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Laura Benanti

Acting
Known For

46 Years Old

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.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 15th July 1979

All Credits

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Maria Grazie
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Melania Trump
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Elementary
Anne Barker
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The Good Wife
Renata Ellard
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Mayor of Kingstown
Cindy Stephens
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Younger
Quinn Tyler
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Supergirl
Alura Zor-El
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Supergirl
Alura Zor-El / Astra
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Tony Awards
Self - Performer
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Tony Awards
Self - Winner
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Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
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Elsbeth
Nadine Clay
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The Gilded Age
Susan Blane
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Beat Bobby Flay
Self
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Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
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Royal Pains
Shelby Shackelford
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Stars in the House
Self - Host
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Stars in the House
Self
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No Hard Feelings
Allison Becker
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Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Lady Caine (voice)
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Match Game
Self - Panelist
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Gossip Girl
Kiki Hope
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Eli Stone
Beth Keller
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Worth
Karen Donato
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The $100,000 Pyramid
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Life on Mars
Denise Carling
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Go On
Lauren Schneider
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Would I Lie to You?
Self
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The Detour
Edie
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Slugfest
Louise Simonson
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Ziwe
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Ziwe
Fake Ziwe
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Ziwe
Jane
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Everything's Going to Be Great
Tallulah Bankhead
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tick, tick... BOOM!
Judy
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Take the Lead
Tina
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Kinda Pregnant
Daisy's Mom
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Tangled: Before Ever After
Lady Caine (voice)
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The Ditch
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Goodrich
Naomi
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The Playboy Club
Bunny Carol-Lynne
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She Loves Me
Amalia
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Starved
Billie Frasier
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Here Today
Francine
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Meskada
Allison Connor
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The Sound of Music Live!
Baroness Elsa Schrader
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Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
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Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
Self - Host
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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
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Parade in Concert
Lucille Frank
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The Shade
Renee Beckman
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Falling for Grace
Alexandra
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Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
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Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Melania Trump
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Russian Broadway Shut Down
Sophia
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Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Self (pre-recorded video)
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She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
Self