Laura Benanti

Personal Info

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Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1979-07-15 (46 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Laura Benanti

Biography

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 ...

Acting

2006

2010

As Blood Runs Deep

as Allison Connor

2024

Goodrich

as Naomi

2013

The Sound of Music Live!

as Baroness Elsa Schrader

2022

Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime

as Self (pre-recorded video)

2023

No Hard Feelings

as Allison Becker

2024

The Shade

as Renee Beckman

2006

Falling for Grace

as Alexandra

2016

She Loves Me

as Amalia

2025

Everything's Going to Be Great

as Tallulah Bankhead

2017

Tangled: Before Ever After

as Lady Caine (voice)

2005

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

as Cinderella (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)

2021

Worth

as Karen Donato

2021

Here Today

as Francine

2025

Kinda Pregnant

as Daisy's Mom

Production

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