Melissa Benoist on Good Will Hunting and Her Supergirl Costume | Screen Tests | W Magazine

In this Screen Tests interview, Supergirl actress Melissa Benoist opens up Cold Mountain, having a crush on Gene Kelly, Good Will Hunting, Joni Mitchell, and Justice League. The big-budget "Supergirl," which first premiered on CBS but is moving to the CW for its upcoming second season, is a smart, feminist translation of the DC universe onto the small screen. And its caped star, Melissa Benoist, is a welcome piece of unexpected casting, having come from the song-and-dance school of "Glee." What was the first thing you auditioned for? I think the first thing I ever auditioned for was my aunt's church production of Alice in Wonderland. And she did give me a part. She was a good aunt, and I played the Ace of Spades and the Bread and Butterfly. This was in Aurora, Colorado, and I missed two of my entrances. [Laughs] I was four. Did you get the acting bug? Oh, yeah. I had the bug before that, I think. I would put on productions for my family. Oh, really? You wrote them? Yeah, or it was just me dancing to Bon Jovi for all my stuffed animals. "Dead or Alive." [Laughs] My family would videotape me secretly. Because I would be shy and stop if I saw them with a camera. Was there a moment you told your parents you wanted to be an actress? No, I don’t think there was any particular moment. I think they always knew. And I'm pretty sure it was grandpa who told my mom, "That girls needs to be on the stage." I think they could all just see how much I loved it. I wanted t