Summary

Milly Alcock , the newSupergirlof James Gunn’sDC Universe , has broken a major DC picture show record . At the first of January , news break thatCODA ’s Emilia Jones , House of the Dragon ’s Alcock , and DC Tomorrowverse Supergirl voice actress Meg Donnelly would test mental test for the role of Kara Zor - El in the DCU . by and by , the race to play the popular DC heroine was report to have boil down to Alcock and Donnelly . Now , Alcock has been cast as the DCU ’s Supergirl .

Alcock will reportedly play a character inSuperman : Legacy ’s story , going from her debut in the DCU ’s first movie to leading her own solo film — Supergirl : Woman of Tomorrow . Alcock and Gunn have since commented on the newsworthiness . The actress give thanks the DCU creative head for casting her , with Gunn revealing that Alcock was the first name he think of to toy the DCU ’s Supergirl , having run into her inHouse of the Dragonover a year ago . Alcock ’s cast is promising for the future of the DCU , and the actress has already started her DC career by breaking a record .

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Milly Alcock Is The Shortest Actress To Play Supergirl In Live-Action DC History

Alcock ’s DCU variant of Supergirl breaks an interesting record , with the actress being the little to portray Kara Zor - El over the DC character ’s 40 - year live - action history . Before Alcock was vomit up as the Girl of Steel , multiple gifted actresses bring in Supergirl to life , with the list including the Arrowverse ’s Melissa Benoist , the DCEU ’s Sasha Calle , Smallville ’s Laura Vandervoort , and original live - action Supergirl Helen Slater . Alcock is 5'5 " , making her the shortest Supergirl actress , while the tallest stars to have played Kara Zor - El are Slater and Benoist , both of whom are 5'8 " .

Check out the listing compare the Supergirl actresses ' stature below :

Supergirl Actress

Nicholas Hoult’s Lex Luthor looking confused in Superman

Height

Helen Slater

5'8 "

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Melissa Benoist

Sasha Calle

5'7 "

Milly Alcock in House of the Dragon with Melissa Benoist and Sasha Calle’s versions of Supergirl at each side

Laura Vandervoort

5'6 "

Milly Alcock

Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow Poster

5'5 "

How Milly Alcock’s Height Compares To The DCU’s Other Confirmed Stars

While Alcock has broken the DC record as the short actress to play Supergirl , that does not mean that the lead will stand at the bottom of the list when the overall DC . Other actresses playing major DC characters rank lower than the new Supergirl mavin in that point . Rachel Brosnahan , Superman : Legacy ’s Lois Lane , stand at 5'3 '' , while the DCUs Hawkgirl actress Isabela Merced , who will also come out in the Superman reboot moving picture , is only 5'1 '' .

go over out the tiptop ofSuperman : Legacy ’s confirm stars below :

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Headshot Of Milly Alcock In The Premiere Of The Series House Of The Dragon

David Corenswet

6'4 "

Nicholas Hoult

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6'3 "

Nathan Fillion

6'2 "

Headshot Of Eve Ridley

Edi Gathegi

6'1 "

Anthony Carrigan

Headshot Of Jason Momoa In The Los Angeles special screening of ‘Common Ground’

5'11 "

Sara Sampaio

5'8″

Supergirl

Skyler Gisondo

María Gabriela De Faría

Rachel Brosnahan

DC Extended Universe

5'3 "

Isabela Merced

5'1 "

Alcock ’s reported DCU movie debut , Superman : Legacy , is also responsible for breaking height records for DC . David Corenswet matches Christopher Reeve as the marvelous actor to have play the Man of Steel at 6'4 " . The DCU ’s Lois Lane actress is the shortest to give living to the far-famed newsperson , with Brosnahan ’s 5'3 '' paling in comparison to Margot Kidder ’s 5'8 " , with Kidder being the tallest Lois . While Alcock is the shortestSupergirlactress in springy - action , she ranks above a few DCU asterisk in that regard .

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