Laura Benanti
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
ActingBirthday
July 15, 1979Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
23Place of birth
New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Laura Ilene Benanti, Лаура Бенанті![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/meoraoVzlCExK6RUFX2GqVNv0vw.jpg)
Cast credits
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Take the Lead
Tina![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/oNmq7mBaj0HkFBb8CsHz0diFnBY.jpg)
Meskada
Allison Connor![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cXaTd0EgDD6vnOFjkI7wKsNcFGJ.jpg)
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wEuX82vFWTzN4zHs5U20mv4pjj5.jpg)
The Sound of Music Live!
Baroness Elsa Schrader![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/y0buOzDTkNAFYKW1ekJlxCtbugo.jpg)
Falling for Grace
Alexandra![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ae49zxmGC06bNkWKLnfqZ1KeVsR.jpg)
She Loves Me
Amalia![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zSyvd7D2FfrvXZCIeJrs5ZdqOf1.jpg)
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Melania Trump![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zj82L9maBSW6CAVZltBoFBSuTk1.jpg)
Tangled: Before Ever After
Lady Caine (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wqYyriRHdJkRamKscooeuadfKZY.jpg)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xMFKTgRRCxfZGmFQVxBsQYAQufo.jpg)
Worth
Karen Donato![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/5r4zjhzdOIWP2B2yPrJaL5WKphH.jpg)
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
Self - Performer![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/xp64qD0V9SRE3jU6sEtQufAzYRk.jpg)
Here Today
Francine![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nFbZ5kLLJ8DwHbYBfOe8AHO6x1.jpg)
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
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Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
Self - Host![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/imOIumI1Hnbq6JhdZa9v1YbpX9B.jpg)
Russian Broadway Shut Down
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tick, tick... BOOM!
Judy![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8qElBbUmyZPcKfnozQwo07mSPPA.jpg)
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
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No Hard Feelings
Allison Becker![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/kFwi0ZJUDHSbTSI5lKxloLTTRkh.jpg)
The Shade
Renee Beckman![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8DJBzSQ51jhXsooiDRYbKRTMrzG.jpg)
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
Self