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.
Acted in 39
2020s
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
Ziwe
Jane, Fake Ziwe · 1 episode
- 2020
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
Movie
2010s
- 2017
- 2016
Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Melania Trump
She Loves Me
Amalia
- 2015
- 2014
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Sophia
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
The Playboy Club
Bunny Carol-Lynne · 3 episodes
- 2010
Meskada
Allison Connor
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
- 2006
Falling for Grace
Alexandra
- 2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
Starved
Billie Frasier · 7 episodes
Produced 1
Appearances14
2020s
- 2026
- 2022
Would I Lie to You?
Self · 1 episode
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Self (pre-recorded video)
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
- 2020
2010s
- 2019
- 2017
She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
Self
- 2016
- 2013
- 2010
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
No release date
A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway
Self