Francesca Angelucci Capaldi (born June 8, 2004) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Chloe James on the
Disney Channel
Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...
original sitcom ''
Dog With A Blog'' (2012–2015) and as Nellie Chambers in the
Brat TV web series ''
Crown Lake
''Crown Lake'' is an American anthology streaming television series produced and distributed by Brat TV. The series is written by Sara Shepard and produced by Shepard alongside Lilia Buckingham. It first premiered on June 20, 2019, and was renew ...
''.(2019–2020).
Capaldi has also appeared in ''
The Peanuts Movie'' (2015), ''
Max 2: White House Hero'' (2017), and two episodes of ''
How I Met Your Mother
''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his ...
'' in 2012.
Life and career
Capaldi was born in
La Jolla, California
La Jolla ( , ) is a hilly, seaside neighborhood within the city of San Diego, California, United States, occupying of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The population reported in the 2010 census was 46,781.
La Jolla is surrounded on ...
to Anthony and Gina (Angelucci) Capaldi, both of Italian descent. She resides in
Carlsbad
Carlsbad may refer to:
*Carlsbad, California, United States
*Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
*Carlsbad, Texas, United States
*Karlovy Vary
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,
California with her parents. 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
''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005 to March 31, 2014, follows the main character, Ted Mosby, and his ...
'', 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
''3 Day Test'' is a 2012 American comedy film directed and written by Corbin Bernsen and starring George Newbern, Megyn Price, and Bernsen. The film was released on November 6, 2012. The film was retitled in several overseas territories as ''Home & ...
'' 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''.
In 2019, Capaldi starred in the web series ''
Crown Lake
''Crown Lake'' is an American anthology streaming television series produced and distributed by Brat TV. The series is written by Sara Shepard and produced by Shepard alongside Lilia Buckingham. It first premiered on June 20, 2019, and was renew ...
'' on
Brat TV as Nellie Chambers, a girl who suffers from bullying at a boarding school. She reprised the role in 2020 in a second season of ''Crown Lake''.
In 2022, it was announced that the third season of ''Crown Lake'' would be a reboot with a new cast, and Capaldi would be departing from the show.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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2004 births
Living people
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from San Diego
American child actresses
American film actresses
American people of Italian descent
American television actresses
American web series actresses
People from La Jolla, San Diego
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