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» italia ricci a i l Ita cci Ri “I don’t think I would’ve had the confidence to do what I do without my family behind me.” – Italia Ricci WRITTEN BY DIANA DUONG You’ve seen Italia Ricci before. You might have first crushed on her in an episode of How I Met Your Mother, or she might have caught your eye – when she also caught Joseph Gordon-Lev- itt’s – in Don Jon. Maybe she reminds you of Bridesmaids’ 46 • fredi digital 2017 Rose Byrne, or fellow Cana- dian actress, Nina Dobrev (of The Vampire Diaries fame). But chances are, you already know her as April Carver, the spunky young reporter in Chasing Life. You'd be forgiven if you didn't recognize Ricci without her Sil- ver Banshee makeup, but there's no way you missed her as Emily Rhodes, the fiery White House chief of staff to president of the United States (Kiefer Suther- land) on Designated Survivor. And now, she’s back for a sec- ond season.