Laura Benanti
Acting
Born: July 15, 1979 (age 47) · New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
Supergirl
2015
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
No Hard Feelings
2023
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Elementary
2012
Take the Lead
2006
The Good Wife
2009
Mayor of Kingstown
2021
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
Worth
2021
Kinda Pregnant
2025
Gossip Girl
2021
Photos (2)
Movies (18)
No Hard Feelings
Allison Becker
Tangled: Before Ever After
Lady Caine (voice)
tick, tick... BOOM!
Judy
Here Today
Francine
Take the Lead
Tina
Kinda Pregnant
Daisy's Mom
Goodrich
Naomi
Worth
Karen Donato
Everything's Going to Be Great
Tallulah Bankhead
Meskada
Allison Connor
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Sophia
She Loves Me
Amalia
The Sound of Music Live!
Baroness Elsa Schrader
Falling for Grace
Alexandra
The Shade
Renee Beckman
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Melania Trump
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
2020
TV Shows (26)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Maria Grazie · 9 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Melania Trump · 9 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Juror 11 · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Renata Ellard · 2 eps
Elementary
Anne Barker · 1 eps
Supergirl
Alura Zor-El / Astra · 7 eps
Supergirl
Alura Zor-El · 3 eps
Elsbeth
Nadine Clay · 4 eps
Mayor of Kingstown
Cindy Stephens · 10 eps
The Gilded Age
Susan Blane · 3 eps
Nurse Jackie
Mia · 7 eps
Royal Pains
Shelby Shackelford · 8 eps
Younger
Quinn Tyler · 18 eps
The $100,000 Pyramid
1 eps
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Lady Caine (voice) · 1 eps
Gossip Girl
Kiki Hope · 22 eps
Eli Stone
Beth Keller · 5 eps
Life on Mars
Denise Carling · 1 eps
Go On
Lauren Schneider · 22 eps
The Detour
Edie · 11 eps
Ziwe
Jane · 1 eps
Ziwe
Fake Ziwe · 1 eps
Ziwe
1 eps
Slugfest
Louise Simonson · 10 eps
The Playboy Club
Bunny Carol-Lynne · 3 eps
Starved
Billie Frasier · 7 eps
Self / Appearances (16)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 3 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Beat Bobby Flay
Self · 1 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self · 2 eps
Stars in the House
Self - Host · 1 eps
Match Game
Self - Panelist · 1 eps
Would I Lie to You?
Self · 1 eps
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
Self - Host
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Self (pre-recorded video)
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
Self
