Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti

Acting
Born 1979-07-15New 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.

Movies (26)

No Hard Feelings
6.7

No Hard Feelings

2023Movie6.7
Tangled: Before Ever After
6.8

Tangled: Before Ever After

2017Movie6.8
tick, tick... BOOM!
7.6

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021Movie7.6
Take the Lead
6.9

Take the Lead

2006Movie6.9
Here Today
6.9

Here Today

2021Movie6.9
Goodrich
6.5

Goodrich

2024Movie6.5
Worth
6.7

Worth

2021Movie6.7
Kinda Pregnant
5.6

Kinda Pregnant

2025Movie5.6
Everything's Going to Be Great
6.0

Everything's Going to Be Great

2025Movie6.0
The Sound of Music Live!
6.3

The Sound of Music Live!

2013Movie6.3
Untitled Dan Perlman Project

Untitled Dan Perlman Project

Movie
The Ditch

The Ditch

Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005Movie7.2
Falling for Grace
5.2

Falling for Grace

2006Movie5.2
Reopening: The Broadway Revival

Reopening: The Broadway Revival

2022Movie
Meskada
4.6

Meskada

2010Movie4.6
A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway

A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway

Movie
Russian Broadway Shut Down

Russian Broadway Shut Down

2014Movie
She Loves Me
7.7

She Loves Me

2016Movie7.7
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
8.0

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

2010Movie8.0
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
6.0

Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020

2020Movie6.0
The Shade
4.9

The Shade

2024Movie4.9
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
5.2

Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale

2016Movie5.2
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime

Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime

2022Movie
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain

She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain

2017Movie
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side

Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side

2020Movie

TV Shows (29)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
The Good Wife
7.6

The Good Wife

2009Series7.6
Elementary
7.6

Elementary

2012Series7.6
Supergirl
7.3

Supergirl

2015Series7.3
Mayor of Kingstown
8.0

Mayor of Kingstown

2021Series8.0
Elsbeth
6.7

Elsbeth

2024Series6.7
Beat Bobby Flay
6.2

Beat Bobby Flay

2013Series6.2
Nurse Jackie
7.1

Nurse Jackie

2009Series7.1
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
The Gilded Age
7.7

The Gilded Age

2022Series7.7
Tamron Hall
4.5

Tamron Hall

2019Series4.5
Younger
6.9

Younger

2015Series6.9
Royal Pains
6.8

Royal Pains

2009Series6.8
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
7.4

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

2017Series7.4
Stars in the House

Stars in the House

2020Series
Match Game
6.4

Match Game

2016Series6.4
The $100,000 Pyramid
7.0

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016Series7.0
Eli Stone
6.7

Eli Stone

2008Series6.7
Gossip Girl
7.3

Gossip Girl

2021Series7.3
Life on Mars
6.4

Life on Mars

2008Series6.4
Go On
6.5

Go On

2012Series6.5
The Detour
7.1

The Detour

2016Series7.1
Slugfest
5.8

Slugfest

2021Series5.8
Ziwe
6.2

Ziwe

2021Series6.2
Would I Lie to You?
4.0

Would I Lie to You?

2022Series4.0
Shut Up Evan
5.5

Shut Up Evan

2026Series5.5
The Playboy Club
5.3

The Playboy Club

2011Series5.3
Starved
4.7

Starved

2005Series4.7