Melissa Benoist

Melissa Marie Benoist (/bəˈnɔɪst/; French: [bənwa]; born October 4, 1988) is an American actress, singer and dancer. She portrays Kara Danvers/Supergirl in the lead role on Supergirl​. She reprises her role in special guest starring appearances in the third and fourth seasons of The Flash​, fifth and sixth seasons of Arrow​ and second and third seasons of DC's Legends of Tomorrow​, as well as portraying Kara/Overgirl. She voices the latter in Freedom Fighters: The Ray​. In the fourth season of Supergirl​, she portrays Red Daughter.