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.
1999 • TV
2015 • TV
2015 • TV
2012 • TV
2023 • Movie
2021 • Movie
as Allison Becker
as Karen Donato
as Allison Connor
as Judy
as Daisy's Mom
as Tallulah Bankhead
as Lady Caine (voice)
as Tina
as Naomi
as Francine
as Baroness Elsa Schrader
as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
as Amalia
as Renee Beckman
as Alexandra
as Lucille Frank
as Self
as Sophia
as Self
Producer
as Maria Grazie
9 episodes
as Melania Trump
6 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Anne Barker
1 episodes
as Cindy Stephens
10 episodes
as Renata Ellard
2 episodes
as Alura Zor-El / Astra
7 episodes
as Alura Zor-El
3 episodes
as Quinn Tyler
18 episodes
as Self - Guest
1 episodes
as Nadine Clay
3 episodes
as Susan Blane
3 episodes
as Shelby Shackelford
8 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Self
2 episodes
as Self - Host
1 episodes
as Self - Panelist
1 episodes
as Kiki Hope
22 episodes
as Lady Caine (voice)
1 episodes
1 episodes
