| Melissa Benoist | ||
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| Characters Jessalyn Kerr Ava | ||
| Date of birth October 4, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth Littleton, Colorado | ||
| IMDb profile |
Melissa Benoist is an actress who guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
She is best known for her portrayal of Kara Danvers/Supergirl in the CBS/CW TV series Supergirl (with Mehcad Brooks and Jeremy Jordan and recurring actors Dean Cain and Helen Slater); the character crossed over with characters from the shows The Flash (with Danielle Panabaker and Jesse L. Martin), Arrow (with Rick Gonzalez and Susanna Thompson), Legends of Tomorrow (with Victor Garber, Caity Lotz, and Wentworth Miller), and Black Lightning (with Cress Williams). She also had roles on the FOX TV series Glee (with Matthew Morrison) and the films Whiplash (with J.K. Simmons), Patriots Day, and Sun Dogs.
Appearances[]
Law & Order: CI
- Delicate (2010) as Jessalyn Kerr
Law & Order: SVU
- Wet (2010) as Ava