Francesca Luisa Reale (born August 23, 1994) is an American actress known best for her roles on the Netflix series ''

Haters Back Off ''Haters Back Off'' is a Netflix original television comedy series based on the YouTube character Miranda Sings created by Colleen Ballinger. Its two seasons were released in October 2016 and 2017, respectively. The "surreal and absurd" series cen ...

'' and '' Stranger Things''.

Early life

Reale was born and grew up in

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and received a BFA in acting at

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. She also studied at the

Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute (originally the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute) is an acting school founded in 1969 by actor, director, and acting teacher Lee Strasberg. The Institute is located in Union Square on East 15th Street, ...

and Stonestreet Studios. She received a 2012 National Youth Arts Award for Outstanding Youth Choreography for "Bordan vi Haller" in ''Winter Dance Concert'', Hamilton Academy of Music.

Career

Reale appeared for two seasons in 2016 and 2017 in the

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original series ''

'', in which she played the supporting role of Emily, Miranda’s sister. In 2016 she also played Gabriella Moretti in the episode "Down the Rabbit Hole" on the television series '' Blue Bloods''. She played the recurring role of Heather, a lifeguard, on

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of '' Stranger Things'', a Netflix original series, where her character is "the centerpiece of a dark mystery." She plays Laura in the 2019 comedy film ''

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''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* Living people American television actresses American people of Italian descent Tisch School of the Arts alumni Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni 1994 births {{US-actor-stub