# Camren Bicondova
**Camren Bicondova** (born 1999) is an American actress and dancer from San Diego, California, best known for playing the teenage Selina Kyle, the future Catwoman, on the Fox crime-drama *Gotham* from 2014 to 2019.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/) She came to acting from a professional dance career that began in childhood and included a runner-up finish on MTV's *America's Best Dance Crew* with her crew 8 Flavahz.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name and birth | Camren Renee Bicondova, born 1999 in San Diego, California[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/) |
| Signature role | Selina Kyle on *Gotham* (Fox, 2014–2019), 100 episodes, plus the voice role in *Gotham Stories* (2016)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/) |
| Dance background | Began dancing at age 6; PULSE Elite Protégé for the 2011–12 season; 8 Flavahz took second place on *America's Best Dance Crew* season 7[2](https://dancespirit.com/camren-bicondova/) |
| Early screen work | *Shake It Up* (2011, one episode), *Battlefield America* (2012) as Prissy, *Girl House* (2014)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/) • [3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/camren-bicondova/) |
| Recognition | Saturn Award nomination, Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series, for *Gotham*'s debut season[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/) |
| Series finale | Did not play the adult Selina Kyle in the 2019 finale; Lili Simmons took over after a ten-year time jump[4](https://www.tvline.com/2234810/why-gotham-recast-catwoman-series-finale-camren-bicondova-lili-simmons/) |
| Return to acting | Starred as Iris in the Tubi original zombie film *Festival of the Living Dead* (2024)[5](https://www.tvline.com/2112579/gotham-cast-actors-now/) |
## Dance training and early career
Bicondova's parents enrolled her in dance at age five, and she has said she became a professional dancer at ten.[6](https://untitled-magazine.com/camren-bicondova-on-how-she-danced-her-way-into-the-world-of-tv-exclusive-interview/) According to a 2012 *Dance Spirit* profile, she began dancing at age 6 after enduring years of seizures; her mother put her in classes hoping they would help, and she has not had a seizure since her first class.[2](https://dancespirit.com/camren-bicondova/) She studied ballet and hip hop at a San Diego studio, then moved with her family to Hawaii when her father, a Navy SEAL, was transferred there.[2](https://dancespirit.com/camren-bicondova/) A military newspaper account identifies her father as a Navy chief stationed at [Pearl Harbor](https://www.edgepedia.org/pearl-harbor) and says the family transferred to Oahu shortly before her tenth birthday.[7](https://media-cdn.dvidshub.net/pubs/pdf_64272.pdf)
In Hawaii she trained with the studio 24-VII Danceforce, where she said she became serious about hip hop and jazz funk.[2](https://dancespirit.com/camren-bicondova/) At a PULSE event in Los Angeles, an agent from Clear Talent Group signed her, and her first professional job was a role on [Disney Channel](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-channel)'s *Shake It Up*.[2](https://dancespirit.com/camren-bicondova/) At 11 years old, she had reached the status of an elite protégé with The PULSE on Tour dance convention, accompanying its teachers and choreographers around the country as their assistant.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/)
Her screen and stage work then ran in parallel. Director and record producer Chris Stokes cast her in his dance film *Battlefield America* (2012), in which she played Prissy.[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/camren-bicondova/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/) She formed the all-girl crew 8 Flavahz with dancers based in Los Angeles and Hawaii, and the group took second place in the seventh season of MTV's *America's Best Dance Crew*.[2](https://dancespirit.com/camren-bicondova/) She also appeared in music videos, including Ciara's "Got Me Good," and performed at the Kids' Choice Awards for artists including Ciara, Pitbull, and [Christina Aguilera](https://www.edgepedia.org/christina-aguilera).[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/camren-bicondova/) • [6](https://untitled-magazine.com/camren-bicondova-on-how-she-danced-her-way-into-the-world-of-tv-exclusive-interview/)
