Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 15, 1979
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Laura Benanti
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Elsbeth | Nadine Clay |
| 2022 | The Gilded Age | Susan Blane |
| 2022 | Would I Lie to You? | Self |
| 2021 | Gossip Girl | Kiki Hope |
| 2021 | Ziwe | Fake Ziwe |
| 2021 | Ziwe | Jane |
| 2021 | Slugfest | Louise Simonson |
| 2021 | Ziwe | |
| 2021 | Mayor of Kingstown | Cindy Stephens |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self |
| 2020 | Stars in the House | Self - Host |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall | Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure | Lady Caine (voice) |
| 2016 | Match Game | Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | The Detour | Edie |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid | |
| 2015 | Supergirl | Alura Zor-El / Astra |
| 2015 | Younger | Quinn Tyler |
| 2015 | Supergirl | Alura Zor-El |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Melania Trump |
| 2013 | Beat Bobby Flay | Self |
| 2012 | Go On | Lauren Schneider |
| 2012 | Elementary | Anne Barker |
| 2011 | The Playboy Club | Bunny Carol-Lynne |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Renata Ellard |
| 2009 | Royal Pains | Shelby Shackelford |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Beth Keller |
| 2008 | Life on Mars | Denise Carling |
| 2005 | Starved | Billie Frasier |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Maria Grazie |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Winner |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer |