Laura Benanti

With her brown hair, blue eyes, and slim 5'8" frame, Laura Benanti commands attention both on stage and on screen. The American actress and musician was born in New York, New York, and has been active in the entertainment industry since 1998, starting her career at around 18 years old. Over 28 years, she has built a remarkable resume, earning five Tony Award nominations and winning the 2008 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Louise in the Broadway revival of Gypsy.

Benanti's career spans theater, television, and film. She appeared in the Broadway musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown in 2010, for which she won both the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics Circle Award. On television, she played Elsa Schräder in the 2013 NBC production of The Sound of Music Live!, and from 2015 she began portraying twin sisters Alura and Astra in the TV series Supergirl. From 2017 to 2019, she starred 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.

With a height of 5'8" and a weight of 128 lbs, she maintains a slim physique, with measurements of 34-24-35 and a natural 34C bra cup. Her real, natural breasts are evident, and she has pierced ears. On Instagram, she has a following of 324k as of March 2026. Benanti's body type is slim, and her ethnicity is Caucasian. She is straight and identifies as female.