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Francesca Capaldi
Birth Name:Francesca Angelucci Capaldi
Birth Date:8 June 2004
Birth Place:La Jolla, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2011–present
Height:5 ft 0 in[1]

Francesca Angelucci Capaldi (born June 8, 2004)[2] is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Chloe James in the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog (2012–2015) and Nellie Chambers in the Brat web series Crown Lake (2019–2020).[3]

Capaldi also appeared in The Peanuts Movie (2015), (2017), and two episodes of How I Met Your Mother (2012).

Life and career

Capaldi was born in La Jolla, California to Anthony and Gina (née Angelucci) Capaldi, both of Italian descent.[4] [5] She resides in Carlsbad, California with her parents.[6] Despite Francesca's choice to act, her parents, Gina Capaldi and Anthony Capaldi, wanted her to feel like a normal child. She began acting with small roles in the Disney Channel Original Series A.N.T. Farm and in the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother, as a 7-year-old Lily, who is played as an adult by Alyson Hannigan. In addition, Capaldi was featured in the pilot for The Goodwin Games. Capaldi also stars in Corbin Bernsen's independent film 3 Day Test and in Dog with a Blog on Disney Channel, her series regular debut. She started her voicing career as the voice of the Little Red-Haired Girl in the 2015 film The Peanuts Movie.[7]

In 2019, Capaldi starred in the web series Crown Lake on Brat TV as Nellie Chambers, a girl who is targeted by an unknown person at a boarding school in 1994. She reprised the role in 2020 in a second season of Crown Lake.[8] In 2022, it was announced that the third season of Crown Lake would be set in present day and that Capaldi would be departing from the show.[9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Small BusinessHaskins
3 Day TestJessie Taylor[10]
2015The Dog Who Saved SummerKara Bannister[11]
The Peanuts MovieLittle Red-Haired Girl and Frieda (voices)Credited as Francesca Angelucci Capaldi[12]
2017Alex BragovCredited as Francesca Angelucci Capaldi[13]
2024Last Night at Terrace LanesKennedy

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011A.N.T. FarmOrphan
  • Episode: "Santa's Little Helpers"
  • Nominated for a Young Artist Award, "Best Guest Starring Performance in a TV Series"
[14]
2012How I Met Your MotherYoung Lily Aldrin2 episodes
2012–2015Dog with a BlogChloe JamesMain role; 69 episodes
2013The Goodwin GamesPiper GoodwinEpisode: "Unaired Pilot"
2015JessieMadelineEpisode: "What a Steal"
2016Mack & MoxyTrooper FrancescaEpisode: "Feeding Rainbow"
2016–2017Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace PetsSnowpaws4 episodes[15]
2017Gwen's World of WeirdJaney Beth Walker
2019–2020Crown LakeNellie ChambersMain role, seasons 1 and 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emily Skinner & Francesca Capaldi – Girl Talk . Acast . February 7, 2020 . 2021-01-18.
  2. 1137434137957195776. J14Magazine. Happy birthday @ImTheFrancescaC! We're celebrating by taking a look back at her iconic red carpet looks!. J-14 Magazine.
  3. Web site: Nelson . Dan . October 2, 2012 . All Access: Disney's 'Dog with a Blog' . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121030052841/http://kids.aol.com/2012/10/02/all-access-disneys-dog-with-a-blog/ . October 30, 2012 . May 19, 2022 . AOL Kids.
  4. Talorico, Patricia. "Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Their Family are Fans of Actress with Delaware Connections." The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), May 31, 2014, pp. F1–2.
  5. Talorico, Patricia. " 'Peanuts' Star Has Delaware Connections." The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), November 6, 2015, pp. 1–2D.
  6. Kragen, Pam. "10-yr-old Disney star's normal Carlsbad life." The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 5, 2015.
  7. Katz, Leslie. "'Peanuts' Movie Brings Charlie Brown to a New Generation." The San Francisco Examiner, November 3, 2015.
  8. Web site: Crown Lake. 2021-11-29. Brat TV. en-US. November 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211129034624/https://www.brat.com/crown-lake. dead.
  9. Web site: Parul Bhilwara . February 27, 2022 . Crown Lake Season 3: Everything You Need to Know . May 23, 2022 . The Real Mango.
  10. Web site: Carter . Brooke . January 23, 2018 . Francesca Capaldi Snapchat Username & Snapcode . May 23, 2022 . Gazette Review . In 2012, she made her big-screen debut in the movie, 3 Day Test..
  11. Web site: Rolfe . Donna . The Dog Who Saved Summer . May 23, 2022 . The Dove Foundation.
  12. Twentieth Century Fox . THE PEANUTS MOVIE Cast Announced . Business Wire . November 27, 2014 . November 27, 2014.
  13. Web site: Thompson . Luke Y. . May 23, 2017 . Blu-ray Review: 'Max 2' Is An Unusually Goofy Sequel That's Fine For Kids . May 23, 2022 . Forbes.
  14. Web site: 33rd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404162133/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms33.html . April 4, 2012 . December 10, 2012 . Young Artist Awards.
  15. Web site: Major Throwback'Dog With a Blog' Cast: What G Hannelius, Francesca Capaldi and More Are Doing Now . www.j-14.com. October 12, 2023 .