Laura Benanti
Acting
Born: 1979-07-15 in 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.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Maria Grazie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Melania Trump
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Juror 11
Elementary
Anne Barker
The Good Wife
Renata Ellard
Supergirl
Alura Zor-El / Astra
Supergirl
Alura Zor-El
Tony Awards
Self - Performer
Tony Awards
Self - Winner
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
Elsbeth
Nadine Clay
Mayor of Kingstown
Cindy Stephens
Beat Bobby Flay
Self
The Gilded Age
Susan Blane
Nurse Jackie
Mia
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Royal Pains
Shelby Shackelford
Younger
Quinn Tyler
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Lady Caine (voice)
Stars in the House
Self
Stars in the House
Self - Host
The $100,000 Pyramid
Gossip Girl
Kiki Hope
No Hard Feelings
Allison Becker
Eli Stone
Beth Keller
Match Game
Self - Panelist
Life on Mars
Denise Carling
The Detour
Edie
Go On
Lauren Schneider
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest
Tangled: Before Ever After
Lady Caine (voice)
Ziwe
Jane
Ziwe
Fake Ziwe
Ziwe
Here Today
Francine
tick, tick... BOOM!
Judy
Take the Lead
Tina
Worth
Karen Donato
Slugfest
Louise Simonson