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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