Supergirl is headed to the DCEU: 10 actresses who can play her

SAN DIEGO, CA – JULY 19: In this handout photo provided by WBTV, “Banshee” star Lili Simmons is at the Warner Bros. booth during Comic-Con 2013 on July 19, 2013 in San Diego, California.(Photo by Michael Yaris/WBTV via Getty Images)

8. Lili Simmons 

Lili Simmons is an up and coming actress who starred in TV shows. She’ll play Lila in the upcoming Purge series and she’s appeared in Ray Donavan as Natalie James.

However, the True Detective actress showed how talented of an actress she was as Rebecca on the Cinemax action drama, Banshee. Rebecca’s transformation began with her as a wild and troubled Amish girl who was ostracized by her family. She’d become a Farley grittier kick ass drug dealer. Simmons brings a fresh face to the DCEU and she could hold her own in action scenes. Nevertheless, at 25 she’d play a more mature version of a teenage Kara while she’s still keeping the somewhat rebellious nature that exists within her.  

7. Nicola Peltz 

Nicola Peltz’s name will sound familiar to fans of Avatar  Last Airbender.  She portrayed Katara in the live-action adaption to the hit animated series in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Last Airbender. Despite the terrible reviews, Peltz showed that she was an actress to watch out for. She went on to star in another animated franchise live-action movie, Transformers Age Of Extension as Tessa Yeager. Again, Peltz did a solid job as a supporting actress.

Despite that Peltz overcame unwarranted objectification and proved she could hold her own in an action movie. As Supergirl, Peltz could finally get her big break. And we think she’d own the role as a teenage hero looking to find her place in a world where Superman already exist.