
Laura Benanti
Acting
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.

Everything's Going to Be Great
Tallulah Bankhead

Kinda Pregnant
Daisy's Mom

Goodrich
Naomi

The Shade
Renee Beckman

No Hard Feelings
Allison Becker

Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Self (pre-recorded video)

Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self

tick, tick... BOOM!
Judy

Worth
Karen Donato

Here Today
Francine

Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
Self - Host

Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side

She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
Self

Tangled: Before Ever After
Lady Caine (voice)

Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Melania Trump

She Loves Me
Amalia

Parade in Concert
Lucille Frank

Russian Broadway Shut Down
Sophia

The Sound of Music Live!
Baroness Elsa Schrader

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self

Meskada
Allison Connor

Falling for Grace
Alexandra

Take the Lead
Tina

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)







