Biography
This popular actress debuted in 2008 in the Big Cinema, starring in the Melodrama "Tennessee" with an inimitable Mariah Carey. Glory came to her thanks to the small screen and roles in popular TV series. From 2012 to 2014, Melissa Benoyst was filmed in the loud youth project "Choir", and since 2015, in her filmography, the stellar role appears the super highlight in the series of the same name. She brought a girl and money, and glory, and strong love.
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Melissa Mary Bayman was born on October 4, 1988 in Littleton, Colorado. Father Jim Genoist - Doctor, Mother Julia Benoist - Housewife. In the pedigree actress there are French, English, German and Scottish ancestors. Melissa has two native sisters: Jessica, who has become a writer, and Christina, who chose the profession of ecologist. Also, the actress has 5 brothers and sisters from the second marriage of the Father.
The fact that Melissa is a creative gifted child, the parents understood almost from the first steps of the baby. When the daughter turned 3 years old, they gave it to the choreography - the student learned both classic ballet pa, and a modern chief. And at 4 years old played in the church play, supplied by the native aunt.
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As a teenager, Melissa, as part of students in the team of the Academy of Theater Art, participated in the children's productions of Disneyland on the summer vacation. Also, the girl attended a musical theatrical school in his native Littleton.
Melissa studied at High School "Arapakho", graduated from her in 2007 and went to the acting dream of New York. He graduated from College "Marymount Manhattan" in 2011, having received the degree of bachelor of theatrical art.
Films
Young benoyster performed in various theatrical productions of Littleton (Cinderella, "Bye Bye Birdie", "Evita"), including in musicals, thanks to vocal talent and skill. For merit on the stage received the honorary title from the "Denver Post" edition in 2006, becoming one of the "CAN't Miss Kids" of Colorado. Her acting biography begins with a full-length movie. In 2008, Melissa was approved on an episodic role in the adventure melodrama Aaron Woodli "Tennessee", where the main roles were played by Mariya Carey, Adam Rothenberg and Itan Pek.
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However, the joy of successful debut was short. Next were 2 years of the clutch. Melissa played in the theater, stubbornly walked on castings and sent a portfolio to the agencies, but in vain. Only in 2010, the girl received a proposal to play in the episodes of the popular television series "Law and Order". Then there were work in the projects "Blue Blood", "Good Wife", "Motherland".
The role for the role of Melissa was improved by acting skills, and in 2012, finally, waited for the first success. Benoist, who also possessed the charming vocals, became a real find for producers of the series "Choir" ("Glee") - by that time he was already with incredible success for 3 seasons.
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However, this role was given to her not easy - Melissa was 5 times listened to New York, performing 5 different compositions. Then followed two screen tests in California, and only then she was reported that it was approved. The actress played the reckless and naughty gauze Rose - the participant of the "New Destinations" participant and appeared in 4 seasons (35 episodes).
Success on a small screen returned the actress of the role of the movie. In 2014, the beocher played one of the leading roles in the psychological drama "Obsession" Demien Chasell. Her heroine Nicole is the girl of the head hero Andrew Nimana, a talented musician who is experiencing a conflict with a teacher and a personal tragedy, being unable to play after the car accident. The film received positive critics reviews and won a lot of awards: Grand Prix of the Sandens Film Festival, three BAFTA Awards, one "Golden Globe" and three Oscars.
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Next year, Melissa replenishes the filmography of another two paintings by playing the "Far Road" and the Music film "The second chance", in which Al Pacino flashed, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner.
But the major role of the Benoist was offered again on television. In 2015, the CBS channel launched the serial about the superman - super road cousin, and the producers were approved by Melissa with impressive physical data (increasing actress 173 cm), which is important for this image. The girl playing the heroine of comics, which was born on the planet Crypton under the name Kara Zor-El and the will of fate turned out to be on the planet Earth, where she acquires superpowers, becoming superhigh.
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From this point on, the whole life actres is painted almost a minute, because in parallel with the "Super High" Melissa plays Kara Zor-em in the spin-off projects of the series: "Flash" (filmed in tandem with actor Gastina), "Strela" and " Legends of tomorrow. " The heroine of the beoist appeared in this TV show in 2016-2017. At the same time, the actress manages to be filmed in the cinema.
In 2016, the film "Patriot Day" was released on the screens, dedicated to the events of 2013, when on April 15, the Tsarnaev brothers blew two bombs at the Boston Marathon. Melissa played Catherine Russell - the wife of Terrorist Tamerlana Tsarnaev.
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In 2017, the actress starred in the Billy thriller, the author of whose script was made by Melissa's husband - Blake Jenner. Spouses together organized a campaign to collect funds on the shooting of the film. The plot of the paintings is quite original: week - a man with disabilities, makes reusable attempts to become a marine, but, the victims of the next failure, with the Talilli host - the heroine of the beoist - creates a group of combating terrorism.
The actress has become the owner of a series of awards: the "TEEN Choice Awards" awards as "the best TV actress in the action genre" (2017) and Saturn in the nomination "Breakthrough of the Year" (2016).
Personal life
In 2012, the shooting of the series "Choir" Melissa met his first husband - Blake Jenner, who played the role of Rider Linna's project. The couple decided not to hide the personal life from fans - after a year, the actors were engaged, and in 2015 they played a wedding.
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However, under the curtain of 2016, the actress announced a divorce with Jenner due to "irreconcilable contradictions." There were no children in this marriage.
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Perhaps, even then, the heart of Melissa seized new feelings. After all, literally at the beginning of 2017 it became known that the benoyster meets with a partner for the TV series "Super Highland" Chris Wood, who played the beloved superheroid - Mont-Ela.
Melissa Benoist now
On October 14, 2018, the 4th season of the TV series "Super High" started, and while producers do not plan to close the project. Therefore, Melissa is still immersed in a dense chart. It may appear in the painting "My Oxford year" in the lead role. The fact that she will play in the screening of the novel Julia Wylan, they say since 2015, but the project announcement has not yet.
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In "Instagram" Melissa thousands of bright photos from the life of the actress, it is not shy to appear without makeup, build funny faces - all in order to express their irrevoyed mood.
"Now I have a very optimistic look at your future. But I try not to build plans just because I know how an unpredictable life can be, "the star in an interview is recognized.Filmography
- 2008 - "Tennessee"
- 2012 - "SuperGerl"
- 2014 - "Obsession"
- 2016 - Flash
- 2016 - "Strela"
- 2016 - "Legends of tomorrow"
- 2016 - "Patriot Day"
- 2017 - "Billy"