Caity Lotz

Caitlin Marie Lotz (born December 30, 1986) is an American actress, dancer and singer. She has portrayed Stephanie Horton in Mad Men, Officer Kirsten Landry in the MTV mockumentary series Death Valley (2011), Annie in The Pact (2013), and Sara Lance/The Canary/White Canary in The CW's Arrowverse television series, where she has appeared in Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Batwoman. She is also a co-founder of SheThority, a women's empowerment organization.[2]

Caity Lotz
Lotz in 2017
Born
Caitlin Marie Lotz

(1986-12-30) December 30, 1986 [1]
San Diego, California, U.S.
OccupationActress, dancer, singer, director
Years active2003–present
Known forArrow
Legends of Tomorrow

Career

Dancing and singing

Lotz started her career as a dancer, touring with Avril Lavigne and Lady Gaga,[3] and starring in music videos including Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi",[4] David Guetta and Estelle's "One Love", Selena Gomez's "Tell Me Something I Don't Know",T-Pain's "Freeze", JoJo's "Baby It's You", Cascada's "Evacuate the Dancefloor", Kaci Brown's "Instigator", and Wang Leehom's "Gai Shi Ying Xiong". Lotz appeared on Dancing With the Stars season 8, as Lady Gaga's back-up dancer for the song "LoveGame". Her Avril Lavigne tour performance was released on the video The Best Damn Tour: Live in Toronto.

Lotz appeared in TV ads for Jack in the Box, Reebok, and T-Mobile, danced in the web series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers, toured with the hip hop theatre production Groovaloo, and stunt-doubled in films including Step Up 3D.[5]

In 2005, Lotz joined the girl group Soccx. In 2006, the group released their debut single "From Dusk Till Dawn (Get the Party Started)", which they followed up in 2007 with the single "Scream Out Loud", both of which reached the top 10 in Germany. Their début album, Hold On, was also released in 2007, and their third single, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", was released in 2008.[4]

Modeling

Lotz has modelled for Men's Health[6] and Esquire, the latter in conjunction with the website Me in My Place.[7]

Acting

Lotz did her acting training at Sanford Meisner for two years.[8] Lotz began her acting career in 2006 with a small role in the cheerleading film Bring It On: All or Nothing. She followed that up in 2010 with a part in the third episode of Law & Order: LA and a recurring role in the fourth season of the AMC drama Mad Men as Stephanie, Anna Draper's niece. In 2011, Lotz starred as Officer Kirsten Landry, one of the main characters in the MTV horror, black comedy mockumentary series Death Valley. Lotz performs all her own stunts on the show.[5]

In 2012, Lotz had roles in Live at the Foxes Den, Battle of the Year alongside Josh Holloway[9] and alongside Casper Van Dien and Agnes Bruckner in the supernatural thriller The Pact,[10] which débuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival[11] and has been picked up for distribution.[12]

Starting in season 2 of Arrow, Lotz appeared as Sara Lance, a character believed dead who returns as a costumed vigilante known as The Canary.[13][14] Lotz continued as Sara Lance/White Canary in Legends of Tomorrow, an Arrow spin-off, in season 2 transitioning from team-member to captain. She would go on to make her directorial debut in the series’s fifth season episode “Mortal Khanbat”. [15]

She had the lead role in the science fiction film The Machine, which had its UK release on March 21, 2014 and had its US release on April 25, 2014.[16][17] In May 2014, she reprised her role as Stephanie in the seventh season of Mad Men. She also played Dr. Emily McTier in the film 400 Days, along with her Legends co-star Brandon Routh, in 2016.[18]

Martial arts

Lotz is a martial artist, with some training in taekwondo, wushu, Krav Maga, Arnis and Muay Thai. She is also a practitioner of parkour and tricking.[19] Lotz has trained with Steve Terada and Wayne Dalglish.[20]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Bring It On: All or Nothing Pacific Vista Cheerleader
2012 The Pact Annie Barlow
2012 Cold & Ugly Tanya Pavelovna Short film
2013 The Machine Ava/The Machine Toronto After Dark Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Nominated - British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer
2013 Battle of the Year Stacy
2013 Out of the Blue Dominique Short film
2013 Live at the Foxes Den Susan Hudson
2014 The Pact 2 Annie Barlow
2015 Missed Call Kirsten Short film
2015 400 Days Dr. Emily McTier
2017 Small Town Crime Heidi
2018 Year One Tess completed short film
2020 Twin Turbo Short film, director, writer and producer

