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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Good Wife
Elementary
Supergirl
Supergirl
All Movies (25)
- Everything's Going to Be Great2025 · as Tallulah Bankhead
- Kinda Pregnant2025 · as Daisy's Mom
- Goodrich2024 · as Naomi
- The Shade2024 · as Renee Beckman
- No Hard Feelings2023 · as Allison Becker
- Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime2022 · as Self (pre-recorded video)
- Reopening: The Broadway Revival2022 · as Self
- tick, tick... BOOM!2021 · as Judy
- Worth2021 · as Karen Donato
- Here Today2021 · as Francine
- Homeschool Musical: Class of 20202020 · as Self - Host
- Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side2020
- She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain2017 · as Self
- Tangled: Before Ever After2017 · as Lady Caine (voice)
- Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale2016 · as Melania Trump
- She Loves Me2016 · as Amalia
- Russian Broadway Shut Down2014 · as Sophia
- The Sound of Music Live!2013 · as Baroness Elsa Schrader
- Sondheim! The Birthday Concert2010 · as Self
- Meskada2010 · as Allison Connor
- Falling for Grace2006 · as Alexandra
- Take the Lead2006 · as Tina
- Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards2005 · as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
- The Ditch—
- A Backstage Look at "The Wedding Singer" on Broadway— · as Self
All TV Shows (37)
- Shut Up Evan2026 · as Self
- Elsbeth2024 · as Nadine Clay
- Would I Lie to You?2022 · as Self
- The Gilded Age2022 · as Susan Blane
- Slugfest2021 · as Louise Simonson
- Mayor of Kingstown2021 · as Cindy Stephens
- Gossip Girl2021 · as Kiki Hope
- Ziwe2021 · as Fake Ziwe
- Ziwe2021 · as Jane
- Ziwe2021
- Stars in the House2020 · as Self
- Stars in the House2020 · as Self - Host
- Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
- Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure2017 · as Lady Caine (voice)
- The $100,000 Pyramid2016
- Match Game2016 · as Self - Panelist
- The Detour2016 · as Edie
- Supergirl2015 · as Alura Zor-El / Astra
- Supergirl2015 · as Alura Zor-El
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Melania Trump
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Juror 11
- Younger2015 · as Quinn Tyler
- Beat Bobby Flay2013 · as Self
- Elementary2012 · as Anne Barker
- Go On2012 · as Lauren Schneider
- The Playboy Club2011 · as Bunny Carol-Lynne
- The Good Wife2009 · as Renata Ellard
- Nurse Jackie2009 · as Mia
- Royal Pains2009 · as Shelby Shackelford
- Life on Mars2008 · as Denise Carling
- Eli Stone2008 · as Beth Keller
- Starved2005 · as Billie Frasier
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Maria Grazie
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Winner
- Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee