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.
★6.7
MOVIE2023
No Hard Feelings
as Allison Becker
★5.6
MOVIE2025
Kinda Pregnant
as Daisy's Mom
★7.6
MOVIE2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Judy
★6.9
MOVIE2006
Take the Lead
as Tina
★6.8
MOVIE2017
Tangled: Before Ever After
as Lady Caine (voice)
★6.4
MOVIE2024
Goodrich
as Naomi
★7.0
MOVIE2021
Here Today
as Francine
★6.7
MOVIE2021
Worth
as Karen Donato
★4.6
MOVIE2010
Meskada
as Allison Connor
★5.9
MOVIE2025
Everything's Going to Be Great
as Tallulah Bankhead
★5.2
MOVIE2006
Falling for Grace
as Alexandra
MOVIETBA
The Ditch
★8.0
MOVIE2010
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE2013
The Sound of Music Live!
as Baroness Elsa Schrader
★7.2
MOVIE2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
★7.7
MOVIE2016
She Loves Me
as Amalia
MOVIE2014
Russian Broadway Shut Down
as Sophia
MOVIETBA
A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway
as Self
★4.9
MOVIE2024
The Shade
as Renee Beckman
★5.2
MOVIE2016
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
as Melania Trump
MOVIE2022
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2020
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
as Self - Host
MOVIE2022
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
as Self (pre-recorded video)
MOVIE2017
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
as Self
MOVIE2020