Cara DeLizia
Cara DeLizia | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1989–2012 |
Spouses |
Nick Rich (m. 2009) |
Children | 3 |
Cara DeLizia is an American former actress. She is best known for her role as Fiona "Fi" Phillips in the
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
So Weird
In her breakout role on So Weird, DeLizia played Fiona "Fi" Phillips, an adolescent girl obsessed with the paranormal. She left the show after the first two seasons and was replaced by Alexz Johnson. To that point, the show had been "darker" for a Disney show in the vein of The X-Files, but when DeLizia departed, the show took on a lighter tone for the remainder of its run.
Later work
DeLizia's other major role was as Marcy Kendall on the FOX drama Boston Public, where she played the assistant to Chi McBride's Principal Harper.
She voiced Z, a minor character introduced in the spinoff Rugrats series, All Grown Up. In 2002, DeLizia co-starred in Anna's Dream alongside former Caitlin's Way star Lindsay Felton.
Personal life
DeLizia became engaged to Robert Chambers in 2001. The couple married in 2004 and lived in Burbank, California. In 2006, the couple divorced.[citation needed]
In December 2009, she married Nick Rich.[1]
As of 2012, DeLizia has retired from acting and voice acting.[citation needed]
Her father is a consultant.[2]
Filmography
Movies
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Sleepover Party
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Herself | Direct-to-video |
1995 | Under the Gun | Daughter | Uncredited[citation needed] |
1997 | Crayola Kids Adventures: Tales of Gulliver's Travels | Cara – Queen of the Big Enders | Direct-to-video |
Crayola Kids Adventures: The Trojan Horse | Atheniea | ||
2011 | Rogue | Kit | |
2012 | Homecoming | Young Bobby | Voice role |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Literary Visions | Actor | Television documentary |
1996–1997 | Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher | Sarah | Main role, 22 episodes |
1997 | Don King: Only in America | Teen Girl #1 | Television movie |
1999 | 7th Heaven | Glenda | Episode: "Sometimes That's Just the Way It Is" |
Mad About You | Teenage Mabel Buchman | Episode: "The Final Frontier: Part 2" | |
1999–2000 | So Weird | Fiona 'Fi' Phillips | Lead role (seasons 1 & 2); guest role (season 3) |
2000 | ER | Andrea Parks | Episode: "Be Patient" |
2001 | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | Baru / Monkey | Voice role; television movie |
Close to Home | Alison | Television movie | |
NYPD Blue | Joanna | Episode: "Writing Wrongs" | |
The West Wing | Winifred Hooper | Episode: " The Stackhouse Filibuster "
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Go Fish | Lisa | Episodes: "Go Student Council", "Go Wrestling" | |
Strong Medicine | Felicity Farber | Episode: "Rebirth" | |
The Nightmare Room | Vanessa | Episode: "The Howler" | |
Just Shoot Me! | Randy | Episode: "Maya Judging Amy" | |
2002 | As Told by Ginger | Laetitia Bowans | Voice role; episode: "New Girl in Town" |
Anna's Dream | Elizabeth "Beth" Morgan | Television movie | |
2002–2003 | Boston Public | Marcie Kendall | Recurring role, 15 episodes |
2003 | Twins | N/A | Television movie |
2003–2004 | All Grown Up! | Z | Voice role; episodes: "Bad Kimi", "It's Cupid, Stupid" |
2004 | Still Life | Willa | 2 episodes; never-aired television series |
JAG | Midshipman Emma Green | Episode: "One Big Boat" | |
Love's Enduring Promise | Annie Walker | Television movie | |
2006 | Mr. Nice Guy | Max | Unsold television pilot[3] |
Ghost Whisperer | Libby Grant | Episode: "Dead Man's Ridge" | |
2007 | Close to Home | Kaitlin Howard | Episode: "Hoosier Hold Em" |
References
- ^ [1] Archived January 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "James DeLizia".
- ^ Josef Adalian (April 6, 2006). "'Nice Guy' halted at ABC". Variety. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
External links
- Cara DeLizia at IMDb