8.0
8.0
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self
Laura Benanti
Also known as: Laura Ilene Benanti, Laura Ilene Vidnovic
Acting
Born:July 15, 1979(age 47)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:New York University, Kinnelon High School
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (23 movies)
7.7
7.7
She Loves Me
2016
as Amalia
7.6
7.6
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as Judy
7.2
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
6.9
6.9
Here Today
2021
as Francine
6.9
6.9
Take the Lead
2006
as Tina
6.8
6.8
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017
as Lady Caine (voice)
6.7
6.7
No Hard Feelings
2023
as Allison Becker
6.7
6.7
Worth
2021
as Karen Donato
6.3
6.3
The Sound of Music Live!
2013
as Baroness Elsa Schrader
6.3
6.3
Goodrich
2024
as Naomi
6.3
6.3
Everything's Going to Be Great
2025
as Tallulah Bankhead
6.0
6.0
Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
2020
Producer
5.2
5.2
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
2016
as Melania Trump
5.1
5.1
The Shade
2024
as Renee Beckman
5.1
5.1
Falling for Grace
2006
as Alexandra
4.6
4.6
Meskada
2010
as Allison Connor
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
2020
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
2017
as Self
The Ditch
TBA
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
2022
as Self (pre-recorded video)
Russian Broadway Shut Down
2014
as Sophia
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
as Self
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