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Bizarro (Supergirl)
The first season of the American television series ''Supergirl (TV series), Supergirl'', which is based on the DC Comics character Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Supergirl / Kara Zor-El, a costumed superheroine who is the cousin to Superman and one of the last surviving Kryptonians. ''Supergirl'' was ordered to series in May 2015, and later picked up for a full season in November 2015, with filming taking place primarily in Los Angeles. Melissa Benoist stars in the titular role, and is joined by principal cast members Mehcad Brooks, Chyler Leigh, Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984), Jeremy Jordan, David Harewood, and Calista Flockhart. The Pilot (Supergirl), series premiere was watched by 12.96 million viewers, tied with NBC's ''Blindspot (TV series), Blindspot'' as the top-rated series premiere of the 2015–16 United States network television schedule, 2015–16 fall season. The season, which premiered on CBS on October 26, 2015, and ran until April 18, 2016, over 20 episodes, ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Benoist
Melissa Marie Benoist ( ; born October 4, 1988) is an American actress, singer and producer. Her first major role was Marley Rose on the Fox musical comedy drama '' Glee'' (2012–2014), where 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 C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |