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Laura Benanti
Actor, ProducerBorn July 15, 1979 (45 years)
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.
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
| 2025 | Kinda Pregnant · as Daisy's Mom |
| 2024 | Goodrich · as Naomi |
| 2024 | Elsbeth (TV Series) · as Nadine Clay |
| 2023 | The Shade · as Renee Beckman |
| 2023 | No Hard Feelings · as Allison Becker |
| 2022 | Life & Beth (TV Series) · as Jane |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age (TV Series) · as Susan Blane |
| 2021 | Slugfest (TV Series) · as Louise Simonson |
| 2021 | Mayor of Kingstown (TV Series) · as Cindy Stephens |
| 2021 | tick, tick... BOOM! · as Judy |
| 2021 | Gossip Girl (2021) (TV Series) · as Kiki Hope |
| 2021 | Ziwe (TV Series) · as Fake Ziwe |
| 2021 | Here Today · as Francine |
| 2021 | Cinema Toast (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2020 | Worth · as Karen Donato |
| 2020 | Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration · as Performer |
| 2017 | At Home with Amy Sedaris (TV Series) · as Pipper |
| 2017 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (TV Series) · as Lady Caine |
| 2017 | Tangled: Before Ever After · as Lady Caine (voice) |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | She Loves Me · as Amalia |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid (2016) (TV Series) |
| 2016 | The Detour (TV Series) · as Edie |
| 2015 | Supergirl (TV Series) · as Alura Zor-El / Astra |
| 2015 | Younger (TV Series) · as Quinn Tyler |
| 2013 | The Sound of Music Live! · as Baroness Elsa Schrader |
| 2013 | Inside Amy Schumer (TV Series) · as Laura |
| 2013 | It Could Be Worse (TV Series) · as Kendra |
| 2012 | Nashville (2012) (TV Series) · as Sadie Stone |
| 2012 | Elementary (TV Series) · as Anne Barker |
| 2012 | Go On (TV Series) · as Lauren Schneider |
| 2011 | The Playboy Club (TV Series) · as Bunny Carol-Lynne |
| 2010 | Meskada · as Allison Connor |
| 2010 | The Big C (TV Series) · as Gia Sherman |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Renata Ellard |
| 2009 | Nurse Jackie (TV Series) · as Mia |
| 2009 | Royal Pains (TV Series) · as Shelby Shackelford |
| 2008 | Life on Mars (US) (TV Series) · as Denise Carling |
| 2008 | Eli Stone (TV Series) |
| 2006 | Take the Lead · as Tina |
| 2006 | Falling for Grace · as Alexandra |
| 2005 | Starved (TV Series) · as Billie Frasier |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Maria Grazie |
| 1999 | Backstage at 'the Sound of Music' · as Understudy For Maria |