Sasha Calle

Sasha beat out more than 400 other actresses who auditioned for the Supergirl role.

Representation in the entertainment industry really matters, and I'm super honored, honestly (to be the first Latina Supergirl). There was a moment when we were shooting, when Andy was like, "Hey, come over here and watch this scene on the playback monitor." And I go over and I see her (Supergirl), and she's in her full glory. And suddenly, I got really emotional. Because I'm looking at that, and I'm like, "Wow, I wish I would have had this when I was little." It meant a lot to me. I turned into child Sasha watching this person (on the screen). So it's really important. And I'm really happy and really thankful to DC and Warner Brothers for doing this now. It's so cool that we're doing this, and, ya know, it's about time.