Liz Katz
Born
Elizabeth Katz[1][2]

(1988-07-08) July 8, 1988 (age 35)
Randolph, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation(s)Cosplayer, actress, model
Years active2006–present
Children3

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

Early life

Katz was born on July 8, 1988, 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 attended Randolph High School and 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 $5,892 in 2022), starting from her original goal of US$650 (equivalent to $817 in 2022).[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[citation needed] and had over 1,200,000 Instagram followers as of June 2022.[17]

Personal life

Katz has three children. She first gave birth to a son when she was twenty.[18] Twelve years after her first child, she became pregnant once more, after entering into a relationship with YouTuber H2O Delirious. She gave birth to a daughter in September 2020,[19][20] and to another daughter in December 2021.[21]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role
2005 The Crow: Wicked Prayer Cat Girl #2
2018 Funny Story Elven Princess
2018 Game Over, Man! Girl at party
2020 Guest House Carrie

Television

Year Series Role Appeared in
2011 The Guild Convention attendee Season 5, Episodes 4 and 9
2012 Holliston Sexy Horror Fan Season 1, Episodes 9
2013–2014 Super Power Beat Down[22] Cortana (Ep 6 and 11), Catwoman (Ep 8) Season 1, Episodes 6, 8 and 11

Video games

Year Game Role
2019 Borderlands 3 Bloodshine
2023 House Party Liz Katz

Music videos

Year Title Artist Role
2012 "Diamonds" Rihanna[23] Rioter
2012 "Remembrance" Before the Mourning[24] Lead Girl
2018 "Hundred Pound Hammer" Jason C. Miller[25]

References

  1. ^ Liz Katz [@lizkatzofficial] (May 30, 2018). "I was born Elizabeth Katz" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c "Hanukkah is Sexy Too! Hell ya". January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. ^ ""Liz Katz Night Time Show Interview 2018"". November 7, 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Login • Instagram". Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. ((cite web)): Cite uses generic title (help)
  5. ^ "Q&A Interview with Liz Katz". g2kcosplayer. May 10, 2019. Archived from the original on May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  6. ^ "Risi Simms Videos and Movies on DVD & VOD". www.adultfilmdatabase.com. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Twitch". Twitch. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "WonderCon Cosplay Battle Winners". IGN. March 28, 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  9. ^ The Night Time Show (November 7, 2018). "#120: Liz Katz – WORLD RENOWNED COSPLAY MODEL". SoundCloud (Podcast). Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  10. ^ "Liz Katz". YouTube. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "Cosplay Wednesday – Mario's Princess Peach". Gamers Heroes. November 13, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "Αυτή η σέξι πριγκίπισσα Peach σε περιμένει σε κάστρο!". Games Life. March 6, 2014. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "Is fundraising a cosplay outfit wrong?". Nerd Reactor. November 27, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. 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 July 10, 2017.
  16. ^ "Cosplayers take over Anaheim for Wonder Con 2018". New York Post. March 26, 2018. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  17. ^ Katz, Elizabeth. "Liz Katz Instagram". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  18. ^ Katz, Liz (August 28, 2020). I'M PREGNANT? With a Pandemic Baby?. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2020 – via YouTube.
  19. ^ "H2O Delirious And His Girlfriend Are Becoming Parents Again". Liverampup. August 16, 2021. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  20. ^ H2O Delirious [@H2ODelirious] (September 29, 2020). "<3 She's Healthy and perfect 😍 @ LizKatzOfficial was so amazing and strong through the whole process💪" (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2022 – via Twitter.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ @LizKatzOfficial (December 28, 2021). "This month we delivered more than just Xmas presents" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Super Power Beat Down, archived from the original on June 24, 2019, retrieved April 25, 2019
  23. ^ "Rihanna - Diamonds". Vimeo. November 8, 2012. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  24. ^ Wolf J. PAGZ (January 17, 2013). "B4TM – Before The Mourning – Directed by PAGZ". Vimeo. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  25. ^ "Jason Charles Miller - Hundred Pound Hammer". January 17, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via YouTube.

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