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Caity Lotz
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Lotz in 2017
Born
Caitlin Marie Lotz

(1986-12-30) December 30, 1986 (age 37)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
  • director
Years active 2003–present
Spouse(s)
Kyle Schmid (m. 2023)

Caitlin Marie Lotz (born December 30, 1986) is an American actress, dancer, and singer. She has portrayed Stephanie Horton in the AMC series 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 franchise.

Career

Dancing and singing

Lotz started her career as a dancer, touring with Avril Lavigne and Lady Gaga, and starring in music videos including Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi", 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 backup dancer for the song "LoveGame". .....

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.

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.

Modeling

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

Acting

Lotz did her acting training at Sanford Meisner for two years. 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 performed all her own stunts on the show.

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

Starting with the second season of The CW's superhero TV series Arrow, Lotz appeared as Sara Lance, a character believed dead who returns as a costumed vigilante known as The Canary. Lotz reprised her role as Lance in the spin-off series Legends of Tomorrow. As part of the greater Arrowverse, Lotz also appeared as Sara Lance on The Flash, Supergirl, and Batwoman. She would go on to make her directorial debut in Legends of Tomorrow's fifth-season episode "Mortal Khanbat".

She played 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. 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 of Tomorrow co-star Brandon Routh, in 2016.

Martial arts

Lotz is a martial artist, training in Taekwondo, Wushu, Krav Maga, Arnis and Muay Thai. She is also a practitioner of parkour and tricking.

Personal life

Lotz announced at Starfury Events: Ultimates Crisis, a fan convention in the U.K. that she and Canadian actor Kyle Schmid are engaged. The two married in 2023 in Colombia.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Bring It On: All or Nothing Pacific Vista Cheerleader
2012 Pact, TheThe Pact Annie Barlow
Cold & Ugly Tanya Pavelovna Short film
2013 Machine, TheThe Machine Ava/The Machine
Battle of the Year Stacy
Out of the Blue Dominique Short film
Live at the Foxes Den Susan Hudson
2014 Pact 2, TheThe Pact 2 Annie Barlow
2015 Missed Call Kirsten Short film
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
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); 38 episodes
2014 Stalker Melissa Barnes Episode: "Love Is a Battlefield"
2016 Robot Chicken Voice role Episode: "Fridge Smell"
2016–2022 Legends of Tomorrow Sara Lance / White Canary 109 episodes
Director (3 episodes)
Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Action TV Actress (2017)
2016–2017, 2019, 2022 The Flash Special guest star, 3 episodes
Director: "The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen"
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"

Accolades

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

See also

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