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
Self
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
Tina
Take the Lead
Judy
tick, tick... BOOM!
Allison Connor
Meskada
Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Naomi
Goodrich
Self
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Baroness Elsa Schrader
The Sound of Music Live!
Self (pre-recorded video)
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Allison Becker
No Hard Feelings
Renee Beckman
The Shade
Alexandra
Falling for Grace
Amalia
She Loves Me
Melania Trump
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Tallulah Bankhead
Everything's Going to Be Great
Lady Caine (voice)
Tangled: Before Ever After
Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Karen Donato
Worth
Francine
Here Today
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
Self - Host
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
Sophia
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Daisy's Mom
Kinda Pregnant
The Ditch
Lucille Frank
Parade in Concert
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
25
Gender
Female
Birthday
1979-07-15
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Laura Ilene Benanti