![Laura Benanti](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/meoraoVzlCExK6RUFX2GqVNv0vw.jpg)
Laura Benanti
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 14.24 |
Birthday | 1979-07-15 |
Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Also Known As | Laura Ilene Benanti, Лаура Бенанті, |
![Take the Lead](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vkGSs0eeOOISEe9jddBZnRSkn46.jpg)
2006
![Take the Lead](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/vkGSs0eeOOISEe9jddBZnRSkn46.jpg)
Take the Lead
6.9/672
A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students'...
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Take the Lead
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2010
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Meskada
5.025/24
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![Sondheim! The Birthday Concert](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/cXaTd0EgDD6vnOFjkI7wKsNcFGJ.jpg)
2010
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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
8/5
Join us for a rousing celebration of the life and works of one of Broadway's greatest legends — the one and only Stephen Sondheim. For the master com...
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![The Sound of Music Live!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wEuX82vFWTzN4zHs5U20mv4pjj5.jpg)
2013
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The Sound of Music Live!
6.3/46
The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the...
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2006
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Falling for Grace
5.2/25
Grace is a Chinese American who longs to be a part of New York's high society. At a socialite event, she is mistaken for a Hong Kong heiress and meets...
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![She Loves Me](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ae49zxmGC06bNkWKLnfqZ1KeVsR.jpg)
2016
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She Loves Me
7.688/8
Amalia and Georg work together at a modest Hungarian perfumerie, and have disliked each other from the very beginning. He thinks she's stuck up, and s...
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2016
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Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale
6.7/3
Late night host Stephen Colbert leads a live 2016 election night special of anything-goes political satire and social commentary. Featuring real-time...
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2017
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Tangled: Before Ever After
6.8/362
Rapunzel grapples with the responsibilities of being a princess and the overprotective ways of her father. While she wholeheartedly loves Eugene, Rapu...
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![Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wqYyriRHdJkRamKscooeuadfKZY.jpg)
2005
![Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wqYyriRHdJkRamKscooeuadfKZY.jpg)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2/4
Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great m...
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2021
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Worth
6.7/307
Kenneth Feinberg, a powerful D.C. lawyer appointed Special Master of the 9/11 Fund, fights off the cynicism, bureaucracy, and politics associated with...
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![Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5r4zjhzdOIWP2B2yPrJaL5WKphH.jpg)
2020
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Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
7.6/8
To celebrate the 90th birthday of Broadway songwriting great Stephen Sondheim, an A-list group of performers sing songs of inspiration from his songbo...
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![Here Today](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xp64qD0V9SRE3jU6sEtQufAzYRk.jpg)
2021
![Here Today](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xp64qD0V9SRE3jU6sEtQufAzYRk.jpg)
Here Today
7.1/131
Veteran comedy writer Charlie Berns, who is slowly but surely losing his grip on reality, befriends a talented young New York street singer Emma Payge...
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![Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nFbZ5kLLJ8DwHbYBfOe8AHO6x1.jpg)
2020
![Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/nFbZ5kLLJ8DwHbYBfOe8AHO6x1.jpg)
Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
0/0
Streamed live from New York’s Shubert Virtual Studios, the show will feature a mix of Broadway show tunes, pop songs, and personal stories from Laura’...
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Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side
![Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/5bDDWUUtYToJFArnbzc1uROqoSW.jpg)
2020
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Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020
6/1
Inspired by the viral success of Tony-winner Laura Benanti's #sunshinesongs, this feel-good docu-special spotlights a talented group of high school se...
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![Russian Broadway Shut Down](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/imOIumI1Hnbq6JhdZa9v1YbpX9B.jpg)
2014
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Russian Broadway Shut Down
0/0
Citing homosexual propaganda law, Russian government outlaws theatrical performances ; Russian Broadway community responds.
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2021
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7.665/1992
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
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![Reopening: The Broadway Revival](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8qElBbUmyZPcKfnozQwo07mSPPA.jpg)
2022
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Reopening: The Broadway Revival
0/0
Go behind the scenes of Broadway as shows reunite, rehearse and re-stage for their long-awaited reopening nights while the theater industry learns how...
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![No Hard Feelings](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4K7gQjD19CDEPd7A9KZwr2D9Nco.jpg)
2023
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No Hard Feelings
6.82/2771
On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their...
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2023
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The Shade
0/0
Following the loss of his father, a grieving twenty-year-old struggles to hold his family together as an unspeakable darkness plagues his older brothe...
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2017
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She Loves Me: Behind the Curtain
0/0
Step into Maraczek's and tour behind-the-scenes of She Loves Me, including interviews with the cast, crew, and production team. Laura Benanti, Gavin C...
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Goodrich
0/0
Set in contemporary LA during the holidays, the film tells the story of art dealer Andy Goodrich (Keaton), a man whose life is upended when his younge...
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![Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
2022
![Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime](https://movieunlimited.net/assets/no-poster.png)
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
0/0
A one woman show written and performed by Kayla Capone Kasper where she auditions for the role of a lifetime, Laura Benanti.
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