Caity Lotz (born December 30, 1986)[1][2] 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.
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 backup dancer for the song "LoveGame". Her Avril Lavigne tour performance was released on the video The Best Damn Tour: Live in Toronto.[citation needed]
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]
Lotz has modelled for Men's Health[6] and Esquire, the latter in conjunction with the website Me in My Place.[7]
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 performed 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 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.[13][14] 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".[15]
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.[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 of Tomorrow co-star Brandon Routh, in 2016.[18]
In 2024, Lotz portrayed Kaitlin Armstrong in the Lifetime film Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story which was based on the Murder of Moriah Wilson.[19]
Lotz is a martial artist, training in Taekwondo, Wushu, Krav Maga, Arnis and Muay Thai. She is also a practitioner of parkour and tricking.[20][21]
Lotz announced at Starfury Events: Ultimates Crisis, a fan convention in the U.K., that she and Kyle Schmid were engaged on May of 2022.[22][23] The two married in 2023 in Colombia. In April 2024, Lotz announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child.[24] In September 2024, they announced the birth of their daughter.[25]
Year Title Role Notes 2006 Bring It On: All or Nothing Pacific Vista Cheerleader 2012 The Pact Annie Barlow Cold & Ugly Tanya Pavelovna Short film 2013 The Machine Ava/The Machine Battle of the Year Stacy Out of the Blue Dominique Short film Live at the Foxes Den Susan Hudson 2014 The 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 2024 The Lockdown Charlie Hightower Year Title Role Notes 2004-2005 Dance 360 Herself Contestant[26] 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 episodesDirector (3 episodes)Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Action TV Actress (2017)[27] 2016-2017, 2019, 2022 The Flash Special guest star, 3 episodesDirector: "The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen" 2017, 2019 Supergirl Special guest star, 2 episodes 2019 Batwoman Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 2" 2024 Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story Kaitlin Armstrong Television film Year Title Role Notes 2013 Burning Love Hathwell's date Episode: "Burn Baby Burn" 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 [28]- Caity Lotz on Twitter
- Caity Lotz at IMDb