## Gotham and Selina Kyle
In 2014, at about 15, Bicondova was cast as the teenaged Selina Kyle on *Gotham*, Fox's Batman origin story, her first focal acting role after the small part of Girl #1 in the horror film *[Girl House](https://www.edgepedia.org/girl-house)* (2014).[3](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/camren-bicondova/) She has described the audition process as lengthy, saying *Gotham* was roughly her 95th audition; the character was listed as "Lucy" on the audition breakdown, and she choreographed cat movements for the mock audition before learning the part was Selina Kyle.[6](https://untitled-magazine.com/camren-bicondova-on-how-she-danced-her-way-into-the-world-of-tv-exclusive-interview/) In the pilot, Selina is the first character the audience meets, an adolescent thief and witness to the murder of Bruce Wayne's parents.[8](https://time.com/3398545/gotham-characters-dc-comics-batman/)
Bicondova played the role across all five seasons, appearing in 100 episodes and voicing the character in the five-episode web series *Gotham Stories* (2016).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/) For her work in the debut season she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series, and in September 2015 *Variety* listed her in its annual Youth Impact Report.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/)
**The finale recasting.** The series finale, "The Beginning...", jumps forward ten years, and Bicondova chose not to play the adult Selina Kyle; [Lili Simmons](https://www.edgepedia.org/lili-simmons) took over the role for that episode.[4](https://www.tvline.com/2234810/why-gotham-recast-catwoman-series-finale-camren-bicondova-lili-simmons/) In a statement on her social media accounts in April 2019, Bicondova wrote, "Being part of a legacy means knowing when to pass the torch to someone else," adding that she was "blessed to be the vessel for Selina Kyle for her formative teen years."[4](https://www.tvline.com/2234810/why-gotham-recast-catwoman-series-finale-camren-bicondova-lili-simmons/) She said she and Simmons spoke about the character for hours, and that she shared journal entries and scenes illustrating Selina's characteristics while Simmons developed a backstory for the unseen decade.[4](https://www.tvline.com/2234810/why-gotham-recast-catwoman-series-finale-camren-bicondova-lili-simmons/)
## After Gotham
After the series ended in 2019, Bicondova largely stepped back from acting for several years.[5](https://www.tvline.com/2112579/gotham-cast-actors-now/) She returned in 2024 as Iris in the Tubi original zombie film *[Festival of the Living Dead](https://www.edgepedia.org/festival-of-the-living-dead)*.[5](https://www.tvline.com/2112579/gotham-cast-actors-now/) • [1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/) Her other credited work includes the short *3 Days Closer* (2020), in which she voiced Abigail's mother.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/)
She has also lent her support to charitable causes including The USO, the [NOH8 Campaign](https://www.edgepedia.org/noh8-campaign), the Global Citizen Festival, and North Shore Animal League America.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/) Her dance training continues to inform her screen work; she has described studying hip hop, ballet, jazz, contemporary, and [African dance](https://www.edgepedia.org/african-dance), and training in parkour.[6](https://untitled-magazine.com/camren-bicondova-on-how-she-danced-her-way-into-the-world-of-tv-exclusive-interview/)
## References
1. [Camren Bicondova, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4800564/)
2. [Camren Bicondova, Dance Spirit (October 6, 2012)](https://dancespirit.com/camren-bicondova/)
3. [Camren Bicondova – Actress, Dancer, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/camren-bicondova/)
4. [Why Gotham Recast Its Catwoman For The Series Finale, TVLine](https://www.tvline.com/2234810/why-gotham-recast-catwoman-series-finale-camren-bicondova-lili-simmons/)
5. [Gotham Cast: Where The Actors Are Now, TVLine](https://www.tvline.com/2112579/gotham-cast-actors-now/)
6. [Camren Bicondova on How She Danced Her Way Into the World of TV, The Untitled Magazine (January 3, 2016)](https://untitled-magazine.com/camren-bicondova-on-how-she-danced-her-way-into-the-world-of-tv-exclusive-interview/)
7. [Child of active duty Navy Sailor is a professional dancer, Ho'okele (March 30, 2012)](https://media-cdn.dvidshub.net/pubs/pdf_64272.pdf)
8. [Everything You Need to Know About Gotham's Main Players, Time (September 2014)](https://time.com/3398545/gotham-characters-dc-comics-batman/)
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