
Laura Benanti
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1979-07-15 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Laura Ilene Benanti · لورا بنانتی · Laura Ilene Vidnovic · Laura Vidnovic
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
TV Shows (28)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Maria Grazie

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Melania Trump / Self - Guest / Juror 11

The Good Wife
2009
as Renata Ellard

Elementary
2012
as Anne Barker

Supergirl
2015
as Alura Zor-El / Astra

Mayor of Kingstown
2021
as Cindy Stephens

Younger
2015
as Quinn Tyler

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer / Self - Winner / Self - Nominee

Elsbeth
2024
as Nadine Clay

Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest

The Gilded Age
2022
as Susan Blane

Nurse Jackie
2009
as Mia

Beat Bobby Flay
2013
as Self

Royal Pains
2009
as Shelby Shackelford

Stars in the House
2020
as Self / Self - Host

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as Lady Caine (voice)

Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist

The $100,000 Pyramid
2016

Eli Stone
2008
as Beth Keller

Gossip Girl
2021
as Kiki Hope

Life on Mars
2008
as Denise Carling

Go On
2012
as Lauren Schneider

The Detour
2016
as Edie

Slugfest
2021
as Louise Simonson

Ziwe
2021
as Jane / Fake Ziwe

Would I Lie to You?
2022
as Self

The Playboy Club
2011
as Bunny Carol-Lynne

Starved
2005
as Billie Frasier
Movies (24)

No Hard Feelings
2023
as Allison Becker

Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
as Lady Caine (voice)

Kinda Pregnant
2025
as Daisy's Mom

Take the Lead
2006
as Tina

tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as Judy

Goodrich
2024
as Naomi

Worth
2021
as Karen Donato

Everything's Going to Be Great
2025
as Tallulah Bankhead

Here Today
2021
as Francine

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)

The Sound of Music Live!
2013
as Baroness Elsa Schrader

Meskada
2010
as Allison Connor

The Shade
2024
as Renee Beckman

She Loves Me
2016
as Amalia

Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
2016
as Melania Trump

Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
as Sophia

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self

Falling for Grace
2006
as Alexandra

Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
as Self

She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
2017
as Self
The Ditch

Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
2022
as Self (pre-recorded video)

Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
2020

Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
2020
as Self - Host
About Laura Benanti
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 A… With 52 credits spanning from 1956 to 2025, Laura Benanti has appeared in 24 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Laura Benanti Movies
- No Hard Feelings (2023) — as Allison Becker
- Tangled: Before Ever After (2017) — as Lady Caine (voice)
- Kinda Pregnant (2025) — as Daisy's Mom
- Take the Lead (2006) — as Tina
- tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) — as Judy
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