Melissa Benoist

Melissa Marie Benoist is the American actress that portrays Kara Danvers/Supergirl in a titular role. She also portrays Jane Doe/Bizarro in the episode Bizarro.

Early Life
Benoist was born in Houston, but raised in Littleton, Colorado. She is the daughter of Julie Renee (Smith) and James Logan Benoist. Benoist has two full sisters, Jessica and Kristina. From her father's re-marriage, she has five half-siblings: Tanner, Estella, Coco, Rocket and Tor. She graduated from Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado in 2007, and from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City in 2011.

Personal life
Benoist married her former Glee co-star Blake Jenner in March 2015. Her husband also appears in Supergirl as Adam Foster, the son of Cat Grant.

In September 2014, nude photographs allegedly of Benoist were leaked as part of the 2014 celebrity photo hack. Benoist responded with a link to a TED talk on clickbait, stating that "incivility should not be supported."