Laura Benanti

Born: 1979-07-15

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.


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No Hard Feelings

as Allison Becker
Released: 2023-06-15

On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy...

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Tangled: Before Ever After

as Lady Caine (voice)
Released: 2017-03-10

Rapunzel grapples with the responsibilities of being a princess and the overprotective ways of...

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as Judy
Released: 2021-11-11

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the...

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Take the Lead

as Tina
Released: 2006-03-17

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and,...

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Here Today

as Francine
Released: 2021-05-07

Veteran comedy writer Charlie Berns, who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality,...

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Worth

as Karen Donato
Released: 2021-07-21

Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off...

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The Sound of Music Live!

as Baroness Elsa Schrader
Released: 2013-12-05

The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on...

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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods")
Released: 2005-08-07

Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey...

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She Loves Me

as Amalia
Released: 2016-06-30

Amalia and Georg work together at a modest Hungarian perfumerie, and have disliked each other...

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Meskada

as Allison Connor
Released: 2010-10-03

Small-town detective Noah Cordin is called to solve a juvenile homicide that occurred during a...

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Falling for Grace

as Alexandra
Released: 2006-03-31

Grace is a Chinese American who longs to be a part of New York's high society. At a socialite...

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Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration

as Self - Performer
Released: 2020-04-26

To celebrate the 90th birthday of Broadway songwriting great Stephen Sondheim, an A-list group...

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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

as Self
Released: 2010-11-16

Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends —...

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Reopening: The Broadway Revival

as uncredited
Released: 2022-01-18

Go behind the scenes of Broadway as shows reunite, rehearse and re-stage for their long-awaited...

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Russian Broadway Shut Down

as uncredited
Released: 2014-01-23

Citing homosexual propaganda law, Russian government outlaws theatrical performances ; Russian...

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The Shade

as Renee Beckman
Released: 2023-10-17

Following the loss of his father, a grieving twenty-year-old struggles to hold his family...

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She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain

as Self
Released: 2017-10-19

Step into Maraczek's and tour behind-the-scenes of She Loves Me, including interviews with the...

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

as Melania Trump
Released: 2016-11-08

Late night host Stephen Colbert leads a live 2016 election night special of anything-goes...

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Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side

as uncredited
Released: 2020-11-14

Streamed live from New York’s Shubert Virtual Studios, the show will feature a mix of Broadway...

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Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020

as Self - Host
Released: 2020-12-17

Inspired by the viral success of Tony-winner Laura Benanti's #sunshinesongs, this feel-good...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Maria Grazie
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self
First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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The Good Wife

as Renata Ellard
First aired: 2009-09-22

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...

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Supergirl

as Alura Zor-El
First aired: 2015-10-26

Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after...

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Supergirl

as Alura Zor-El / Astra
First aired: 2015-10-26

Twenty-four-year-old Kara Zor-El, who was taken in by the Danvers family when she was 13 after...

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Stars in the House

as Self
First aired: 2020-03-16

In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains...

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Stars in the House

as Self - Host
First aired: 2020-03-16

In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains...

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Life on Mars

as Denise Carling
First aired: 2008-10-09

After a car crash, police detective Sam Tyler mysteriously finds himself transported back to...

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The Gilded Age

as Susan Blane
First aired: 2022-01-24

It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a...

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Eli Stone

as uncredited
First aired: 2008-01-31

Many lawyers consider themselves prophets, but Eli Stone may be the real deal. Eli has built a...

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Elementary

as Anne Barker
First aired: 2012-09-27

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases....

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Younger

as Quinn Tyler
First aired: 2015-03-31

Liza Miller, a suddenly single stay-at-home mother, tries to get back into the working world,...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Winner
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Performer
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2019-09-09

Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she...

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Would I Lie to You?

as Self
First aired: 2022-04-09

This American version of the British comedy panel features team captains joined by a stellar...

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Ziwe

as Jane
First aired: 2021-05-09

This variety series from writer, comedian and internet sensation, Ziwe is a no-holds-barred mix...

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Ziwe

as Fake Ziwe
First aired: 2021-05-09

This variety series from writer, comedian and internet sensation, Ziwe is a no-holds-barred mix...

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Ziwe

as uncredited
First aired: 2021-05-09

This variety series from writer, comedian and internet sensation, Ziwe is a no-holds-barred mix...

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Match Game

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2016-06-26

A modern reboot of the classic 70s game show that features two contestants attempting to match...

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The Playboy Club

as Bunny Carol-Lynne
First aired: 2011-09-19

It's the early '60s, and the legendary Playboy Club in Chicago is the door to all your...

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Gossip Girl

as Kiki Hope
First aired: 2021-07-08

Eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New York private school...

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Go On

as Lauren Schneider
First aired: 2012-08-08

Ryan King, a recent widower and sports talk radio host ready to get back to work after the loss...

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The Detour

as Edie
First aired: 2016-04-11

A what-in-the-living-hell-is-wrong-with-this-family comedy created by comic super-couple Jason...

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Slugfest

as Louise Simonson
First aired: 2021-12-24

A chronicle of the growth of comic books as a new American art form exploring the decades-long...

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Starved

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-08-04

Starved is an FX Network television situation comedy that aired for one season of seven episodes...

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