Known for Acting
Birthday
July 15, 1979
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Elementary

Mayor of Kingstown

The Good Wife

Supergirl

Supergirl

Younger

Tamron Hall

Elsbeth

The Gilded Age

Royal Pains

Beat Bobby Flay

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

Match Game

Gossip Girl

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure

The $100,000 Pyramid