Name | Cara DeLizia |
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Imagesize | 150 |
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Birthname | Cara Elizabeth DeLizia |
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Birthdate | April 10, 1984 |
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Birth place | Silver Spring, Maryland, United States |
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Yearsactive | 1989 - present |
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Spouse | Robert Chambers (2004 - 2006) |
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Cara Elizabeth DeLizia (born April 10, 1984 in
Silver Spring,
Maryland) is an American television actress most known for her portrayal as Fiona "Fi" Phillips alongside
Mackenzie Phillips in the
Disney Original Series So Weird.
Career
Early career
She got her start in acting at the age of 5 doing theater productions. She was later discovered and starred regularly in the
WB's
. Later she had guest spots on
Mad About You,
7th Heaven,
The West Wing (in "
The Stackhouse Filibuster"),
Strong Medicine, and
ER. She has also starred in several TV movies and had minor roles in several motion pictures such as
Sleepless in Seattle and ''
Avalon.
She also starred in some
Mary-Kate Olsen and
Ashley Olsen Productions, such as
Gimme Pizza.
So Weird
It was her role on
So Weird that was her breakout. She starred as
Fiona "Fi" Phillips, a 14-year old girl obsessed with the
paranormal. She traveled around the country on a tour bus with her rockstar mother (Phillips). At various stops along the way Fi would encounter paranormal activity ranging from
aliens, to
ghosts, to
Bigfoot. Fi's interest was driven to find out what had caused her father's death when she was a child. Her investigations culminated in the shows
Season 2 finale. DeLizia left the show in the
Season 3 premiere and was replaced by a young Canadian
Alexz Johnson. To that point, the show had been "darker" for a Disney show in the vein of
The X-Files. However, when DeLizia departed, the show took on a lighter tone for the remainder of its run.
Later work
Her 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 school bad boy, "Z" for three episodes of the Nickelodeon cartoon series All Grown Up!.
DeLizia became engaged to Robert Chambers in 2001. The couple married in 2004 and lived in Burbank, California. In 2006, the couple divorced.
In December 2009, she married Nick Rich.
Filmography
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
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|1992
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Literary Visions
|Actor
|Episode: "Patterns of Action: Plot and Conflict in Drama"
Episode: "The Vision Quest: Myth and Symbolism in Drama"
|-
|1995
|
You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's...
|Cara
|Episode: "Sleepover Party"
|-
|1995
|
Under the Gun
|Daughter (uncredited)
|
|-
|1996-1997
|
|Sarah
|22 episodes
|-
|1997
|
Crayola Kids Adventures: Tales of Gulliver's Travels
|Cara - Queen of the Big Enders
|Video
|-
|1997
|
Crayola Kids Adventures: The Trojan Horse
|Atheniea
|Video
|-
|1997
|
|Teen Girl #1
|TV movie
|-
|1999
|
7th Heaven
|Glenda
|Episode: "
Sometimes That's Just the Way It Is"
|-
|1999
|
Mad About You
|Teenage Mabel Buchman
|Episode: ""
|-
|1999-2001
|
So Weird
|
Fiona 'Fi' Phillips
|39 episodes
|-
|2000
|
ER
|Andrea Parks
|Episode: "
Be Patient"
|-
|2001
|
Close to Home
|Alison
|TV movie
|-
|2001
|
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
|(voice)
|TV movie
|-
|2001
|
NYPD Blue
|Joanna
|Episode: "Writing Wrongs"
|-
|2001
|
The West Wing
|Winifred Hooper
|Episode: "
The Stackhouse Filibuster"
|-
|2001
|
Go Fish
|Lisa
|Episode: "Go Student Council"
Episode: "Go Wrestling"
|-
|2001
|
Strong Medicine
|Felicity Farber
|Episode: "Rebirth"
|-
|2001
|
The Nightmare Room
|Vanessa
|Episode: "
The Howler"
|-
|2001
|
Just Shoot Me!
|Randy
|Episode: ""
|-
|2002
|
As Told by Ginger
|Laetitia Bowans (voice)
|Episode: ""
|-
|2002
|
Anna's Dream
|Beth Morgan
|TV movie
|-
|2002-2003
|
Boston Public
|
Marcie Kendall
|15 episodes
|-
|2003
|
Twins
|
|TV movie
|-
|2003
|
All Grown Up!
|Z (voice)
|Episode: ""
|-
|2004
|
Still Life
|Willa
|Episode: "Disappearances"
Episode: "Gravity"
|-
|2004
|
Love's Enduring Promise
|Annie Walker
|TV movie
|-
|2006
|
Mr. Nice Guy
|Max
|TV series
|-
|2006
|
Ghost Whisperer
|Libby Grant
|Episode: "
Dead Man's Ridge"
|-
|2007
|
Close to Home
|Kaitlin Howard
|Episode: ""
|}
References
External links
Category:1984 births
Category:American child actors
Category:American television actors
Category:Living people
Category:People from Silver Spring, Maryland