Melissa Benoist

Age: 37

female

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 Carole King Musical.

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Melissa Benoist

Heather MacDonald

in Highlander (2026)

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Highlander (2026)

Connor MacLeod is one of the immortals, one of a group of chosen people who go through the centuries fighting each other and all together against the demonic Kurgan who embodies all evil. We follow the story of a man who lived through many centuries and suffered a great deal because of his immortality. MacLeod returns to the past in his memories while fully experiencing the reality of a tumultuous 21st century on the streets of New York, and in between, a decisive contest is slowly brewing between himself and his ancient enemy Kurgan.

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