Background
Benoist was born in Houston, but raised in Littleton, Colorado. She is the daughter of Julie Renee (Smith) and James Logan Benoist. From her father"s re-marriage, she has five half-siblings: Tanner, Estella, Coco, Rocket and Tor.
Benoist was born in Houston, but raised in Littleton, Colorado. She is the daughter of Julie Renee (Smith) and James Logan Benoist. From her father"s re-marriage, she has five half-siblings: Tanner, Estella, Coco, Rocket and Tor.
She graduated from Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado in 2007, and from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City in 2011.
She rose to prominence for her portrayal of Marley Rose on the fourth and fifth seasons of the Fox musical comedy-drama television series Glee, and has appeared in a number of television series including Homeland, The Good Wife and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Benoist has also appeared films such as Whiplash, Danny Collins and The Longest Ride. Benoist has two full sisters, Jessica and Kristina.
Benoist"s first film was singer Mariah Carey"s Tennessee in 2008.
In May 2012, she auditioned for Glee in New York at the Roundabout Company, singing a different song for each of her five auditions including: "Fidelity" by Regina Spektor, "King of Anything" by Sara Bareilles, a Colbie Caillat song, and several musical theater pieces. In July, she had two screen tests in California for series creator/writer, Ryan Murphy, the casting directors, and executive producers.
In September 2013, Benoist played Nicole, Miles Teller"s love interest in the film Whiplash. In June 2014, Benoist joined Nicholas Sparks" film adaption The Longest Ride as Marcia.
She had a role in the 2015 film Danny Collins, starring First Rate (at Lloyd's) Pacino, Jennifer Garner, and Annette Bening.
In May 2015, it was announced that Benoist will be playing Lorelai in the film Lowriders, replacing Lily Collins and Nicola Peltz, who were in talks for the role previously. In August 2015, Benoist landed the leading role in the Screen Gems drama feature film Oxford, with Sam Heughan as her leading manitoba In October 2015, the first episode of the fantasy adventure drama series, Supergirl with Benoist in the lead role of Kara Zor-El aired on Columbia Broadcasting System. She and Glee co-star Darren Criss appeared with Josh Duhamel in the opening of the 2013 Kids" Choice Awards.
She is scheduled to appear as a presenter in the 42nd People"s Choice Awards, set to air January 6, 2016 on Columbia Broadcasting System. She was also selected as an ambassador for Coca Cola"s new product, P10 300 ml Coke Mismo.
In June 2013, they were flown to Manila, Philippines to endorse the product by visiting different malls and meeting with fans.