Francesca Angelucci Capaldi (born June 8, 2004) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Chloe James on the

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original sitcom ''

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'' (2012–2015) and as Nellie Chambers in the

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web series '' Crown Lake''.(2019–2020). Capaldi has also appeared in ''

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'' (2015), '' Max 2: White House Hero'' (2017), and two episodes of ''

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'' in 2012.

Life and career

Capaldi was born in

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to Anthony and Gina (Angelucci) Capaldi, both of Italian descent. She resides in Carlsbad,

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with her parents. She began acting with small roles in the Disney Channel Original Series ''

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'' and in the CBS comedy ''

'', as a 7-year-old Lily, who is played as an adult by

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. In addition, Capaldi was featured in the pilot for ''

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''. Capaldi also stars in

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's independent film '' 3 Day Test'' and in ''

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'' on Disney Channel, her series regular debut. She started her voicing career as the voice of the

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in the 2015 film ''

''. In 2019, Capaldi starred in the web series '' Crown Lake'' on

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

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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 {{US-tv-actor-2000s-stub