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Laura Benanti

Laura Benanti

Actor, also producer · Born July 15, 1979 (47) · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 15, 1979 (47)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 16% in 30 days

What are Laura Benanti's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
27%
Bonds
27%
Society
21%
Morality
9%
Survival
8%
Ideas
6%
Power
3%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 3

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 9 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Shadow
1 of 5
Hero
1 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Herald
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
8
Joyful
5
Warm
6
Contemplative
5
Melancholic
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Laura Benanti's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Laura Benanti's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

44 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Everything's Going to Be Great(2025)

    as Tallulah Bankhead

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Kinda Pregnant(2025)

    as Daisy's Mom

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Goodrich(2024)

    as Naomi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Shade(2023)

    as Renee Beckman

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Elsbeth(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nadine Clay

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • No Hard Feelings(2023)

    as Allison Becker

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Gilded Age(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Susan Blane

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Life & Beth(2022)

    Show as Jane

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Slugfest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Louise Simonson

  • Mayor of Kingstown(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Cindy Stephens

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • tick, tick... BOOM!(2021)

    as Judy

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Worth(2020)

    as Karen Donato

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Gossip Girl(2021)

    Show 22 episodes · as Kiki Hope

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Ziwe(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Fake Ziwe · as Jane

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Here Today(2021)

    as Francine

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020(2020)

    Producer · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Laura Benanti: Live From the West Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Caine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Tangled: Before Ever After(2017)

    as Lady Caine (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Stephen Colbert's Live Election Night Democracy's Series Finale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Melania Trump

  • She Loves Me(2016)

    as Amalia

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The $100,000 Pyramid(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • The Detour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 11 episodes · as Edie

  • Supergirl(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as Alura Zor-El · as Alura Zor-El / Astra

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)

    Show 9 episodes · as Juror 11 · as Melania Trump · as Self - Guest

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Younger(2015)

    Show 18 episodes · as Quinn Tyler

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Russian Broadway Shut Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sophia

  • The Sound of Music Live!(2013)

    as Baroness Elsa Schrader

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Anne Barker

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Go On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 22 episodes · as Lauren Schneider

  • The Playboy Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bunny Carol-Lynne

  • Meskada(2010)

    as Allison Connor

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Renata Ellard

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Nurse Jackie(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mia

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Royal Pains(2009)

    Show 8 episodes · as Shelby Shackelford

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Life on Mars(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Denise Carling

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Eli Stone(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Beth Keller

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Falling for Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Alexandra

  • Take the Lead(2006)

    as Tina

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

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

  • Starved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 7 episodes · as Billie Frasier

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 9 episodes · as Maria Grazie

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Ditch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Untitled Dan Perlman Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 41 of them dated from 1999 to 2025; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

No Hard Feelings (2023)

$87M worldwide

Highest rated

She Loves Me (2016)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

Film career

19992025

Peak 2022 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 43: 42 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thProducing1 of 43: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s15 · acting2020s16 · 15 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
0621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Laura Benanti's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor, producer

Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020 (2020)

94th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

She Loves Me (2016)

Midcredits 99th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Laura Benanti's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 5 · minimalMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles6–66 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles38–65 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Laura Benanti work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laura Benanti's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jane Krakowski shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers