Laura Benanti

Laura Ilene Benanti (née Vidnovic; born July 13, 1979) is an American actress and singer. Benanti made her Broadway debut as an ensemble member and later Maria von Trapp in the musical revival of The Sound of Music (1998). Benanti went on to win the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical playing Louise in revival of Gypsy (2008). She was Tony-nominated for her roles in Swing! (2000), Into the Woods (2002), Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010), and She Loves Me (2016). Her other notable Broadway roles include in Nine (2003), In the Next Room (2009), Meteor Shower (2017), and My Fair Lady (2018). On television she has had recurring roles as Lauren Bennett on the NBC sitcom Go On (2012–2013), Sadie Stone in the ABC musical drama series Nashville (2014–2015), Alura and Astra in the CBS series Supergirl (2015–2016), Edie Randall in the TBS comedy The Detour (2017–2019), Kiki Hope in the HBO Max revival ()