Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti

Age 46 — born July 15, 1979·New York City, New York, USA

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.

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38Credits18 TV · 20 films
1999–2025Years activefirst to latest
8.0 Highest ratedLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
6.7 Average ratingacross 35 titles

Top TV shows 18best Laura Benanti shows

  1. 1Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitMaria Grazie · 9 eps · 19998.0
  2. 2Mayor of Kingstown posterMayor of KingstownCindy Stephens · 10 eps · 20217.9
  3. 3The Gilded Age posterThe Gilded AgeSusan Blane · 3 eps · 20227.7
  4. 4Eli Stone posterEli StoneBeth Keller · 2008–2009 · Drama7.7
  5. 5The Playboy Club posterThe Playboy ClubCarol-Lynne Cunningham · 2011–2011 · Drama7.7
  6. 6Elementary posterElementaryAnne Barker · 1 ep · 20127.6
  7. 7The Good Wife posterThe Good WifeRenata Ellard · 2 eps · 20097.6
  8. 8Gossip Girl posterGossip GirlKiki Hope · 22 eps · 20217.3
  9. 9Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure posterRapunzel's Tangled AdventureLady Caine (voice) · 1 ep · 20177.3
  10. 10Go On posterGo OnLauren Schneider · 2012–2013 · Comedy7.3
  11. 11Supergirl posterSupergirlAlura Zor-El / Astra · 7 eps · 20157.3
  12. 12Nurse Jackie posterNurse JackieMia · 7 eps · 20097.1
  13. 13Younger posterYoungerQuinn Tyler · 18 eps · 20156.9
  14. 14Elsbeth posterElsbethNadine Clay · 4 eps · 20246.8
  15. 15Royal Pains posterRoyal PainsShelby Shackelford · 8 eps · 20096.7
  16. 16Slugfest posterSlugfestLouise Simonson · 10 eps · 20216.4
  17. 17Life on Mars posterLife on MarsDenise Carling · 1 ep · 20086.4
  18. 18Starved posterStarvedBillie Frasier · 7 eps · 20054.7

Top movies 20best Laura Benanti movies

  1. 1She Loves Me posterShe Loves MeAmalia · 20167.7
  2. 2tick, tick... BOOM! postertick, tick... BOOM!Judy · 20217.6
  3. 3Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards posterBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsCinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage) · 20057.2
  4. 4Here Today posterHere TodayFrancine · 20217.0
  5. 5Take the Lead posterTake the LeadTina · 20066.9
  6. 6Tangled: Before Ever After posterTangled: Before Ever AfterLady Caine (voice) · 20176.8
  7. 7Worth posterWorthKaren Donato · 20216.7
  8. 8No Hard Feelings posterNo Hard FeelingsAllison Becker · 20236.7
  9. 9Goodrich posterGoodrichNaomi · 20246.4
  10. 10The Sound of Music Live! posterThe Sound of Music Live!Baroness Elsa Schrader · 20136.3
  11. 11Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020 posterHomeschool Musical: Class of 2020Producer · 20206.0
  12. 12Everything's Going to Be Great posterEverything's Going to Be GreatTallulah Bankhead · 20255.9
  13. 13Kinda Pregnant posterKinda PregnantDaisy's Mom · 20255.6
  14. 14Falling for Grace posterFalling for GraceAlexandra · 20065.2
  15. 15Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale posterStephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series FinaleMelania Trump · 20165.2
  16. 16The Shade posterThe ShadeRenee Beckman · 20244.9
  17. 17Meskada posterMeskadaAllison Connor · 20104.6
  18. 18Russian Broadway Shut Down posterRussian Broadway Shut DownSophia · 2014
  19. 19The Ditch
  20. 20Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side posterLaura Benanti: Live From the West Side2020

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