She is around 5 feet (1.524 m) tall and weighs 95 pounds (43 kg). She began gymnastics at the age of five. She studied early childhood education on an athletic scholarship at Towson University in Towson, Maryland, from 2009 to 2012. Catanzaro was a Junior Olympic gymnast who began training at the age of six. She became interested in acting when she was nine years old after seeing her favorite movie actress, Angelina Jolie. During high school, she performed in several plays as a stage manager. Catanzaro moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting. She decided to drop out of college because there were no opportunities in Maryland to make money as an actor. She now lives in Brooklyn, New York. Besides being an actress, Catanzaro also models occasionally. She has appeared in commercials for Nike, CoverGirl, and Maybelline. In 2014, she took part in the reality television series The Jump, which documents young athletes as they try to qualify for the 2016 Olympics. They will do so by completing various challenges or "jumps" during their season that lasts approximately four months. Catanzaro has already qualified for two of the three events she entered: balance beam and floor exercise. If she performs well enough, she could possibly qualify for the top eight in the last event, vault. She's currently working on building her profile through various projects.