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Laura Benanti

1979-07-15 (45 years old) in New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies

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Goodrich
57 %|Oct 17, 2024
Drama, Comedy
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The Shade
40 %|Sep 20, 2024
Drama, Horror, Thriller
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No Hard Feelings
67.82 %|Jun 15, 2023
Comedy, Romance
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tick, tick... BOOM!
76 %|Nov 11, 2021
Drama, Music
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Worth
67 %|Jul 21, 2021
History, Drama
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Here Today
70.58 %|May 7, 2021
Comedy, Drama
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Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
60 %|Dec 17, 2020
Music, Documentary
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She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
0 %|Oct 19, 2017
Documentary
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Tangled: Before Ever After
68 %|Mar 10, 2017
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
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She Loves Me
77 %|Jun 30, 2016
Romance, Music, Comedy
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The Sound of Music Live!
63 %|Dec 5, 2013
TV Movie, Drama, Family, Music
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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
80 %|Nov 16, 2010
Music
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Meskada
48 %|Oct 3, 2010
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Falling for Grace
52 %|Mar 31, 2006
Comedy, Romance
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Take the Lead
69.06 %|Mar 17, 2006
Drama, Comedy, Music

Series

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Elsbeth
73.11 %|Feb 29, 2024
Crime, Drama, Comedy
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Would I Lie to You?
40 %|Apr 9, 2022
Comedy
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The Gilded Age
79.02 %|Jan 24, 2022
Drama
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Slugfest
63 %|Dec 24, 2021
Documentary
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Gossip Girl
74 %|Jul 8, 2021
Drama, Mystery
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Ziwe
57 %|May 9, 2021
Comedy, Talk
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Ziwe
57 %|May 9, 2021
Comedy, Talk
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Ziwe
57 %|May 9, 2021
Comedy, Talk
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Stars in the House
0 %|Mar 16, 2020
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Stars in the House
0 %|Mar 16, 2020
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Tamron Hall
51 %|Sep 9, 2019
Talk
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The $100,000 Pyramid
73 %|Jun 27, 2016
Reality, Talk
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Match Game
60 %|Jun 26, 2016
Reality, Comedy
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The Detour
71 %|Apr 11, 2016
Comedy, Talk
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Supergirl
73.12 %|Oct 26, 2015
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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Supergirl
73.12 %|Oct 26, 2015
Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
66 %|Sep 8, 2015
Comedy, Talk
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Younger
68.06 %|Mar 31, 2015
Drama, Comedy
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Elementary
76.05000000000001 %|Sep 27, 2012
Drama, Mystery, Crime
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Go On
64.49 %|Aug 8, 2012
Comedy, Drama
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The Playboy Club
56 %|Sep 19, 2011
Drama
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The Good Wife
76 %|Sep 22, 2009
Drama
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Life on Mars
65 %|Oct 9, 2008
Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Eli Stone
67.5 %|Jan 31, 2008
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama
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Starved
43 %|Aug 4, 2005
Comedy, Drama
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
79 %|Sep 20, 1999
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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Tony Awards
50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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Tony Awards
50 %|Apr 1, 1956
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Tony Awards
50 %|Apr 1, 1956