About
Mikayla Sofia Abdalla (born 13 May 2000) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles in the Netflix series Project Mc² (2015–2017) and the Amazon Prime Video series Off Campus (2026–present). Her other notable films include the Hulu comedy Sex Appeal (2022) and Snack Shack (2024).
Mikayla Sofia Abdalla was born in Plano, Texas, on 13 May 2000 and raised in Dallas. A first-generation American, Abdalla is of Bulgarian, Lebanese, Greek, Italian, and German descent.
From the age of five, Abdalla wanted to act and perform. In an interview with Rollacoster magazine, Abdalla described what made, “I loved the attention I got doing print work [modelling or still photo work] in Dallas, so I was like obsessed with continuing to be on set.” Abdalla attended Spring Creek Academy, which allowed her to complete schoolwork at odd hours and accommodated her acting schedule. After graduating from high school a year early, she considered Texas A&M University, University of Texas at Austin, and Southern Methodist University, before ultimately deciding to attend University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy…
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