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Laura Benanti

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Laura Benanti
Produced by the team at Duplass Brothers Productions, a wildly experimental new series from an eclectic group of celebrated indie filmmakers who’ve re-edited and re-scored footage from public domain films and overdubbed them with performances of contemporary actors to tell new, wholly original stories. The varied voiceover cast includes Fred Armisen, Alison Brie, Nicole Byer, Colman Domingo, Chloe Fineman, Jake Johnson, Chris Meloni, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Christina Ricci, Dan Stevens, Lorraine Toussaint & more. All episodes now available on SHOWTIME.
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Tony® Award-winner and five-time Tony® Award nominee Laura Benanti is a highly celebrated stage and screen actress. Benanti can most recently be seen in Amy Schumer's Life & Beth (2022), which premiered on Hulu on March 18. The series follows Beth (Schumer) whose life changes forever following a sudden incident when she is forced to engage with her past. Through flashbacks to her teen self, Beth starts to learn how she became who she is and who she wants to become. We'll go on her journey towards building a bigger, bolder and more authentic life. Learning to express herself and living in an intentional way. A trip down memory lane is a strong source of trauma, comedy and moving forward. Benanti stars as Beth's mother and plays a pivotal role in Beth's life and who she is today.

She can currently be seen in HBO Max's Gossip Girl (2021) reboot and in Netflix's Worth (2020) starring opposite Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci and Amy Ryan, for which she's received significant praise, with Deadline hailing her performance as "awards-worthy." Based on true events, Worth is a moving reminder of the power of empathy and the value of human connection, with Benanti's character at the crux. Additionally, Benanti reprised her role in the final season of the hit TV series Younger (2015) which premiered April 2021, starred opposite Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish in the comedy film Here Today (2021) which was released May 2021, and appeared in Lin-Manuel Miranda's awards-favorite, tick, tick... BOOM! (2021), the adaptation of the autobiographical Off-Broadway show written by Jonathan Larson (Rent).

Benanti's other credits include appearing as a guest star on the Showtime series Cinema Toast (2021) created by Jeff Baena and produced by the Duplass Brothers as well as the highly anticipated variety show ZIWE (2021) featuring comedian Ziwe Fumudoh. Additionally, Benanti created and executive produced the HBO Max special, Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020 (2020), co-authored a children's board book M is for MAMA (and also Merlot): A Modern Mom's ABC's, co-written with Metropolitan Opera Star Kate Mangiameli and released a self-titled studio album for Sony Music Masterworks. The album is comprised of contemporary covers, jazz influenced torch songs and comedic takes on beloved favorites.
BornJuly 15, 1979
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Jay Larson, Laura Benanti, Mandy Schmieder, and Violet Young in Life & Beth (2022)
Judy Gold, Laura Benanti, and Violet Young in Life & Beth (2022)
Jay Larson and Laura Benanti in Life & Beth (2022)
Michael Rapaport, Laura Benanti, Violet Young, and Lily Fisher in Life & Beth (2022)
Michael Rapaport, Laura Benanti, Violet Young, and Lily Fisher in Life & Beth (2022)

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Amy Schumer in Life & Beth (2022)
Life & Beth
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  • Jane
Gossip Girl (2021)
Gossip Girl
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TV Series
  • Katherine 'Kiki' Hope
Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, and Amy Ryan in Worth (2020)
Worth
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  • Karen Donato
  • 2020
Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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  • Melania Trump

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  • No Hard Feelings
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  • The Shade
    • Post-production
  • Christine Baranski and Carrie Coon in The Gilded Age (2022)
    The Gilded Age
  • Gossip Girl (2021)
    Gossip Girl
  • Amy Schumer in Inside Amy Schumer (2013)
    Inside Amy Schumer
  • Amy Schumer in Life & Beth (2022)
    Life & Beth
  • Tomorrow (2021)
    Tomorrow
  • Andrew Garfield in tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
    tick, tick... BOOM!
  • Ziwe in ZIWE (2021)
    ZIWE
  • Younger (2015)
    Younger
  • Cinema Toast (2021)
    Cinema Toast
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  • Here Today (2021)
    Here Today
  • Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  • The Pack Podcast (2020)
    The Pack Podcast
  • Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors (2020)
    Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors
  • At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017)
    At Home with Amy Sedaris
  • Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, and Amy Ryan in Worth (2020)
    Worth

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  • Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020 (2020)
    Homeschool Musical: Class of 2020

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'Worth' Cast Reflects on Where They Were During 9/11
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Falling for Grace
Go On: A Ring And A Miss
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Go On: A Ring And A Miss
Go On: Comeback Player Of The Year
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Go On: Comeback Player Of The Year
Go On: Matchup Problems
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Go On: Gooooaaaallll Doll!
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Go On: Go For The Gold Watch
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Go On: Go For The Gold Watch
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    • July 15, 1979
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • November 15, 2015 - present (2 children)
    • Martin Vidnovic
  • Other works
    Stage: Played "Cinderella" in "Into the Woods", a musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine (April 2002, Broadhurst Theater, New York City, New York, USA).
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    Can be heard in the role of Jennie Brinker, the hero's money-hungry wife, in the studio cast recording of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Allegro".
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    [on Melissa Benoist] She is so talented and so smart and so funny and so kind and so down to earth and I just cannot say enough good things about her. I really, really love her. And I'm excited for little girls and young women to look up to her because she is a true role model.

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