Acting
Laura Benanti
EN cinema · 26 credits
Born
15 July 1979 (age 47)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Laura Ilene Benanti · لورا بنانتی · Laura Ilene Vidnovic · Laura Vidnovic
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
Filmography
Everything's Going to Be Great
as Tallulah Bankhead
Kinda Pregnant
as Daisy's Mom
Goodrich
as Naomi
The Shade
as Renee Beckman
No Hard Feelings
as Allison Becker
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
as Self (pre-recorded video)
Worth
as Karen Donato
Here Today
as Francine
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
as Self - Host, Producer
Tangled: Before Ever After
as Lady Caine (voice)
She Loves Me
as Amalia
The Sound of Music Live!
as Baroness Elsa Schrader
Meskada
as Allison Connor
Take the Lead
as Tina
Falling for Grace
as Alexandra
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)