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  • BIRTH 15/07/1979
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 18
  • MOVIES 16

Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti (born July 15, 1979) is an American actress and singer.

Over the course of her Broadway career, she has received five Tony Award nominations. She played Louise in the 2008 Broadway revival of Gypsy, winning the 2008 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. In 2016 she starred in She Loves Me as Amalia Balash, which was televised.

She played Elsa Schräder in the 2013 NBC television production of The Sound of Music Live!, appeared as Sadie Stone in Nashville in 2014 and 2015 and that same year began playing twin sisters Alura and Astra in the TV series Supergirl. Beginning in 2017, Benanti appeared as Edie Randall in the TBS comedy The Detour. Since 2016, she has had a recurring role as First Lady Melania Trump on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Laura Benanti

Shows (18)

Elsbeth
Elsbeth
Nadine Clay
Supergirl
Supergirl
Alura Zor-El / Alura Zor-El / Astra
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Maria Grazie
Elementary
Elementary
Anne Barker
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age
Susan Blane
Gossip Girl (2021)
Gossip Girl (2021)
Katherine 'Kiki' Hope / Kiki Hope
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
Renata Ellard
Younger
Younger
Quinn Tyler
Go On
Go On
Lauren Schneider
The Detour
The Detour
Edie
Life on Mars (US)
Life on Mars (US)
Denise Carling
The Playboy Club
The Playboy Club
Bunny Carol-Lynne
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Would I Lie to You? (US)
Would I Lie to You? (US)
Self
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee / Self - Winner
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Ziwe
Ziwe
Fake Ziwe / Jane
Slugfest
Slugfest
Louise Simonson

Movies (16)

Kinda Pregnant
Kinda Pregnant
Daisy's Mom
No Hard Feelings
No Hard Feelings
Allison Becker
Goodrich
Goodrich
Naomi
tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!
Judy
Worth
Worth
Karen Donato
Take the Lead
Take the Lead
Tina
Tangled: Before Ever After
Tangled: Before Ever After
Lady Caine (voice)
The Shade
The Shade
Renee Beckman
Here Today
Here Today
Francine
Falling for Grace
Falling for Grace
Alexandra
The Sound of Music Live!
The Sound of Music Live!
Baroness Elsa Schrader
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
She Loves Me
She Loves Me
Amalia
Meskada
Meskada
Allison Connor
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th…
Self - Performer