(L to R) Milly Alcock as Supergirl and Matthias Schoenaerts as Krem in DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Pictures’ ‘Supergirl’, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Photo by Parisa Taghizadeh. Copyright: © 2026 Warner Bros. Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC

“Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Supergirl!”

Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El, first live-action appearance was in the 1984 movie ‘Supergirl’, played by Helen Slater. The character would go on to be played by Laura Vandervoort in the series ‘Smallville’, before getting her own series in 2015 and being portrayed by Melissa Benoist. The Kryptonian character would return in 2023’s ‘The Flash’ and was played by Sasha Calle.

Now, the character returns to the big screen once again in DC Studio’s ‘Supergirl’, which stars Milly Alcock as the title character and opens in theaters on June 26th.

“Truth. Justice. Whatever.”

Release Date: Jun 26, 2026

Run Time: 1 hr 48 min

Budget: $175,000,000

In honor of the film, Moviefone is counting down every live-action appearance of Supergirl, including films and television series.

NOTE: For this list we are not including cameos, so Alcock’s appearances in ‘Superman’ and ‘Peacemaker’ season 2 or Benoist’s appearances on other Arrowverse shows will not count.

Let’s begin!

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Helen Slater in 1984’s ‘Supergirl’. Photo: Warner Bros.

After losing a powerful orb, Kara (Helen Slater), Superman’s cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.

“Her first great adventure.”

Release Date: Nov 20, 1984

Run Time: 2 hr 4 min

Budget: $35,000,000

(L to R) Laura Vandervoort, Tom Welling, Erica Durance, Michael Rosenbaum, and Kristin Kreuk in ‘Smallville’. Photo: Warner Bros. Television.

The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s  arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s (Tom Welling) final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.

Air Date: October 16th, 2001

(L to R) Ezra Miller as The Flash and Sasha Calle as Kara Zor-El/Supergirl in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure ‘The Flash,’ a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/™ & © DC Comics. Copyright: © 2023 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC.

When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod (Michael Shannon) has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

Release Date: Jun 16, 2023

Run Time: 2 hr 24 min

Budget: $220,000,000

Milly Alcock as Supergirl in DC Studios’ and Warner Bros. Pictures’ ‘Supergirl’, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Copyright: © 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl (Milly Alcock), reluctantly joins forces with an unlikely companion on an epic, interstellar journey of vengeance and justice.

“Truth. Justice. Whatever.”

Release Date: Jun 26, 2026

Run Time: 1 hr 48 min

Budget: $175,000,000

Melissa Benoist in ‘Supergirl’. Photo: Warner Bros.

Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after being sent away from Krypton, must learn to embrace her powers after previously hiding them. The Danvers teach her to be careful with her powers, until she has to reveal them during an unexpected disaster, setting her on her journey of heroism.

“Better. Stronger. Together.”