
Actor
Laura Benanti
Born 1979 · 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.
Acting

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Maria Grazie · 1999

Supergirl
Alura Zor-El / Astra · 2015

tick, tick... BOOM!
Judy · 2021

Elementary
Anne Barker · 2012

No Hard Feelings
Allison Becker · 2023

Mayor of Kingstown
Cindy Stephens · 2021

The Good Wife
Renata Ellard · 2009

Take the Lead
Tina · 2006

The Gilded Age
Susan Blane · 2022

Gossip Girl
Kiki Hope · 2021

Tangled: Before Ever After
Lady Caine (voice) · 2017

Worth
Karen Donato · 2021

Nurse Jackie
Mia · 2009

Younger
Quinn Tyler · 2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Melania Trump · 2015

Here Today
Francine · 2021

The Detour
Edie · 2016

Royal Pains
Shelby Shackelford · 2009

Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Lady Caine (voice) · 2017

Elsbeth
Nadine Clay · 2024

Kinda Pregnant
Daisy's Mom · 2025

Goodrich
Naomi · 2024

Go On
Lauren Schneider · 2012

Eli Stone
Beth Keller · 2008