Candice Patton

Candice Patton (born and raised in Plano, Texas. She attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, graduating with a BFA in Theatre.

Career In May 2004, following her first year in university, Patton took part in CBS' Soap Star Screen Test, a nationwide audition contest for university students to win a role on the soap opera The Young and the Restless. Patton won the contest alongside Ethan Rains. In 2008, Patton had a starring role in The WB's web series Sorority Forever and a role in the independent film Commander and Chief.

Patton was cast for many television series, including the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful. The role led to her appearing on other Arrowverse shows including Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and Batwoman. In the third-season episode "Duet", she played Millie Foss, the daughter of gangsters, in a dream world scenario. Her role as Iris West garnered her a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2017.

Charity work In 2017, along with her Arrowverse co-stars Patton co-founded Shethority ("She + Authority"), an online global collective described as "a positive place for women and the feminine to inspire, empower, and share." Active members of the initiative include Melissa Benoist, Nicole Maines, Chyler Leigh, Caity Lotz, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Tala Ashe, Emily Bett Rickards, Juliana Harkavy, Katie Cassidy and Danielle Panabaker. Through social media, women share their own stories and experiences on dealing with self-acceptance, homophobia, sexual harassment at the workplace and so on. Shethority has its own clothing line, from which all the money collected will be donated to non-profit organizations fighting for girls and women rights, such as Girls Not Brides and Girls, Inc..

In May and June 2019, Patton, DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee, writer Tom King, and fellow CW series actresses Nafessa Williams and Danielle Panabaker toured five U.S. military bases in Kuwait with the United Service Organizations (USO), where they visited the approximately 12,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in that country as part of DC's 80th anniversary of Batman celebration.

Personal life In September 2024, Patton gave birth to her first child with former pro basketball player J.R. Smith. .

Filmography + Film Year Title Role 2012 Commander and Chief Dana 2014 Sgt. Halway

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2004–2005 Robin 5 episodes 2007 Candy 1 episode 2008 Casanovas Actress #2 Episode: "Hollywood Heartburn" 2009 Entourage Dan Coakley's assistant 3 episodes Castle Young woman Episode: "Inventing the Girl" Heroes Olivia 2 episodes 2008–2009 Days of Our Lives Jill / Alicia 2010 Kelly Episode: "Double Doe" One Tree Hill Tanisha 2 episodes Grey's Anatomy Meg Waylon Episode: "Almost Grown" 2011 Kate Television film Harry's Law Denise Raines Episode: "American Dreams" CSI: Miami Wendy Gibson Episode: "Blood Lust" Love Bites Liz Beth Episode: "Modern Plagues" Man Up! Dana 3 episodes 2012 Rizzoli & Isles Mrs. Avery Episode: "This Is How a Heart Breaks" 2013 Tori 8 episodes 2014–2023 Iris West-Allen Main role 2017 Supergirl Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 1" Arrow Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2" Legends of Tomorrow Episode: "Crisis on Earth-X, Part 4" 2019 Batwoman Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Two" 2017, 2020 Whose Line Is It Anyway? Herself Episode 3 of season 5 (season 13 in Wikipedia terms); episode 6 of season 8 (season 16 in Wikipedia terms)

+ Web Year Title Role Notes 2008 Sorority Forever Mercedes Muna 21 episodes 2015 Con Man Dr. Chu Hua substitute 2 episodes

+ Music videos Year Title Artist Role 2017 "Good Life" Keiynan Lonsdale Herself/Random girl

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Breakout Star The Flash Choice TV: Chemistry (shared with Grant Gustin) Choice TV: Liplock (shared with Grant Gustin) 2016 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Chemistry shared with Grant Gustin Choice TV: Liplock shared with Grant Gustin 2017 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television Teen Choice Awards Choice Action TV Actress 2018 Saturn Awards Best Supporting Actress on Television Teen Choice Awards Choice Action TV Actress Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Ship 2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Action TV Actress Saturn Awards Best Actress on Television