Cara DeLizia
OccupationActress
Years active1989–2012
Spouses
  • Robert Chambers (m. 2004–06)
Nick Rich
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(m. 2009)​
Children3

Cara DeLizia is an American former actress. She is best known for her role as Fiona "Fi" Phillips in the Disney Channel Original Series So Weird. She is the younger sister of Melissa DeLizia, and the youngest daughter of James DeLizia and Sherry DeLizia.

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 WB's Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher. 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 co-starred in You're Invited to Mary-Kate and Ashley's Sleepover Party, starring former Full House stars Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen.

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.

In December 2009, she married Nick Rich.[1]

As of 2012, DeLizia has retired from acting and voice acting.

Her father is a consultant.[2]

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
1995 You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's Sleepover Party Herself Direct-to-video
1995 Under the Gun Daughter Uncredited
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
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"
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
  2. ↑ "James DeLizia".
  3. ↑ Josef Adalian (April 6, 2006). "'Nice Guy' halted at ABC". Variety. Retrieved May 28, 2017.
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