Who exactly is 'Supergirl' star Melissa Benoist?

Melissa Benoist, who played the love interest to Fantastic Four star Miles Teller in Whiplash, will be Supergirl on CBS, according to various reports.HitFix reports that CBS has already given the Greg Berlanti-produced 

From her late arrival at Glee's William McKinley High School at a time when the original stars such as Lea Michele were shown fleeing the school and town for the Big Apple to this new role, Melissa has become known as a Hollywood casting call survivor.

Yeah, I don't know who she is either. Melissa Benoist is best known for the role of Marley Rose on "Glee," but also had a role in "Whiplash." I still don't know who she is. I will soon, because she's been cast as Supergirl in the upcoming CBS series of

CBS is chugging along with Supergirl and they have picked Kara, to be played by Melissa Benoist. The former Glee star is a surprise choice as two fairly big names were thrown around before. Now fans know that this brunette 

CBS has found its "Supergirl." Actress Melissa Benoist has been cast in the lead role of the upcoming drama, which is executive produced by Greg Berlanti ("Arrow," "Everwood") and Ali Adler ("Chuck"). Benoist has busted onto the Hollywood scene in