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]
Francesca Capaldi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Francesca Angelucci Capaldi June 8, 2004 La Jolla, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Height | 5 ft 0 in (152 cm)[1] |
Capaldi also appeared in The Peanuts Movie (2015), Max 2: White House Hero (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 (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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Small Business | Haskins | ||
| 2012 | 3 Day Test | Jessie Taylor | [10] | |
| 2015 | The Dog Who Saved Summer | Kara Bannister | [11] | |
| 2015 | The Peanuts Movie | Little Red-Haired Girl and Frieda (voices) | Credited as Francesca Angelucci Capaldi | [12] |
| 2017 | Max 2: White House Hero | Alex Bragov | Credited as Francesca Angelucci Capaldi | [13] |
| 2024 | Last Night at Terrace Lanes | Kennedy |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | A.N.T. Farm | Orphan |
| [14] |
| 2012 | How I Met Your Mother | Young Lily Aldrin | 2 episodes | |
| 2012–2015 | Dog with a Blog | Chloe James | Main role; 69 episodes | |
| 2013 | The Goodwin Games | Piper Goodwin | Episode: "Unaired Pilot" | |
| 2015 | Jessie | Madeline | Episode: "What a Steal" | |
| 2016 | Mack & Moxy | Trooper Francesca | Episode: "Feeding Rainbow" | |
| 2016–2017 | Whisker Haven Tales with the Palace Pets | Snowpaws | 4 episodes | [15] |
| 2017 | Gwen's World of Weird | Janey Beth Walker | ||
| 2019–2020 | Crown Lake | Nellie Chambers | Main role, seasons 1 and 2 | [8] |