# Caity Lotz

Caity Lotz (born December 30) 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". 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.
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.
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.

### 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 Kyle Schmid were engaged on May of 2022. The two married in 2023 in Colombia. In April 2024, Lotz announced that she was pregnant with the couple's first child. In September 2024, they announced the birth of their daughter.

## 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 | |
| 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 |
| 2024 | The Lockdown | Charlie Hightower |

### 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 | Sara Lance/White Canary | Special guest star, 3 episodes Director: "The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen" |
| 2017, 2019 | Supergirl | Sara Lance/White Canary | Special guest star, 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Batwoman | Sara Lance/White Canary | Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 2" |
| 2024 | Yoga Teacher Killer: The Kaitlin Armstrong Story | Kaitlin Armstrong | Television film |

### Web

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

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 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 |