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Mikaela Hoover

American actress

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Mikaela Hoover
Mikaela Hoover at the Guardians of the Galaxy premiere in July 2014
Born	(1984-07-12) July 12, 1984 (age 40) Colbert, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater	Loyola Marymount University
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006-present
Known for	Happy Endings How I Met Your Mother

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 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 a role in DC's The Suicide Squad,^[5] Lionsgate's Guest House and Netflix's Holidate.

Hoover has been cast as Cat Grant in the upcoming Superman film by James Gunn.^[6]

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