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Laura Benanti
Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti

ActingBorn July 15, 1979 (age 46)New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

2026TV
2025
Everything's Going to Be Great

as Tallulah Bankhead

Movie
2025
Kinda Pregnant

as Daisy's Mom

Movie
2024
Goodrich

as Naomi

Movie
2024
The Shade

as Renee Beckman

Movie
2024
Elsbeth

as Nadine Clay

TV
2023
No Hard Feelings

as Allison Becker

Movie
2022TV
2022
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime

as Self (pre-recorded video)

Movie
2022
The Gilded Age

as Susan Blane

TV
2021
Slugfest

as Louise Simonson

TV
2021
Mayor of Kingstown

as Cindy Stephens

TV
2021Movie
2021
Worth

as Karen Donato

Movie
2021
Gossip Girl

as Kiki Hope

TV
2021
Ziwe

as Jane

TV
2021
Ziwe

as Fake Ziwe

TV
2021TV
2021
Here Today

as Francine

Movie
2020Movie
2020TV
2020
Stars in the House

as Self - Host

TV
2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

TV
2017
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

as Lady Caine (voice)

TV
2017
Tangled: Before Ever After

as Lady Caine (voice)

Movie
2016
She Loves Me

as Amalia

Movie
2016
Match Game

as Self - Panelist

TV
2016
The Detour

as Edie

TV
2015
Supergirl

as Alura Zor-El / Astra

TV
2015
Supergirl

as Alura Zor-El

TV
2015
Younger

as Quinn Tyler

TV
2014Movie
2013
The Sound of Music Live!

as Baroness Elsa Schrader

Movie
2013TV
2012
Elementary

as Anne Barker

TV
2012
Go On

as Lauren Schneider

TV
2011
The Playboy Club

as Bunny Carol-Lynne

TV
2010
Meskada

as Allison Connor

Movie
2009
The Good Wife

as Renata Ellard

TV
2009TV
2009
Royal Pains

as Shelby Shackelford

TV
2008
Life on Mars

as Denise Carling

TV
2008
Eli Stone

as Beth Keller

TV
2006
Falling for Grace

as Alexandra

Movie
2006Movie
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)

Movie
2005
Starved

as Billie Frasier

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

TV
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayJuly 15, 1979
Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Popularity1.8