Laura Benanti played Alura Zor-El and Astra In-Ze (the Girl of Steel mother and aunt) in the first season of Supergirl and made sporadic appearances in the second as well. Shockingly, The CW has announced today that she's left the series due to scheduling issues but it's not all bad news as a very impressive replacement has been found in Smallville alum Erica Durance. That's right, the former Lois Lane!
"Unfortunately Laura, who Greg and I have worked with for years going back to Eli Stone, was unable to continue in the role due to work commitments in NY," said executive producer Andrew Kreisberg in a statement released today regarding this major casting change. "But we are so blessed that Erica has come aboard to offer her own interpretation of Kara’s mother. We had tremendous success with a former Lois Lane last season with Teri Hatcher. We know Erica will continue the proud tradition of legacy actors joining our shows and creating new and exciting takes on classic DC characters."
A strong noblewoman, Alura sends Kara to Earth to escape Krypton’s destruction. Her wisdom and guidance echoes across space and time, proving invaluable on Kara’s journey toward becoming Supergirl. Fans have been wondering if Durance could make her return to the DC TV Universe and this feels like a perfect fit for the actress. The question now is whether or not Tom Welling will follow!
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