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Laura Benanti

Acting
Known For

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