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.
Known for
2025Everything's Going to Be Great
Tallulah Bankhead
2025Kinda Pregnant
Daisy's Mom
2024Goodrich
Naomi
2024The Shade
Renee Beckman
2023No Hard Feelings
Allison Becker
2022Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
2022Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Self (pre-recorded video)
2021tick, tick... BOOM!
Judy
2021Worth
Karen Donato
2021Here Today
Francine
2020Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
2020Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
Self - Host
2017She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
Self
2017Tangled: Before Ever After
Lady Caine (voice)
2016She Loves Me
Amalia
2016Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
Melania Trump
2014Russian Broadway Shut Down
Sophia
2013The Sound of Music Live!
Baroness Elsa Schrader
2010Meskada
Allison Connor
2010Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self
2006Take the Lead
Tina
2006Falling for Grace
Alexandra
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)