Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti

Acting
Born 1979-07-15 New York City, New York, USA 55 credits Tony Awards 1

Awards

Won 1 Tony Award

Tony Awards 1 won · 1 nominated

  • 2016 Best Actress in a Musical Nominated
  • — Best Featured Actress in a Musical Won

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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.
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Filmography
Acting 51 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 79% · Maria Grazie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 70% · Melania Trump, Self - Guest, Juror 11
Elementary
Elementary
2012 · 80% · Anne Barker
Elsbeth
Elsbeth
2024 · 69% · Nadine Clay
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
2009 · 84% · Renata Ellard
Supergirl
Supergirl
2015 · 65% · Alura Zor-El / Astra, Alura Zor-El
Mayor of Kingstown
Mayor of Kingstown
2021 · 77% · Cindy Stephens
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Performer, Self - Winner, Self - Nominee
Beat Bobby Flay
Beat Bobby Flay
2013 · 64% · Self
Younger
Younger
2015 · 77% · Quinn Tyler
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie
2009 · 78% · Mia
Royal Pains
Royal Pains
2009 · 74% · Shelby Shackelford
The Gilded Age
The Gilded Age
2022 · 77% · Susan Blane
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017 · 78% · Lady Caine (voice)
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
2020 · Self, Self - Host
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl
2021 · ★ 7.3 · Kiki Hope
No Hard Feelings
No Hard Feelings
2023 · 63% · Allison Becker
Match Game
Match Game
2016 · Self - Panelist
Eli Stone
Eli Stone
2008 · 75% · Beth Keller
Kinda Pregnant
Kinda Pregnant
2025 · 40% · Daisy's Mom
Life on Mars
Life on Mars
2008 · ★ 6.4 · Denise Carling
Go On
Go On
2012 · ★ 6.5 · Lauren Schneider
The Detour
The Detour
2016 · 78% · Edie
tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · 76% · Judy
Take the Lead
Take the Lead
2006 · 63% · Tina
Slugfest
Slugfest
2021 · Louise Simonson
Ziwe
Ziwe
2021 · Jane, Fake Ziwe
Tangled: Before Ever After
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017 · 68% · Lady Caine (voice)
Here Today
Here Today
2021 · 62% · Francine
The Playboy Club
The Playboy Club
2011 · ★ 5.2 · Bunny Carol-Lynne
Would I Lie to You?
Would I Lie to You?
2022 · Self
Shut Up Evan
Shut Up Evan
2026 · Self - Guest
Goodrich
Goodrich
2024 · 64% · Naomi
Worth
Worth
2021 · 66% · Karen Donato
Starved
Starved
2005 · Billie Frasier
Everything's Going to Be Great
Everything's Going to Be Great
2025 · 57% · Tallulah Bankhead
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
Meskada
Meskada
2010 · Allison Connor
She Loves Me
She Loves Me
2016 · Amalia
The Sound of Music Live!
The Sound of Music Live!
2013 · ★ 6.3 · Baroness Elsa Schrader
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014 · Sophia
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010 · Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022 · Self
The Shade
The Shade
2024 · 55% · Renee Beckman
Falling for Grace
Falling for Grace
2006 · Alexandra
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
2020 · 59% · Producer, Self - Host
A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway
A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway
· Self
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
2016 · Melania Trump
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
2017 · Self
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
2022 · Self (pre-recorded video)
Other credits 4 credits
The $100,000 Pyramid
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
The Ditch
The Ditch
 Untitled Dan Perlman Project
Untitled Dan Perlman Project
 Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
2020
Producing 1 credit
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
2020 · 59% · Producer, Self - Host
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