Cara Elizabeth DeLizia (born April 10, 1984) is a former American actress. She is best known for her role as Fiona "Fi" Phillips in the

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''. She is the younger sister of Melissa DeLizia, and the youngest daughter of James DeLizia and Sherry DeLizia.

Career

Early career

DeLizia got her start in acting at the age of five doing theater productions. She was later discovered and starred regularly in the WB's '' Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher''. Later she had guest spots on ''

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'', '' 7th Heaven'', ''

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'' (in " The Stackhouse Filibuster"), ''

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'', and '' ER''. She has also starred in several

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and had minor roles in several motion pictures such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. She also co-starred in ''You're Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley's Sleepover Party'' starring former ''

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''So Weird''

In her breakout role on ''So Weird'', DeLizia played Fiona "Fi" Phillips, an adolescent girl obsessed with the

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. DeLizia left the show after the first two seasons and was replaced by

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. To that point, the show had been "darker" for a Disney show in the vein of ''

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'' but when DeLizia departed, the show took on a lighter tone for the remainder of its run.

Later work

Her other major role was as Marcy Kendall on the

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'' where she played the assistant to

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's Principal Harper. She voiced Z, a minor character introduced in the spinoff ''

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'' series, '' All Grown Up''. In 2002, Cara co-starred in ''Anna's Dream'' alongside former ''

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. DeLizia became engaged to Robert Chambers in 2001. The couple married in 2004 and lived in

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. In 2006, the couple divorced. As of 2012, Cara has retired from acting and voice acting. Cara's father is a consultant. In December 2009, she married Nick Rich.

Filmography

Movies

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Delizia, Cara 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Maryland American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses Living people People from Silver Spring, Maryland American people of Italian descent 1984 births