Francesca Capaldi

Francesca Capaldi
Born
Francesca Angelucci Capaldi

(2004-06-08) June 8, 2004 (age 22)
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present
Height5 ft 0 in (152 cm)

Francesca Angelucci Capaldi (born June 8, 2004) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Chloe James in the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog (2012–15) and Nellie Chambers in the Brat web series Crown Lake (2019–20).

Capaldi voiced for The Peanuts Movie (2015), and also appeared in Max 2: White House Hero (2017), and two episodes of How I Met Your Mother (2012).

Life and career

Capaldi was born to Anthony and Gina (née Angelucci) Capaldi, both of Italian descent. She resided in Carlsbad, California with her parents. 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.

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. In 2022, it was announced that the third season of Crown Lake would be set in the present day and that Capaldi would be departing from the show.

Since Crown Lake, Capaldi starred in a few indie low budget movies. In 2024, she was in Last Night at Terrace Lanes as Kennedy, where she played a bisexual teenager hunted by a cult in a bowling alley. Also in 2024, she acted in Stinky Summer as Emily. In 2026, she starred in another indie horror called Dr. Gumball, where she plays Brie who is trying to survive against an evil clown in a hospital. The movie is currently under post production.

Capaldi is an aspiring actress, who wishes to make movies all her life. In a podcast interview with Ken Arnold, she stated she loves thriller and horror genres, and "becoming a scream queen would be an amazing career path". She mentioned she has no limits in acting, and would be open for any project, "even when the job requires extreme physical action and gore".

She currently studies Public Relations and Advertising BA at University of Southern California and temporarily resides in Los Angeles. Apart from her college life, she currently resides with her family in San Diego.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2012 Small Business Haskins
3 Day Test Jessie Taylor
2015 The Dog Who Saved Summer Kara Bannister
The Peanuts Movie Little Red-Haired Girl and Frieda (voices) Credited as Francesca Angelucci Capaldi
2017 Max 2: White House Hero Alex Bragov
2024 Last Night at Terrace Lanes Kennedy
Stinky Summer Emily
2026 Dr. Gumball Brie

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 A.N.T. Farm Orphan Episode: "SANTa's Little Helpers"
2012 How I Met Your Mother Young Lily Aldrin 2 episodes
2012–2015 Dog with a Blog Chloe James Main role
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 (voice) Recurring role (season 2–3)
2017 Gwen's World of Weird Janey Beth Walker
2019–2020 Crown Lake Nellie Chambers Main role (season 1–2)

References

  1. ↑ Capaldi, Francesca (August 11, 2021). Hocus Pocus 2 - Francesca Capaldi - Slate. Vimeo (video). Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ 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)
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  5. ↑ Talorico, Patricia (May 31, 2014). "Hollywood: Francesca stars on Disney's 'Dog with a Blog'". The News Journal. pp. F1–F2. Retrieved April 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Talorico, Patricia. " 'Peanuts' Star Has Delaware Connections." The News Journal (Wilmington, Delaware), November 6, 2015, pp. 1–2D.
  7. 1 2 Kragen, Pam (February 5, 2015). "10-yr-old Disney star's normal Carlsbad life". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
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  9. 1 2 "Crown Lake". Brat TV. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
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  11. ↑ uInterview (September 27, 2024). Francesca Capaldi uBio: How I started in acting!. Retrieved April 30, 2026 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Appletinis the Podcast Season 2 Episode 4 Francesca Capaldi". www.youtube.com. Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  13. ↑ uInterview (September 27, 2024). Francesca Capaldi on her new film 'Stinky Summer'. Retrieved April 30, 2026 – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ Katz, Leslie (November 3, 2015). "'Peanuts Movie' brings Charlie Brown to a new generation". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  15. ↑ 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.
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  17. ↑ Twentieth Century Fox (November 27, 2014). "THE PEANUTS MOVIE Cast Announced" (Press release). Business Wire. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "33rd Annual Young Artist Awards – Nominations / Special Awards". Young Artist Awards. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Major Throwback'Dog With a Blog' Cast: What G Hannelius, Francesca Capaldi and More Are Doing Now". www.j-14.com. October 12, 2023. Archived from the original on August 8, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2023.