Mikaela Hoover | |
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 Mikaela Hoover as Cat Grant on the set of Superman in June 2024 | |
| Born | July 12, 1984 Colbert, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Known for | |
Mikaela Hoover (born July 12, 1984) [1] [2] is an American actress.
Mikaela is of Iranian, Italian, and Spanish descent and was born and raised in Colbert, Washington. [3] She started taking dance classes at the age of two and starred in school plays and appeared in local commercials as a child. She was accepted to Loyola Marymount University's theatre program in Los Angeles and graduated with her bachelor's degree in theatre. [3] [4]
Hoover made her acting debut in 2007, in the movie Frank. She then went on to book a leading role in Sorority Forever . Shortly after, Hoover got a role in Humanzee after auditioning in front of James Gunn and following that she got offered the lead role in the James Gunn and Peter Safran Xbox show Sparky & Mikaela.
During 2010, Hoover began appearing in American productions with a guest role in How I Met Your Mother . She also got a role in the James Gunn movie Super .
In 2011, she had a recurring role in the television series Happy Endings as Jackie and in 2012, she appeared in the series Anger Management .
In 2013, Hoover had roles in the American television productions Two and a Half Men and The League , followed by a role in Saint George in 2014.
Hoover continued to work with James Gunn and in 2014 she played Nova Prime's Assistant in the Marvel movie Guardians of the Galaxy [5] and Raziya Memarian in The Belko Experiment .
In 2017, Hoover appeared in the television series 2 Broke Girls , The Guest Book and Lucifer .
In 2020, she booked several roles in DC's The Suicide Squad , [5] Lionsgate's Guest House and Netflix's Holidate .
In 2021, she had a role in the Netflix film Love Hard .
Hoover has been cast as Cat Grant in the upcoming DC Studios Superman film by James Gunn. [6]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | SamHas7Friends | Cami | TV series |
| 2007 | Frank | Heather | |
| 2008 | Casanovas | Actress #1 | TV series (Episode: "Hollywood Heartburn") |
| Sorority Forever | Madison Westerbrook | Web series (33 episodes) | |
| Sparky & Mikaela | Mikaela | TV series (Episode: "Pilot") | |
| Humanzee! | Margo | ||
| 2009 | PG Porn | Julie | TV short (Episode: "Helpful Bus") |
| Lost Dream | Mackenzie | ||
| 2010 | Team Unicorn | Jenna | TV series (Episode: "G33K & G4M3R Girls") |
| Super | Holly | ||
| How I Met Your Mother | Stacey | TV series (Episode: "Baby Talk") | |
| 2011 | 2 Man 3 Way | Short film | |
| Happy Endings [4] | Jackie | TV series (2 episodes) | |
| Fleshlightning | Madison | Short film | |
| 2012 | Anger Management | Daytona | TV series (2 episodes) |
| 2013 | Two and a Half Men | Morgan | TV series (Episode: "Big Episode: Someone Stole a Spoon") |
| The League | Taco's Girl | TV series (Episode: "Chalupa vs. The Cutlet") | |
| 2014 | Back in the Day | Tifficult | |
| Saint George | Chloe | TV series (Episode: "Won't Get Fooled Again") | |
| Cuz-Bros | Karissa | TV film | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | Nova Prime's Assistant | ||
| 2016 | The Belko Experiment | Raziya Memarian | |
| 2017 | 2 Broke Girls | Jessica | TV series (Episode: "And The Baby And Other Things") |
| Lucifer | Ester | TV series (Episode: "Chloe Does Lucifer") | |
| The Guest Book | Bethany | TV series (Episode: "Story Three") | |
| 2018 | Blacked Out | Suzy | Short film |
| Bubble | Sunday | ||
| 2019 | Airplane Mode | Claire | |
| 2020 | Holidate | Annie | |
| Guest House | Taylor | ||
| 2021 | The Suicide Squad [5] | Camila | |
| Love Hard | Chelsea | ||
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Floor the Rabbit | Voice and motion-capture |
| 2025 | Superman | Cat Grant | Post-production |
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