
Cast
Laura Benanti
Acting
Cast
Laura Benanti
Known for
Acting
Born
1979-07-15
From
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Laura Ilene Benanti, لورا بنانتی, Laura Ilene Vidnovic
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.

No Hard Feelings
as Allison Becker

Tangled: Before Ever After
as Lady Caine (voice)

Kinda Pregnant
as Daisy's Mom

tick, tick... BOOM!
as Judy

Take the Lead
as Tina

Goodrich
as Naomi

Worth
as Karen Donato

Everything's Going to Be Great
as Tallulah Bankhead

Here Today
as Francine

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)

Meskada
as Allison Connor

The Sound of Music Live!
as Baroness Elsa Schrader

Russian Broadway Shut Down
as Sophia

She Loves Me
as Amalia

Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
as Melania Trump

The Shade
as Renee Beckman

Falling for Grace
as Alexandra

The Ditch

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self

She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
as Self

Reopening: The Broadway Revival
as Self

Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
as Self (pre-recorded video)

Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side

Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
as Self - Host

A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway
as Self