Laura Benanti Cast as Melissa Benoist's 'Supergirl' Mom in CBS Pilot by Elizabeth Wagmeister

“Supergirl” has found her mom in “Nashville’s” Laura Benanti. Benanti has been cast in a major recurring role, as Alura Zor-El, the birth mother of Kara Zor-El (“Glee’s” Melissa Benoist), in CBS’s superhero pilot from Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics character. A strong noblewoman, Alura sends Kara to Earth to escape Krypton's destruction. Her... Read mor…

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