Caitlin Carver

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Caitlin Carver
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Caitlin Carver at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival
Born
Monrovia, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, dancer
Years active2012–present

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

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Early years

Carver was born in Monrovia, Alabama. [1] She attended Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama where she graduated in 2010. [2] Her father is Don Carver. She participated in dance, gymnastics, softball, and basketball, until eventually beginning theater in high school. [3] 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. [2]

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. [2] 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. [2] [4]

While filming The Fosters , Carver was cast as Becca Arrington in the movie adaption of John Green's novel Paper Towns . [5]

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. [6] [7]

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. [8] 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 . [9]

From 2017–2021, she recurred as Muffy Tuttle on Netflix's Dear White People . [10] From 2022–2023, she recurred as Paramedic Emma Jacobs in NBC's Chicago Fire . [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012CraveCaitlinShort film
2014BallonEmily
2015Impact EarthJulia Waters
Paper Towns Rebecca "Becca" Arrington
2016 Rules Don't Apply Marla Lookalike
2017 I, Tonya Nancy Kerrigan
2018The Matchmaker's PlaybookBlake
The Delta GirlDelilahShort film
2019HeirloomJane
2022Diamond in the RoughSkyler Harrison
2023 Hayseed Cassandra
Night NurseCarmenShort film
TBACall of the VoidMorayPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 So Random! Shin ModelEpisode: "Shane Harper"
2012–2013 Nashville Juliette's Dancer3 episodes
2013 Glee Vocal Adrenaline memberEpisode: "Love, Love, Love"
Parks and Recreation Chard Girl / Dancing Tooth2 episodes
Southland Bloody GirlEpisode: "Hats and Bats"
2013–2014 Hit the Floor MasonRecurring role
2014 Twisted LizzyEpisode: "The Son Also Falls"
2014–2018 The Fosters Hayley HeinzRecurring role
2015 Blood & Oil Lacey BriggsUnaired pilot
From the TopClarissa McMillanTelevision film
Heroes Reborn Young EricaEpisode: "Company Woman"
Stalker AlexisEpisode: "Lost and Found"
2016 NCIS Megan PorterEpisode: "React"
Timeless Maria TompkinsEpisode: "Space Race"
2017 Freakish EliseEpisode: "Humanity"
The RachelsRachel RichardsTelevision film
2017–2021 Dear White People Muffy TuttleRecurring role
2018 S.W.A.T. Juliette CarltonEpisode: "Payback"
2022 The Rookie MelanieEpisode: "Double Down"
2022–2023 Chicago Fire Emma JacobsRecurring role
2025 Countdown Episode: "Run" "Your People are in Danger"

References

  1. ↑ "'The Fosters' is something familiar for Caitlin Carver". abqjournal.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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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