Caity Lotz

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Caity Lotz
Caity Lotz May 3, 2014 (cropped).jpg
Born Caity Marie Lotz
(1986-12-30) December 30, 1986 (age 37)
San Diego, California, United States
Occupation Actress, dancer, singer, model
Years active 2005–present

Caity Marie Lotz (born December 30, 1986) is an American actress, dancer, martial artist, singer, and model. She is known for her roles as Officer Kirsten Landry in the MTV mockumentary series Death Valley (2011), as Annie in The Pact (2012), and as Sara Lance/Canary/White Canary in The CW's series Arrow (2013–present) and DC's Legends of Tomorrow (2016–present).

Early life

Lotz was born in San Diego, California.[citation needed]

Career

Lotz at the 2016 WonderCon in Los Angeles, California promoting Legends of Tomorrow.

Lotz started her career as a dancer, touring with Avril Lavigne and Lady Gaga,[1] starring in music videos including Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" and "LoveGame",[2] David Guetta and Estelle's "One Love", Selena Gomez's "Tell Me Something I Don't Know", Faith Evans' "Mesmerized", T-Pain's "Freeze", JoJo's "Baby It's You", and Cascada's "Evacuate the Dancefloor". She has also appeared in adverts for Reebok, Jack in the Box, 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.[3] Lotz is also a martial artist, with some training in Taekwondo, Wushu and Muay Thai. She is also a practitioner of Parkour and Tricking.[4]

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 was followed up in 2007 by 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.[2]

Lotz has modelled for Men's Health[5] and Esquire, the latter in conjunction with the website Me in My Place.[6]

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.[3]

In 2012, Lotz had roles in Live at the Foxes Den, Battle of the Year: The Dream Team alongside Josh Holloway[7] and alongside Casper Van Dien and Agnes Bruckner in the supernatural thriller The Pact,[8] which débuted at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival[9] and has been picked up for distribution.[10] Lotz also appears starting in season 2 of Arrow as Sara Lance (portrayed by Jacqueline MacInnes Wood in the pilot), a character believed dead who returns as a costumed vigilante known as Canary.[11][12] She is currently starring as Sara Lance/White Canary in Legends of Tomorrow, an Arrow spin-off. She also 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.[13][14] In May 2014, she reprised her role as Stephanie in the seventh season of Mad Men. She reprised her role in the highly anticipated series finale of the show, aired on May 2015.

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
2014 Missed Call Kirsten Short film
2015 400 Days Dr. Emily McTier
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010–15 Mad Men Stephanie Horton 5 episodes
2010 Law & Order: LA Amy Reynolds Episode: "Harbor City"
2011 Death Valley Officer Kirsten Landry 11 episodes
2012 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Mary Episode: "Lights, Camera, Assassination"
2013–2015 Arrow Sara Lance / The Canary Recurring (Seasons 2-4; 30 episodes)
2014 Stalker Melissa Barnes Episode: "Love Is a Battlefield"
2016–present Legends of Tomorrow Sara Lance / White Canary Main role
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Burning Love Hathwell's date Episode: "Burn Baby Burn"

References

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