Laura Benanti
Known For
Acting
Born
1979-07-15 in New York City, New York, USA
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Maria Grazie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Melania Trump
The Good Wife
as Renata Ellard
Elementary
as Anne Barker
Supergirl
as Alura Zor-El / Astra
Supergirl
as Alura Zor-El
Mayor of Kingstown
as Cindy Stephens
Younger
as Quinn Tyler
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
Beat Bobby Flay
as Self
The Gilded Age
as Susan Blane
Elsbeth
as Nadine Clay
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
as Lady Caine (voice)
Royal Pains
as Shelby Shackelford
Stars in the House
as Self
Stars in the House
as Self - Host
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
Eli Stone
as Beth Keller
Gossip Girl
as Kiki Hope
No Hard Feelings
as Allison Becker