Laura Benanti

Laura Ilene Benanti is an American actress and singer. She played Louise in the 2008 Broadway revival of Gypsy, winning the year's Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Benanti then 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!

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · S14, E1

Lost Reputation

The squad is left reeling from the fallout after Captain Cragen wakes up with a dead escort - a potential witness in a case - in his bed. Tensions run high in the precinct as the detectives contend with the investigation of Cragen, as well as the arrival of a tough new captain.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · S15, E8

Military Justice

A military officer who was gang raped refuses to cooperate with the special victims unit for fear of damage to her reputation. Amaro asks his ex to help dig up information on the case.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · S15, E23

Thought Criminal

While taking an active approach to catching sex offenders, the team discovers a chat room and targets a photographer with a secret life whose fantasies may have crossed into reality.

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