Laura Ilene Benanti (born July 15, 1979) is an American actress and a singer. She played Louise in the 2008 Broadway revival of Gypsy, winning the Tony Award, and appeared in the stage musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown in 2010, winning the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She played Baroness Elsa Schräder in the 2013 NBC television production of The Sound of Music Live! and in 2015 began playing twin sisters Alura and Astra in the TV series Supergirl.

 

AOL Build Speaker Series, NYC, Jun 3 '16

 

Drama Desk Awards, NYC, Jun 5 '16

 

Tony Awards, NYC, Jun 12 '16

 

''The Boys In The Band'' 50th Anniversary celebration, NYC, May 30 '18

 

73rd Annual Tony Awards, NYC, Jun 9 '19