{{short description|American actress}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Francesca Reale | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | pronunciation = | other_names = | siglum = | birth_name = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_date = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | baptised = | disappeared_date = | disappeared_place = | disappeared_status = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | burial_place = | burial_coordinates = | monuments = | education = | alma_mater = New York University (BFA) | occupation = Actress | years_active = | era = | employer = | organization = | agent = | known_for = Stranger Things, Haters Back off | notable_works = | style = | height = 5'4 | television = ''Blue Bloods'', ''Haters Back Off'', ''Stranger Things'', ''Wireless'' | title = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | otherparty = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | family = | callsign = | awards = National Youth Arts Award for Outstanding Youth Choreography 2012 | website = | module = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = }} '''Francesca Reale''' is an American actress known best for her roles on the Netflix series ''Haters Back Off'' and ''Stranger Things''.
==Early life== Reale was born and grew up in Los Angeles and received a BFA in acting at New York University.<ref name=Nguyen>{{cite web |last1=Nguyen |first1=Stacey |date=July 4, 2019 |title=''Stranger Things'': Here's Why Heather the Lifeguard Looks So Familiar |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Who-Plays-Heather-Lifeguard-Stranger-Things-Season-3-46346915 |website=PopSugar |access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref> She also studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute and Stonestreet Studios. She received a 2012 National Youth Arts Award for Outstanding Youth Choreography for "Bordan vi Haller" in ''Winter Dance Concert'', Hamilton Academy of Music.<ref>{{cite web |title=2011–2012 Seventh Annual National Youth Arts Awards! |url=http://www.nationalyouththeatre.com/news/news_nya_awards2012.asp |website=National Youth Theatre |access-date=December 9, 2016}}</ref>
==Career== Reale appeared for two seasons in 2016 and 2017 in the Netflix original series ''Haters Back Off'', in which she played the supporting role of Emily, Miranda’s sister.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lloyd |first1=Robert |date=October 13, 2016 |title=''Haters Back Off'' offers the funny origin story of Miranda Sings |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-haters-back-off-review-20161015-snap-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Vanbibber |first11=Brittany |date=February 23, 2017 |title=''Haters Back Off'' star Francesca Reale dishes on the Netflix original series |url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/02/23/haters-back-off-star-francesca-reale-dishes-on-the-netflix-ori/21710681 |website=AOL |access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref> In 2016 she also played Gabriella Moretti in the episode "Down the Rabbit Hole" on the television series ''Blue Bloods''.<ref name=Nguyen/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Leah |date=October 15, 2016 |title=The ''Haters Back Off'' Cast Fills Out the World of Miranda Sings |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/189776-the-haters-back-off-cast-fills-out-the-world-of-miranda-sings |website=Bustle |access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref>
She played the recurring role of Heather, a lifeguard, on season 3 of ''Stranger Things'', a Netflix original series, where her character is "the centerpiece of a dark mystery."<ref name=Otterson>{{cite web |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |date=May 9, 2018 |title=''Stranger Things'' Season 3 Casts ''Haters Back Off'' Alum Francesca Reale |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/stranger-things-season-3-francesca-reale-1202804733 |website=Variety |access-date=September 18, 2022}}</ref> She plays Laura in the 2019 comedy film ''Yes, God, Yes''.<ref name=Nguyen/>
== Filmography == === Film === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2019 | ''Yes, God, Yes'' | Laura | |- | 2021 | ''Dating and New York'' | Wendy | Also executive producer |- | rowspan="2"| 2022 | ''Do Revenge'' | Ariana | |- | ''Strange World'' | Azimuth (voice) | |- | 2023 | ''Parachute'' | Casey | |- | 2024 | ''Música'' | Haley | |- | 2026 | ''Do Not Enter'' | Cora | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 2016 | ''Blue Bloods'' | Gabriella Morretti | Episode: "Down the Rabbit Hole" |- | 2016–2017 | ''Haters Back Off'' | Emily | Main cast; 16 episodes |- | 2019 | ''Stranger Things'' | Heather Holloway | Recurring; 6 episodes |- | 2020 | ''Wireless'' | Dana | 10 episodes |- | 2022 | ''Entergalactic'' | Sydnie (voice) | TV special |- |}
===Video games=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |- | 2022 | ''Horizon Forbidden West'' | Nel (voice) | |}
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==External links== *{{IMDB name|5590588}}
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