Years active: 2008 - present (started around 19 years old; 16 years in the business)
Tattoos: 1. bicycle on her left foot.
2. feather and "free." on her neck.
3. wolf on her left wrist.
Piercings: none.
About Melissa Benoist
Melissa Benoist is an American actress, singer and producer.
Did topless in the TV series "Homeland," (Benoist played a significant role as Stacy Moore).
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), along with related media in the Arrowverse franchise.
Benoist's film appearances include the psychological 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).
She also portrayed the wife of cult leader David Koresh on the Paramount Network miniseries Waco (2018).
On stage, Benoist made her Broadway debut in 2018 as Carole King in the jukebox musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.
On October 26, 2021, she published her first book, Haven’s Secret, the first installment of The Powers series from Abrams Kids.
The series is a middle grade fantasy and was co-written by Benoist with her sister Jessica Benoist and author Mariko Tamaki.
Haven's Secret received recognition as a 2022 Kansas Notable Book in June of 2022.
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, "we met each other at the perfect time in our lives."
In October 2017, Benoist helped with Wood's launch of his campaign "IDONTMIND" which works to decrease stigma around mental health and provide resources and education.
She discussed her own struggle with depression and anxiety attacks since she was 13 years old.
She said that Wood's words encouraged her to share her own issues with depression with others.
Benoist and Wood announced their engagement on February 10, 2019 and married in September 2019, holding a private ceremony in Ojai, California.
On March 4, 2020, the couple announced on Instagram that they were expecting their first child.
They announced the birth of their son on September 25, 2020.
As of April 2024, she has amassed 4.5 million followers on her Instagram platform.
