Laura Benanti
Laura Benanti
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
Actor
as Tallulah Bankhead
as Naomi
as Renee Beckman
as Nadine Clay
as Allison Becker
as Self (pre-recorded video)
as Self
as Self
as Susan Blane
as Judy
as Karen Donato
as Francine
as Louise Simonson
as Kiki Hope
as Jane
as Fake Ziwe
as Self - Host
as Self - Performer
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self - Guest
as Self
as Lady Caine (voice)
as Melania Trump
as Amalia
as Self - Panelist
as Edie
as Alura Zor-El / Astra
as Alura Zor-El
as Quinn Tyler
as Baroness Elsa Schrader
as Anne Barker
as Lauren Schneider
as Bunny Carol-Lynne
as Self
as Allison Connor
as Renata Ellard
as Denise Carling
as Alexandra
as Tina
as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
as Billie Frasier
as Maria Grazie
as Self - Nominee
as Self - Winner
as Self - Performer
Producer
as Producer