Born and raised in Texas, Mikayla Sofia Abdalla is a first-generation American actress of Bulgarian, Lebanese, Greek, Italian, and German descent. She is best known for playing the lead spy, McKeyla McAlister, in the Emmy-nominated Netflix original series, Project MC2 (2015). After graduating high school with honors, Mika was accepted into The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) where she went on to earn a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a minor in film.