniseries Waco (2018).
Also in 2015, Benoist suffered an injury that tore her iris. The incident caused one pupil to be permanently enlarged. In November 2019 in an Instagram video, Benoist revealed that the injury to her iris was due to an iPhone being thrown at her during a domestic dispute, in a relationship marked by repeated domestic violence. Previously, the injury had been said to have been caused when she tripped down stairs and fell into a potted plant.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Melissa Benoist height 5 ft 8 in Melissa weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In May 2012, she auditioned for the musical comedy-drama series Glee in New York at the Roundabout Theatre Company, singing a different song for each of her five auditions including: “Fidelity” by Regina Spektor, “King of Anything” by Sara Bareilles, a Colbie Caillat song, and several musical theatre pieces. In July, she had two screen tests in California for series creator/writer, Ryan Murphy, the casting directors, and executive producers. She portrayed Marley Rose on the fourth and fifth seasons of Glee. Her first appearance as Marley Rose was in the first episode of season four, titled “The New Rachel”. Because the creators had been looking for Marley for a long time, she started working the day she found out she got the job. Benoist’s first performance was a duet of “New York State of Mind” with Lea Michele, during the first episode of season 4. The cover of the song reached twenty-four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. She and Glee co-star Darren Criss appeared with Josh Duhamel in the opening of the 2013 Kids’ Choice Awards. That same year, she was selected as an ambassador 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 various malls and meeting with fans. She left the series Glee in early 2014, along with several other actors.
In October 2015, the superhero adventure series Supergirl, with Benoist in the lead role of Kara Zor-El, premiered on CBS. She became the first woman to lead a prime time superhero TV series since Wonder Woman went off the air in 1979. The premiere was watched by 12.96 million viewers and received a full season order by CBS on November 30, 2015. She was reportedly the first actress looked at for the role. Benoist generally received positive reviews for her portrayal of Kara Zor-El. The series later moved to The CW before its second-season premiere. She reprised her role in The CW’s Arrowverse crossovers “Invasion!”, “Crisis on Earth-X”, “Elseworlds”, and “Crisis on Infinite Earths” as well as The Flash episode “Duet”. She reprises her role as Earth-X’s Supergirl doppelgänger Overgirl in the CW Seed animated series Freedom Fighters: The Ray. The actress will make her directorial debut for one episode during season five.
Who is Melissa Benoist Dating?
According to our records, Melissa Benoist married to Chris Wood , Blake Jenner . As of December 1, 2023, Melissa Benoist’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Melissa Benoist. You may help us to build the dating records for Melissa Benoist!In 2015, it was announced that she and her Glee co-star Blake Jenner were married. 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. In late December 2016, she filed for divorce citing “irreconcilable differences”. The divorce was finalized in December 2017.
Facts & Trivia
Melissa Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Melissa Benoist celebrates birthday on October 4 of every year.
She had a role in the 2015 film Danny Collins. She played the part of Jamie, a desk clerk at a hotel frequented by one of Jamie’s all-time favorite rock stars. That same year, Benoist also played Becky Thatcher in Band of Robbers, a modern-day retelling of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. In May 2015, it was announced that Benoist would be playing Lorelai in the film Low Riders, replacing Lily Collins and Nicola Peltz, who were in talks for the role previously. In August of that year, she landed the leading role in the Screen Gems drama feature film Oxford.
Is Melissa Benoist still married to Chris Wood?
Benoist and Wood announced the arrival of son Huxley in September 2020. The pair, who reunited onscreen during the 2021 series finale of Supergirl, have continued gushing over their real-life partnership through the years. “Whew, boy this is big love.
Does Melissa Benoist have 2 husbands?
Supergirl actress Melissa Benoist recently made headlines after talking openly about the domestic violence she faced from her ex-husband Blake Jenner. But in much happier news, it seems that Melissa is much happier now. After her divorce from Blake, she’s since remarried to her former Supergirl co-star, Chris Wood.
What nationality is Melissa Benoist?
American
Did they change the actress for Supergirl?
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Did Melissa Benoist have a baby?
The 32-year-old star of Supergirl and her husband of two years welcomed the child in September 2020.
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