Melissa Benoist
Melissa Marie Benoist (born October 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer best known for her portrayal of the title character, Kara Zor-El, in the CBS / The CW superhero drama series Supergirl.
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| Full name at birth | Melissa Marie Benoist
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| Claim to fame | Marley Rose on Glee, Kara Danvers / Kara Zor-El / Supergirl on Supergirl
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| Date of birth | 4 October 1988
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| Place of birth | Houston, Texas, USA
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| Occupation | Actress, Singer
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 8" (173 cm)
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| Weight | 121 lbs (55 kg)
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| Tattoo | She has three tattoos: a wolf on her left wrist, a feather and the word "free" on the back of her neck, and a bicycle on her left foot.
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| Dress size | 4
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| Shoe size | 8 (US), 40 (EU), 6.5 (UK), 250 (J)
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| Pets | Farley
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| Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| Net worth | $3,000,000 USD
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| University | Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, New York, USA in 2011
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| Talent agency | Anonymous Content (NYC)
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- One of her dogs is named Otis, also the name of Lex Luthor's assistant in the Superman (1978) films.
- Both she and Helen Slater, who also played Supergirl (1984), are 5'8" tall. Also, both are brunettes turned blondes for the role of Supergirl.
- Was given Superman-styled costumes for each of her dogs from Ellen DeGeneres as a guest on her show Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003).
- Was wearing an eye-patch after an eye injury when she first put on her Supergirl (2015) costume.
- Was the very first of a thousand actors to audition for the title role of Supergirl (2015), just as Stephen Amell for Arrow (2012) and Grant Gustin for The Flash (2014), all produced by Greg Berlanti.
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