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Francesca Capaldi
Francesca Capaldi
	Capaldi in 2021
Born	Francesca Angelucci Capaldi; June 8, 2004 (age 20); La Jolla, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2011–present
Height	5 ft 0 in (152 cm)

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]

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 (née 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
2024	Stinky Summer	Emily

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	A.N.T. Farm	Orphan	Episode: "Santa's Little Helpers" Nominated for a Young Artist Award, "Best Guest Starring Performance in a TV Series"	^[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]

References

^ Capaldi, Francesca (August 11, 2021). Hocus Pocus 2 - Francesca Capaldi - Slate. Vimeo (video). Retrieved October 12, 2024.
^ J-14 Magazine [@J14Magazine] (June 8, 2019). "Happy birthday @ImTheFrancescaC! We're celebrating by taking a look back at her iconic red carpet looks!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ Nelson, Dan (October 2, 2012). "All Access: Disney's 'Dog with a Blog'". AOL Kids. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
^ Talorico, Patricia. "Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Their Family are Fans of Actress with Delaware Connections." The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), May 31, 2014, pp. F1–2.
^ Talorico, Patricia. " 'Peanuts' Star Has Delaware Connections." The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), November 6, 2015, pp. 1–2D.
^ Kragen, Pam. "10-yr-old Disney star's normal Carlsbad life." The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 5, 2015.
^ Katz, Leslie. "'Peanuts' Movie Brings Charlie Brown to a New Generation." The San Francisco Examiner, November 3, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Crown Lake". Brat TV. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ Parul Bhilwara (February 27, 2022). "Crown Lake Season 3: Everything You Need to Know". The Real Mango. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ Carter, Brooke (January 23, 2018). "Francesca Capaldi Snapchat Username & Snapcode". Gazette Review. Retrieved May 23, 2022. In 2012, she made her big-screen debut in the movie, 3 Day Test.
^ Rolfe, Donna. "The Dog Who Saved Summer". The Dove Foundation. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ Twentieth Century Fox (November 27, 2014). "THE PEANUTS MOVIE Cast Announced" (Press release). Business Wire. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
^ Thompson, Luke Y. (May 23, 2017). "Blu-ray Review: 'Max 2' Is An Unusually Goofy Sequel That's Fine For Kids". Forbes. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
^ "Major Throwback'Dog With a Blog' Cast: What G Hannelius, Francesca Capaldi and More Are Doing Now". www.j-14.com. October 12, 2023.