Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 15, 1979 (age 47)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Laura Ilene Benanti
- لورا بنانتی
- Laura Ilene Vidnovic
- Laura Vidnovic
Laura Benanti
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.
Known For - Movies
No Hard Feelings
as Allison Becker
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Judy
Tangled: Before Ever After
as Lady Caine (voice)
Worth
as Karen Donato
Kinda Pregnant
as Daisy's Mom
Goodrich
as Naomi
Take the Lead
as Tina
Everything's Going to Be Great
as Tallulah Bankhead
Here Today
as Francine
The Sound of Music Live!
as Baroness Elsa Schrader
Known For - TV Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Maria Grazie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Melania Trump
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
The Good Wife
as Renata Ellard
Elementary
as Anne Barker
Supergirl
as Alura Zor-El / Astra
Supergirl
as Alura Zor-El
Younger
as Quinn Tyler
Elsbeth
as Nadine Clay
Mayor of Kingstown
as Cindy Stephens