Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born July 15, 1979
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.
TVShut Up Evan
2026
as Self - Guest
MovieEverything's Going to Be Great
2025
as Tallulah Bankhead
MovieKinda Pregnant
2025
as Daisy's Mom
MovieGoodrich
2024
as Naomi
MovieThe Shade
2024
as Renee Beckman
TVElsbeth
2024
as Nadine Clay
MovieNo Hard Feelings
2023
as Allison Becker
TVWould I Lie to You?
2022
as Self
MovieBecoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
2022
as Self (pre-recorded video)
TVThe Gilded Age
2022
as Susan Blane
MovieReopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
as Self
TVSlugfest
2021
as Louise Simonson
TVMayor of Kingstown
2021
as Cindy Stephens
Movietick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as Judy
MovieWorth
2021
as Karen Donato
TVGossip Girl
2021
as Kiki Hope
TVZiwe
2021
as Fake Ziwe
MovieHere Today
2021
as Francine
MovieHomeschool Musical: Class of 2020
2020
as Self - Host
MovieLaura Benanti: Live From the West Side
2020
TVStars in the House
2020
as Self
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
MovieShe Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
2017
as Self
TVRapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as Lady Caine (voice)
MovieTangled: Before Ever After
2017
as Lady Caine (voice)
MovieStephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
2016
as Melania Trump
MovieShe Loves Me
2016
as Amalia
TVThe $100,000 Pyramid
2016
TVMatch Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
TVThe Detour
2016
as Edie
TVSupergirl
2015
as Alura Zor-El / Astra
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Melania Trump
TVYounger
2015
as Quinn Tyler
MovieRussian Broadway Shut Down
2014
as Sophia
MovieThe Sound of Music Live!
2013
as Baroness Elsa Schrader
TVBeat Bobby Flay
2013
as Self
TVElementary
2012
as Anne Barker
TVGo On
2012
as Lauren Schneider
TVThe Playboy Club
2011
as Bunny Carol-Lynne
MovieSondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self
MovieMeskada
2010
as Allison Connor
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Renata Ellard
TVNurse Jackie
2009
as Mia
TVRoyal Pains
2009
as Shelby Shackelford
TVLife on Mars
2008
as Denise Carling
TVEli Stone
2008
as Beth Keller
MovieFalling for Grace
2006
as Alexandra
MovieTake the Lead
2006
as Tina
MovieBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
TVStarved
2005
as Billie Frasier
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Maria Grazie
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Performer
The Ditch
MovieA Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway
as Self
