Supergirl

Supergirl, whose real name is Kara Zor-El, is a fictional teenage superhero featured in comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino and first appeared in the third feature in Action Comics #252 in May of 1959 in a story titled, "The Supergirl from Krypton". In addition to headlining several of her own comic-book titles, as well as being a supporting character in the Superman stable of comics, Supergirl also made her big-screen debut in 1984 in the feature film Supergirl, where she was played by actress Helen Slater. She also appeared in the 1996 program, Superman: The Animated Series in the 27th episode of season two, "Little Girl Lost", where she was voiced by actress Nicholle Tom. Supergirl made her live-action small screen debut in 2007 when she appeared on the "Bizarro" episode of Smallville. She made fifteen appearances in the series in total.

In 2015, Supergirl received her very own live-action television series. The series was produced by Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, and began airing on Monday evenings on CBS on October 28th. The series starred former Glee actress Melissa Benoist in the role of Kara Danvers, aka the eponymous Supergirl. The show also featured Necessary Roughness actor Mehcad Brooks as a veteran photojournalist named James (not Jimmy) Olsen, as well as Chyler Leigh as Kara's foster sister, Alex Danvers, Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott, David Harewood as Hank Henshaw and Ally McBeal herself, Calista Flockhart as uber-bitch Cat Grant.