Laura Benanti
Born: 1979-07-15
Place of Birth: New 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.
Known For
No Hard Feelings
Falling for Grace
Worth
Here Today
Everything's Going to Be Great
tick, tick... BOOM!
Kinda Pregnant
Take the Lead
Tangled: Before Ever After
She Loves Me
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
Goodrich
Meskada
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
The Sound of Music Live!
The Shade
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Parade in Concert
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
