Liz Katz

Elizabeth Katz (born July 8, 1988) is an American cosplayer, actress, and model.

Liz Katz
Born
Elizabeth Katz[1][2]

(1988-07-08) July 8, 1988
Randolph, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationCosplayer, actress, model
Years active2006–present

Early life

Katz was born and raised in Randolph, New Jersey. She attributes her love of gaming to simply being how she was raised: "Growing up as a kid my father forced us to play table top games, miniature war-gaming... It was just something you did in my family".[3] She is "half-Jewish",[4][2] and also celebrates Hanukkah and Passover.[4][2]

Katz cosplayed throughout her teens as a hobby.[5] After a brief career in the adult film industry under the pseudonym Risi Simms,[6] Katz created a Facebook page under her real name and began posting her cosplay work. In 2014 Katz began playing video games live on Twitch.[7]

Cosplay career

Katz began cosplaying professionally after winning IGN’s Best Cosplay at WonderCon 2012.[8][9] In 2014 Katz began playing video games live on Twitch[7] and posting gaming videos on her Youtube channel.[10]

In 2013, Katz undertook a crowdfunding effort to fund a cosplay outfit, raising US$4,690 (equivalent to $5,148 in 2019), starting from her original goal of US$650 (equivalent to $713 in 2019).[11][12] This prompted a debate in some circles on the use of crowdfunding for cosplay.[13]

Playboy ranked Katz as the fifth sexiest cosplayer in 2014.[14] FHM ranked her as the fourth sexiest cosplayer in 2016.[15] Katz has since featured prominently at many cons and other events.[16]

Katz has appeared in a number of Sam Macaroni's works[17] and had over 1,200,000 Instagram followers as of April 2020.[18]

Personal life

As of June 2020, Katz is pregnant with YouTuber H2O Delirious’ child.[19]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role
2018 Mr. J and I Harley Quinn
2018 Game Over, Man! Girl at party (uncredited)
2020 Guest House Carrie

TV series
Year Series Role Appeared in
2011 The Guild Convention attendee Season 5, Episodes 4 and 9
2013–2014 Super Power Beat Down[20] Cortana (Ep 6 and 11), Catwoman (Ep 8) Season 1, Episodes 6, 8 and 11

Video games
Year Game Role
2019 Borderlands 3 Bloodshine

Music videos
Year Title Artist Role
2012 Remembrance Before the Mourning[21] Girl
gollark: LowerCase™
gollark: ∆π
gollark: π°÷⅔π²
gollark: π√π
gollark: Neither do I!

References
  1. Liz Katz [@lizkatzofficial] (May 30, 2018). "I was born Elizabeth Katz" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. https://lizkatz.com/jewish-models-prove-hanukkah-is-sexy-too/
  3. "Liz Katz Night Time Show Interview 2018"
  4. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcm_PR9A4r_/?taken-by=lizkatzofficial
  5. "Q&A Interview with Liz Katz". g2kcosplayer. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  6. "Risi Simms Videos and Movies on DVD & VOD". www.adultfilmdatabase.com. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  7. "Twitch". Twitch. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  8. "WonderCon Cosplay Battle Winners". IGN. March 28, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  9. The Night Time Show (November 7, 2018). "#120: Liz Katz – WORLD RENOWNED COSPLAY MODEL". SoundCloud (Podcast). Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  10. "Liz Katz". YouTube. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  11. "Cosplay Wednesday – Mario's Princess Peach". Gamers Heroes. November 13, 2013. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  12. "Αυτή η σέξι πριγκίπισσα Peach σε περιμένει σε κάστρο!". Games Life. March 6, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  13. "Is fundraising a cosplay outfit wrong?". Nerd Reactor. November 27, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  14. "15 Sexist Cosplay Costumes of 2014". Playboy. December 4, 2014. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015.
  15. "Embrace Your Inner Nerd! Here's The 10 Sexiest Female Cosplayers". FHM. January 7, 2016. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015.
  16. "Cosplayers take over Anaheim for Wonder Con 2018". New York Post. March 26, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  17. "Liz Katz IMDb"
  18. "Liz Katz Instagram"
  19. "Pregnant Model Liz Katz Calls Out the 'Freaks' Who Love Her Curvy Look". The Blast. June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  20. Super Power Beat Down, retrieved April 25, 2019
  21. Wolf J. PAGZ (January 17, 2013). "B4TM – Before The Mourning – Directed by PAGZ". Vimeo.
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