- Nanci Filipelli was born on January 9, 1976 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is an American actress, model, host and on-air personality and has appeared in film, television, commercial and print campaigns. Nanci has resided in Los Angles, California and Nashville, Tennessee where she was named one of Nashville's 25 Most Beautiful People.
Nancy is of Italian and Irish decent and was born to John and Patty Filipelli. Her mother was a model in New York and worked as an airline stewardess for Delta airlines and her father is an inventor and worked as a successful horse trainer in the harness racing business. Nanci grew up on a farm and is the second to youngest of five children with two brothers and two sisters. She was raised Catholic and still follows her strong Christian faith. Her parents celebrated their 40th anniversary on February 25th 2012.
Throughout her modeling career, she has appeared in and on the covers of over 100 magazines and shot with world renowned designers such as Oscar De La Renta and La Perla . She has been the face of numerous Fortune 500 Companies such as Fruit of the Loom, Hilton Hotels, McDonalds, Miller Lite, Bacardi and BMW.
In 2009 Nanci, along with actress Katie Cleary, landed an international campaign for Labatt Blue. They were branded "The Refreshment Duo" and filmed commercials in Santiago, Chile that aired during the 2010 Super Bowl. Nanci has appeared on the big screen in feature films including Universal Studios, "The Little Fockers", Paramount Pictures, "Iron Man 2" and Warner Brothers, "The Dukes of Hazard". Nanci has appeared in internationally run commercials for BMW, Budweiser, Kellogg's, McDonalds, Snickers, Ritz Crackers, Toyota with Darrell Waltrip, Chef Boyardee with wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin and Mountain Dew with Dale Earnhardt Jr. She has also starred in music videos with mega artists such as Dolly Parton, Leann Rimes, Bon Jovi, Will Smith, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn and Toby Keith.
Nanci has done everything from hosting shows on networks like E! Entertainment to playing a prankster on the Jamie Kennedy Show. She has been featured on HBO in the hit show "Entourage" and on Showtime's "Californication". Nanci has also appeared on AMC, The Style Network, WB, USA Network, MTV, CMT, and FOX Sports. She has also hosted a sports show called "Football Fantasy".
When she's not working she loves to travel, ride horses, play fantasy football, cook and play the piano.
On November 1st, 2013, Nanci married Braden Christian Dahl on a beautiful 1830's Antebellum Farm Estate in an open air cathedral ceremony in Nashville, TN & proudly took his name becoming Nanci Dahl.
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