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Laura Benanti

Acting 46 years old New York City, New York, USA ★ 1.6
Born: July 15, 1979

Biography

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.

External Links

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Maria Grazie 1999
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Renata Ellard 2009
Supergirl
Supergirl Alura Zor-El / Astra 2015
Supergirl
Supergirl Alura Zor-El 2015
Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown Cindy Stephens 2021

Filmography

Acting Credits (59)

Everything's Going to Be Great
Everything's Going to Be Great Tallulah Bankhead 2025
Kinda Pregnant
Kinda Pregnant Daisy's Mom 2025
Goodrich
Goodrich Naomi 2024
The Shade
The Shade Renee Beckman 2024
Elsbeth
Elsbeth Nadine Clay 2024
No Hard Feelings
No Hard Feelings Allison Becker 2023
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You? Self 2022
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime Self (pre-recorded video) 2022
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age Susan Blane 2022
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Reopening: The Broadway Revival Self 2022
Slugfest
Slugfest Louise Simonson 2021
Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown Cindy Stephens 2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM! Judy 2021
Worth
Worth Karen Donato 2021
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl Kiki Hope 2021
Ziwe
Ziwe Jane 2021
Ziwe
Ziwe Fake Ziwe 2021
Ziwe
Ziwe 2021
Here Today
Here Today Francine 2021
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020 Self - Host 2020
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side 2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House Self 2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House Self - Host 2020
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall Self - Guest 2019
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain Self 2017
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure Lady Caine (voice) 2017
Tangled: Before Ever After
Tangled: Before Ever After Lady Caine (voice) 2017
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale Melania Trump 2016
She Loves Me
She Loves Me Amalia 2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
The $100,000 Pyramid 2016
Match Game
Match Game Self - Panelist 2016
The Detour
The Detour Edie 2016
Supergirl
Supergirl Alura Zor-El / Astra 2015
Supergirl
Supergirl Alura Zor-El 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Melania Trump 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Self - Guest 2015
Younger
Younger Quinn Tyler 2015
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Russian Broadway Shut Down Sophia 2014
The Sound of Music Live!
The Sound of Music Live! Baroness Elsa Schrader 2013
Beat Bobby Flay
Beat Bobby Flay Self 2013
Elementary
Elementary Anne Barker 2012
Go On
Go On Lauren Schneider 2012
The Playboy Club
The Playboy Club Bunny Carol-Lynne 2011
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert Self 2010
Meskada
Meskada Allison Connor 2010
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Renata Ellard 2009
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie Mia 2009
Royal Pains
Royal Pains Shelby Shackelford 2009
Life on Mars
Life on Mars Denise Carling 2008
Eli Stone
Eli Stone Beth Keller 2008
Falling for Grace
Falling for Grace Alexandra 2006
Take the Lead
Take the Lead Tina 2006
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage) 2005
Starved
Starved Billie Frasier 2005
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Maria Grazie 1999
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Performer 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Winner 1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards Self - Nominee 1956
The Ditch
The Ditch

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