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American actress (born 1992)
Caitlin Carver
Caitlin Carver at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival
Born (1992-03-31) March 31, 1992 (age 32)
Monrovia, Alabama, United States
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Years active2012–present

Caitlin Carver (born March 31, 1992) is an American actress and dancer best known for her role as Nancy Kerrigan in the biographical sports black comedy film I, Tonya (2017).

Early years

Carver was born in Monrovia, Alabama. She attended Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama where she graduated in 2010. Her father is Don Carver. She participated in dance, gymnastics, softball, and basketball, until eventually beginning theater in high school. Before her acting career took off, she worked as a professional dancer, dancing with many notable recording artists in the music industry including Beyoncé, Ne-Yo, and Pitbull.

Career

Before acting roles, Carver appeared as a dancer in a number of television series, including Nashville, Glee, Parks and Recreation, and the VH1 cheerleader soapy drama Hit the Floor in the recurring role of Mason. In 2014 she began playing guest parts in Twisted, Southland, and Stalker. Also in 2014, she was cast for the recurring role of Hayley Heinz in the ABC Family drama series The Fosters for two seasons.

While filming The Fosters, Carver was cast as Becca Arrington in the movie adaption of John Green's novel Paper Towns.

In 2015, Carver was cast as Lacey Briggs in the ABC television soap opera Blood & Oil alongside Don Johnson, Amber Valletta, and Scott Michael Foster.

In 2016, Carver was cast as Michelle Geiss, a reluctant beauty and aspiring photographer who is both intellectual and talented, in the ABC television pilot Model Woman. She starred opposite Andie MacDowell, Steven Weber, and Nicole Ari Parker. She was also cast in Warren Beatty's Rules Don't Apply, and made appearances on NCIS, Timeless, and Heroes Reborn.

In 2017, Carver was cast as Nancy Kerrigan alongside Margot Robbie, Allison Janney, and Sebastian Stan in the film I, Tonya.

She recurred as Muffy Tuttle on Netflix's Dear White People.

She currently recurs as Emma Jacobs in NBC's Chicago Fire.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Crave Caitlin Short film
2014 Ballon Emily
2015 Impact Earth Julia Waters
Paper Towns Rebecca "Becca" Arrington
2016 Rules Don't Apply Marla Lookalike
2017 I, Tonya Nancy Kerrigan
2018 The Matchmaker's Playbook Blake
The Delta Girl Delilah Short film
2019 Heirloom Jane
2022 Diamond in the Rough Skyler Harrison
2023 Hayseed Cassandra
Night Nurse Carmen Short film
TBA Call of the Void Moray Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 So Random! Shin Model Episode: "Shane Harper"
2012–2013 Nashville Juliette's Dancer 3 episodes
2013 Glee Vocal Adrenaline member Episode: "Love, Love, Love"
Parks and Recreation Chard Girl / Dancing Tooth 2 episodes
Southland Bloody Girl Episode: "Hats and Bats"
2013–2014 Hit the Floor Mason Recurring role
2014 Twisted Lizzy Episode: "The Son Also Falls"
2014–2018 The Fosters Hayley Heinz Recurring role
2015 Blood & Oil Lacey Briggs Unaired pilot
From the Top Clarissa McMillan Television film
Heroes Reborn Young Erica Episode: "Company Woman"
Stalker Alexis Episode: "Lost and Found"
2016 NCIS Megan Porter Episode: "React"
Timeless Maria Tompkins Episode: "Space Race"
2017 Freakish Elise Episode: "Humanity"
The Rachels Rachel Richards Television film
2017–2021 Dear White People Muffy Tuttle Recurring role
2018 S.W.A.T. Juliette Carlton Episode: "Payback"
2022 The Rookie Melanie Episode: "Double Down"
2022–2023 Chicago Fire Emma Jacobs Recurring role

References

  1. "'The Fosters' is something familiar for Caitlin Carver". abqjournal.com. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  2. ^ "Caitlin Carver: 'The Fosters' actress, Monrovia native on playing bad girls, how hit ABC Family show changed her life, upcoming movies". al.com. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  3. "'The Fosters' Season 2: Meet Anchor Beach queen bee Caitlin Carver". Zap2It. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  4. "Celebrity Beauty Secrets: Caitlin Carver of ABC Family's The Fosters Part 2". beautyworldnews.com. 16 July 2014. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  5. Wake, Matt (15 August 2015). "Caitlin Carver, Alabama native, talks 'Paper Towns' role, 'The Fosters,' more". AL.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  6. Erik Pedersen (12 March 2015). "Caitlin Carver and Yani Gellman Join ABC Drama Pilot 'Boom'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  7. Nellie Andreeva (8 May 2015). "ABC Orders Six Drama Pilots To Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  8. Petski, Denise (2016-03-07). "Nicole Ari Parker, Caitlin Carver & Madeline Blake Join 'Model Woman' ABC Pilot". Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  9. N'Duka, Amanda (23 January 2017). "'I, Tonya' Finds Its Nancy Kerrigan In Caitlin Carver; Mckenna Grace & Bojana Novakovic Also Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  10. Nolan, Emma (13 August 2018). "Dear White People season 3 Netflix release date, cast, trailer, plot". Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  11. "Chicago Fire Taps Dear White People's Caitlin Carver to Recur as Paramedic". 15 February 2022.

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