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2004–2005 Dance 360 Herself Contestant[21]
2010 Law & Order: LA Amy Reynolds Episode: "Harbor City"
2010–2015 Mad Men Stephanie Horton Recurring role, 5 episodes
2011 Death Valley Officer Kirsten Landry Main role
2012 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Mary Episode: "Lights, Camera, Assassination"
2013–2020 Arrow Sara Lance / The Canary / White Canary Recurring role (seasons 2-4); special guest star (seasons 5-8)
2014 Stalker Melissa Barnes Episode: "Love Is a Battlefield"
2016 Robot Chicken Voice role Episode: "Fridge Smell"
2016–present Legends of Tomorrow Sara Lance / White Canary Main role (season 1); Lead role (seasons 2-present) 82 episodes
Director (1 episode)
Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Action TV Actress (2017)[22]
2016–2017, 2019 The Flash Special guest star, 3 episodes
2017, 2019 Supergirl Special guest star, 2 episodes
2019 Batwoman Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 2"

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Burning Love Hathwell's date Episode: "Burn Baby Burn"

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2013 British Independent Film Awards Most Promising Newcomer The Machine Nominated
2013 Toronto After Dark Film Festival Best Actress The Machine Won
2017 Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Action Legends of Tomorrow Nominated
2018 Teen Choice Awards Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Action Legends of Tomorrow Nominated [23]

References
  1. Lotz, Caity. "It's my birthday. Cue the wind machine..." Instagram. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  2. http://shethority.com/
  3. "Caity Lotz: There were a few spooky moments on the set of The Pact". The Metro. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  4. "Caity Lotz". MTV. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  5. "Caity Lotz talks Dance, Traveling Back in Time for Mad Men". Gender Across Borders. August 24, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  6. "That's What She Said: Caity Lotz". Men's Health. October 11, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  7. "Esquire Presents Me in My Place with Caity Lotz". Esquire. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  8. Saclao, Christian (December 4, 2017). "'Legends Of Tomorrow' Star Caity Lotz On How She Got Into Acting". International Business Times. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  9. "Josh Holloway, Laz Alonso and Chris Brown Lead 'Planet B Boy' Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. October 26, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  10. "Exclusive: 'Death Valley' Star Caity Lotz on Her Sundance Film 'The Pact'". Fearnet. December 30, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  11. "THE PACT". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  12. "Sundance 2012: Incredibly badass Caity Lotz saves 'The Pact'". Entertainment Weekly. January 26, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2012.
  13. Abrams, Natalie (July 19, 2013). "Exclusive: Arrow Boss Sets the Record Straight on Black Canary Casting". TV Guide.
  14. Prudom, Laura (July 30, 2013). "Black Canary On 'Arrow': CW President Mark Pedowitz Shares More On The Superhero's Origin Story". HuffPost. Retrieved July 30, 2013.
  15. Dominguez, Noah (August 30, 2019). "Legends of Tomorrow: Caity Lotz to Make Directorial Debut in Season 5". CBR. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  16. Bibbiani, William (April 16, 2014). "The Machine: Caity Lotz on Robot Acting and Arrow". Crave Online. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  17. Amram, Ohad (November 15, 2013). "Watch: Caity Lotz Makes For One Dangerous 'Machine' in Trailer for New Thriller". Indie Wire. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  18. Fleming, Jr., Mike (June 9, 2014). "Dane Cook & Brandon Routh Headline '400 Days'". Deadline. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  19. "Exclusive Interview: Kick Ass Caity Lotz From MTV's DEATH VALLEY Talks About Zombies, Parcour and Twilight's Jackson Rathbone". Daemon's TV. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  20. Lotz, Caity. "Training @waynedalglish and @steveterada teaching me some moves at @xmaworldheadquarters thanks for the video and being a training…". Instagram. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  21. "That time Caity Lotz dominated Dance 360". Retrieved February 18, 2018 – via YouTube.
  22. Ceron, Ella. "The Pretty Little Liars Were ALL Nominated for the Same EXACT Award". Teen Vogue. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  23. Heldman, Breanne (August 12, 2018). "Riverdale Dominates Teen Choice Awards 2018: See the Full List of Winners". People. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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