Melissa Benoist

American actress and singer
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Melissa Benoist

Summary

Melissa Benoist is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Houston[2]. She was born on October 4, 1988[3]. She worked as an actor[4], singer[5], dancer[6], television director[7], and voice actor[8]. She ranks in the top 0.39% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,043 views/month, #3,941 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Melissa Benoist's place of birth was Houston[2].
  • Melissa Benoist was born on October 4, 1988[3].
  • Melissa Benoist's father was James Logan Benoist[10].
  • Melissa Benoist was married to Chris Wood[11].
  • Melissa Benoist held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was Melissa Benoist's native language[13].
  • Melissa Benoist worked as an actor[4].
  • Melissa Benoist's professions included singer[5].
  • Melissa Benoist's professions included dancer[6].
  • Melissa Benoist worked as a television director[7].
  • Melissa Benoist's professions included voice actor[8].
  • Melissa Benoist worked as a television producer[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Melissa Benoist is Supergirl[15].
  • A notable work attributed to Melissa Benoist is Glee[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Melissa Benoist is Beautiful: The Carole King Musical[17].
  • Melissa Benoist is recorded as female[18].
  • Melissa Benoist's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Melissa Benoist's genre is pop music[20].
  • Melissa Benoist's Commons category is recorded as Melissa Benoist[21].
  • Melissa Benoist's voice type is recorded as mezzo-soprano[22].
  • Melissa Benoist's residence is recorded as Abeokuta[23].
  • Melissa Benoist's residence is recorded as Denver[24].
  • Melissa Benoist's family name is recorded as Benoist[25].
  • Melissa Benoist's given name is recorded as Melissa[26].
  • Melissa Benoist's given name is recorded as Marie[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1988-10-04[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 14ba7057-dee0-44f6-b1aa-f0311e5c2a6c[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Melissa Benoist was born in Houston[2]. She was born on October 4, 1988[3]. Her father was James Logan Benoist[10]. English was her native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[4], singer[5], dancer[6], television director[7], voice actor[8], and television producer[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Supergirl[15], a television series[32]; Glee[16], a television series[33], directed by Eric Stoltz[34]; and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical[17], a dramatico-musical work[35].

Personal Life

Melissa Benoist was married to Chris Wood[11].

Why It Matters

Melissa Benoist ranks in the top 0.39% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,043 views/month, #3,941 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Melissa Benoist born?

Melissa Benoist was born in Houston[2].

Who were Melissa Benoist's parents?

Melissa Benoist's father was James Logan Benoist[10].

Who was Melissa Benoist married to?

Melissa Benoist's spouses include Chris Wood[11].

What did Melissa Benoist do for work?

Melissa Benoist worked as actor[4], singer[5], dancer[6], television director[7], and voice actor[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . tvguide.com. tvguide.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . eonline.com. eonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . Deutsche Synchronkartei. Retrieved . variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . GeneaStar. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [15] . wikidata.org.
  24. [16] . wikidata.org.
  25. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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