Laura Benanti
Acting
Born 1979-07-15 · 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.
Known for
No Hard Feelings
2023 · Movie
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Movie
Take the Lead
2006 · Movie
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017 · Movie
Kinda Pregnant
2025 · Movie
Here Today
2021 · Movie
Worth
2021 · Movie
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010 · Movie
Goodrich
2024 · Movie
She Loves Me
2016 · Movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Movie
Everything's Going to Be Great
2025 · Movie
The Sound of Music Live!
2013 · Movie
Meskada
2010 · Movie
The Shade
2024 · Movie
Falling for Grace
2006 · Movie
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
2016 · Movie
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
2020 · Movie
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014 · Movie
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022 · Movie
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
2017 · Movie
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
2022 · Movie
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
2020 · Movie