Götz was born Theodora Mary Hill in 1946 in Hāwera, New Zealand.

[2] Hill represented her country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in gymnastics.

[2] Later in life, Götz worked as a coach and judged gymnastics competitions.

[5] Hill was a judge at the mid-island gymnastics champs in Gisborne in June 2017.

[2] In the 2024 New Year Honours, Götz was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to gymnastics.