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 remarriage, 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.

Career

Benoist's first film was singer Mariah Carey's Tennessee in 2008.

In May 2012, she auditioned for Glee in New York at the Roundabout Theatre Company, singing a different song for each of her five auditions including: "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor, "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles, a Colbie Caillat song, and several musical theater pieces. In July, she had two screen tests in California for series creator/writer, Ryan Murphy, the casting directors, and executive producers.

In September 2013, Benoist played Nicole, Miles Teller's love interest in the film Whiplash, which won top prizes (Grand Jury and Audience awards) at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.

In June 2014, Benoist joined Nicholas Sparks' film adaption The Longest Ride as Marcia.

She had a role in the 2015 film Danny Collins, starring Al Pacino, Jennifer Garner, and Annette Bening. She played the part of Jamie, a desk clerk at a hotel frequented by one of Jamie's all-time favorite rock stars.

In May 2015, it was announced that Benoist will be playing Lorelai in the film Lowriders, replacing Lily Collins and Nicola Peltz, who were in talks for the role previously.

In August 2015, Benoist landed the leading role in the Screen Gems drama feature film Oxford, with Sam Heughan as her leading man.

In October 2015, the first episode of the superhero fiction adventure drama series, Supergirl with Benoist in the lead role of Kara Zor-El aired on CBS.

Media appearances

She and Glee co-star Darren Criss appeared with Josh Duhamel in the opening of the 2013 Kids' Choice Awards. She appeared as a presenter in the 42nd People's Choice Awards, which aired on January 6, 2016 on CBS. She was also selected as an ambassador for Coca Cola's new product, P10 300 ml Coke Mismo. In June 2013, they were flown to Manila, Philippines to endorse the product by visiting different malls and meeting with fans. She was a presenter in the 73rd Golden Globe Awards, she presented along with 'Flash' star Grant Gustin.

Personal life

Benoist married her former Glee co-star Blake Jenner in March 2015.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Tennessee	Laurel
2014	Whiplash	Nicole
2015	Danny Collins	Jamie
2015	The Longest Ride	Marcia
2015	Band of Robbers	Becky Thatcher
2016	Low Riders	Lorelai	Post-production
2016	Patriots Day	Katherine Russell	Filming
TBA	Billy Boy	Jennifer	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Jessalyn Kerr	Episode: "Delicate"
2010	Blue Bloods	Renee	Episode: "Privilege"
2010	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Ava	Episode: "Wet"
2010	The Good Wife	Molly	Episode: "Nine Hours"
2011	Homeland	Stacy Moore	Episodes: "Grace" / "Clean Skin"
2012-14	Glee	Marley Rose	Season 4: Recurring (22 episodes) Season 5: Main Cast (13 episodes)
2013	MasterChef	Herself	Season 4: Episode 10
2015-present	Supergirl	Kara Zor-El / Supergirl / Kara Danvers, Bizarro Girl	Lead role
2016	The Flash	Kara Zor-El / Supergirl / Kara Danvers	Episode: "Welcome to Earth 2" (archival footage)

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The Sound of Music	Little Brigitta	Littleton Town Hall Arts Center production
2006	Bye Bye Birdie	Kim McAfee	Littleton Town Hall Arts Center production
	A Month in the Country	Vera	Littleton Town Hall Arts Center production
	A Chorus Line	Bebe	Littleton Town Hall Arts Center production
2007	Rodger and Hammerstein's Cinderella	Cinderella	Littleton Town Hall Arts Center production
	Footloose	Ariel	Littleton Town Hall Arts Center production
	Evita	Peron's young mistress	Country Dinner Playhouse's final production
2009	Thoroughly Modern Millie	Millie Dilmount	Marymount Manhattan College production
	As You Like It	Rosalind	Marymount Manhattan College production
2011	The Unauthorized Biography of Samantha Brown	Kelly	Goodspeed Musical production

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2013	Teen Choice Awards 2013	Choice TV Breakout Star	Glee	Nominated
2016	42nd Saturn Awards	The Breakthrough Performance Award	Supergirl	Won
2016	42nd Saturn Awards	Best Actress on a Television Series	Supergirl	Nominated

Discography

Main article: Glee discography

• Glee: The Music Presents Glease
• Glee: The Music, Season 4, Volume 1
• Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 3
• Glee Sings the Beatles
• Glee: The Music, A Katy or a Gaga
• Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 4

[ Source: Wikipedia ]