Laura Benanti

About Laura Benanti

She played Maria Grazie on the TV drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit with Mariska Hargitay. In 2015, she was also cast in the CBS series Supergirl.

Laura Ilene Benanti is an American actress and singer. During her Broadway career, she received 5 Tony Award nominations. She played Louise in the 2008 Broadway rebirth of Gypsy, winning the 2008 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Benanti later appeared in the Broadway musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown in 2010, winning the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Musical. She played the role of Elsa Schräder in the movie The Sound of Music Live! and, in 2015, began playing twin sisters Alura and Astra in the television series Supergirl. Benanti appeared as Edie Randall in the 2017 TBS comedy The Detour until the show was canceled in 2019. Since 2016, she has periodically played the role of First Lady Melania Trump in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

Born	Laura Ilene Vidnovic, July 15, 1979, New York City, New York, U.S.
Years active	1998–present
Children	1
Notable credit(s)	Gypsy, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Occupation	Actress, singer

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Trivia

She won a Tony Award for her role as Louise in the 2008 revival of Gypsy.

Laura Benanti before fame

On an episode of Starved, she made her television debut.

Achievement of Laura Benanti

She was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Louise in the Gypsy revival in 2008.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$1 Million

Laura Benanti family life

From 2005 to 2006, she was married to Chris Barron. In 2007, she married her second husband, Steven Pasquale. She married Patrick Brown in 2015 after they divorced in 2013.

Associations of Laura Benanti

She has a recurring role on Matthew Perry's Go On.

Laura Benanti Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	173 cm
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