November 17, 2015: Melissa Benoist Discusses the Legacy of Supergirl

"Supergirl" star Melissa Benoist recently spoke with E! Online about her title on the series and what it means to carry on the legacy of the character. Here's an excerpt:

What have you learned about yourself from playing Kara and Supergirl?

This job is really teaching me things. It's forcing me to confront a lot of my fears in terms of confrontation and what that means and how you exhibit strength and power as a woman, but doing it with grace and kindness. That's mostly what I've learned from Kara. And she's insatiably hopeful and positive, even when things feel hopeless. She always has a silver lining in her mind. She always finds a way. That's part of how heroic she is. I definitely feel like that's inspired me. I don't know if I apply it to my day-to-day life, I don't know if I've really gotten a knack for that yet, but it's definitely inspiring.

I hope you weren't afraid of heights -

No. [Laughs.] That was not a fear of mine, thank goodness.

Helen Slater is your adoptive mom on the show and she's still tied to this role 30 years after she starred in the Supergirl movie. Are you prepared for that? This could be your legacy.

Yeah, I definitely feel that weight and I feel that responsibility, really, because the fans - if it's a success and they like you playing the role that they cover so much, that's amazing. I'm excited about that. I think that's a wonderful thing, to reach people that way. It is cool to be around her and Dean Cain and see how it shaped their lives.

Read the complete interview at Eonline.com.



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