DCU’s New Supergirl Actor Breaks A 40-Year-Old DC Movie Record

Milly Alcock, the new Supergirl of James Gunn’s DC Universe, has broken a major DC movie record. At the start of January, news broke that CODA‘s Emilia Jones, House of the Dragon‘s Alcock, and DC Tomorrowverse Supergirl voice actress Meg Donnelly would screen test for the role of Kara Zor-El in the DCU. Later, the race to play the popular DC heroine was reported to have boiled down to Alcock and Donnelly. Now, Alcock has been cast as the DCU’s Supergirl.

Alcock will reportedly play a role in Superman: 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 news. The actress thanked the DCU creative head for casting her, with Gunn revealing that Alcock was the first name he thought of to play the DCU’s Supergirl, having seen her in House of the Dragon over a year ago. Alcock’s casting 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 version of Supergirl breaks an interesting record, with the actress being the shortest to portray Kara Zor-El over the DC character’s 40-year live-action history. Before Alcock was cast as the Girl of Steel, multiple talented actresses brought 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 list comparing the Supergirl actresses’ heights below:

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

While Alcock has broken the DC record as the shortest actress to play Supergirl, that does not mean that the star will stand at the bottom of the list when the overall DC. Other actresses playing major DC characters rank lower than the new Supergirl star in that item. Rachel Brosnahan, Superman: Legacy‘s Lois Lane, stands at 5’3”, while the DCUs Hawkgirl actress Isabela Merced, who will also appear in the Superman reboot movie, is only 5’1”.

Check out the heights of Superman: Legacy‘s confirmed stars below:

Alcock’s reported DCU movie debut, Superman: Legacy, is also responsible for breaking height records for DC. David Corenswet matches Christopher Reeve as the tallest actor to have played the Man of Steel at 6’4″. The DCU’s Lois Lane actress is the shortest to give life to the famous reporter, with Brosnahan’s 5’3” paling in comparison to Margot Kidder’s 5’8″, with Kidder being the tallest Lois. While Alcock is the shortest Supergirl actress in live-action, she ranks above a few DCU stars in that regard.