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

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'', Officer Kirsten Landry in the

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series ''

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'' (2011), Annie in '' The Pact'' (2013), and Sara Lance/The Canary/White Canary in

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television franchise.

Career

Dancing and singing

Lotz started her career as a dancer, touring with

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and

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, and starring in music videos including Lady Gaga's "

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and Estelle's " One Love",

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's " Tell Me Something I Don't Know",

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's " Freeze", JoJo's " Baby It's You",

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'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

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, Reebok, and

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, danced in the web series '' The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers'', toured with the

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theatre production ''Groovaloo'', and stunt-doubled in films including '' Step Up 3D''. In 2005, Lotz joined the

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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 ''

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'' and ''

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'', 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 ''

'' as Stephanie, Anna Draper's niece. In 2011, Lotz starred as Officer Kirsten Landry, one of the main characters in the

horror,

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series ''

''. 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

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and alongside Casper Van Dien and

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in the supernatural thriller ''The Pact'', which débuted at the 2012

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and has been picked up for distribution. Starting with the second season of

's superhero TV series ''

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'', Lotz appeared as

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, 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

, Lotz also appeared as Sara Lance on ''The Flash'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. 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

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, training in

Taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

Wushu Wushu may refer to: Martial arts * Chinese martial arts, the various martial arts of China * Wushu (sport) Wushu () (), or kung fu, is a competitive Chinese martial art. It integrates concepts and forms from various traditional and modern ...

, Krav Maga, Arnis and

Muay Thai Muay Thai or Muaythai (, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, the Art of Eight Limbs or the Science of Eight Limbs, is a Thai martial art and full-contact combat sport that uses stand-up striking, sweeps, and various clinch fighting, cl ...

. She is also a practitioner of

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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

Television

Web

Accolades

References

External links

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