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If we had an audience to play to, the performance would have gotten too big. Sizing our performances to the camera was an important journey for me at least.

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Laura Benanti
Age: 45
Born: 1979
Born: July 15
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
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Stage Actor
New York City
New York
Laura Ilene Benanti
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