Actress Laura Benanti Has a Million Dollar Net Worth

Image credit: getty images By Joe Frank April 06 2023

She participated in numerous high school and community performances, such as Evita, Follies, and Into the Woods.

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When she was 16 years old, she earned a Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Award for her performance as Hello, Dollytitle !'s character.

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She was a Broadway star in The Sound of Music and was nominated for a Tony Award for Swing Outstanding!'s Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical.

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With the Into the Woods Broadway production in 2002, she garnered yet another Tony nomination.

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She appeared in The Wedding Singer and Nine on Broadway. She then took the stage in Gypsy and earned a Tony.

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In 2005, she made her television debut as Billie Frasier in the show Starved. Benanti made her acting debut in the film Take the Lead in 2006.

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In 2008 and 2011, she played the lead in the television series Eli Stone. She played Lauren Schneider in the TV series Go On from 2012 to 2013.

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She played Shelby Shackleford in the 2013 television series Royal Pains and Mia in the 2014 television series Nurse Jackie.

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She has portrayed Maria Grazie, a recurrent character, in the television series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 2011.

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She had the lead role in The Sound of Music Live! on NBC in 2013. Prior to her marriage to Chris Barron of the Spin Doctors, Laura was wed to actor Steven Pasquale.

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