Today we’ll talk about the wonderful actress Laura Benanti. We discuss her career, biography and personal life.
Biography and career start
Laura Benanti is an American singer and actress who was born on July 15, 1979 in New York City, USA. Laura's father and mother are successful Broadway actors. From childhood, the child grew up in a creative setting. Being very young, the girl dreamed of a career in the theater. After the parents divorced, Laura stayed with her mother and moved to New Jersey, where she later took the name of her stepfather Benanti and began to realize her dreams.
When the future actress turned 16 years old, she was invited to play in the local musical "Hello, Dolly." This was Benanti's first debut on stage. Then in 2002, the girl was followed by an invitation from Richards Rogers to play a sketch in the musical Sounds of Music, and a year later Laura Benanti will be nominated for the Tony Award for the musical Swing. For the musical "In the Forest" Benanti will receive a second nomination for the Tony Award and will qualify for the Drama Dresco Award. In 2008, the actress will still win the two above awards.
Filmography
So, in what films did Laura Benanti star? Films in which the actress played between 2005 and 2010:
- Starved - the role of Billy Frasier (seven episodes).
- "Keep the rhythm" is the character of Tina.
- "Everything is crazy about Grace" - Alexander's girlfriend.
- "Eli Stone" - the role of Keller Beth (five episodes).
- Mesquad - Connor Allison.
After several roles on TV, Laura began to be invited to many TV shows for filming for a long time.
The series in which the actress starred from 2011 to 2016:
- Playboy Club - Carol-Lin (seven episodes, regular role).
- “To the Start” - the role of Lauren (twenty two episodes).
- "Dear Doctor" - the character of Shelby Shackelford (eight episodes).
- Law & Order: Special Corps - Maria Grays (nine episodes).
- Jackie's Sister - Mia (seven episodes).
- "Nashville" - the role of Stone Sadie (fifteen episodes).
- “Supergirl” - the role of Zor-El Alura (nine episodes, in the future Laura will receive the Saturn Prize for this role)
In addition to the above paintings, Benanti occasionally appeared in some series as a guest.
Personal life
Laura Benanti was married three times. For the first time, she married Spin Doctors musician and vocalist Chris Barron. The couple lived together for only one year. In 2007, Laura married actor Stephen Pasquale. The couple was married for five years, and in 2013 announced a divorce. At the moment, Laura Benanti is bound by marriage with Patrick Brown. On February 14, 2017, the couple had a daughter, whom they called the double name Ella Rose. To date, the actress turned 37 years old. It is difficult to say about her future career, but let's wish her good luck and more promising roles.