Keyla Monterroso Mejia

Keyla Monterroso Mejia
Born (1998-02-26) February 26, 1998
Hawthorne, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2021–present

Keyla Monterroso Mejia (born February 26, 1998) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her roles in the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm (2021–2024), the ABC comedy series Abbott Elementary (2022–2026), and the Apple TV+ comedy series The Studio (2025–present).[1]

Mejia also appeared in the films The Estate (2022), Suncoast (2024), One of Them Days (2025), and You're Cordially Invited (2025).

Early life

Keyla Monterroso Mejia was born in Hawthorne, California, in Los Angeles County on February 26, 1998.[2] Her parents were from Guatemala and Mexico.[3] She grew up in the Inland Empire region of California.[4]

Career

Mejia made her professional acting debut playing Val in Ann Marie Pace's 2021 short film Growing Fangs, one of a series of productions featured as part of the Disney+ anthology series Launchpad.[5] The same year, she made her television debut as a guest star on season 11 of the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm, playing short order cook-turned terrible actress Maria Sofia Estrada.[3] Originally cast for one episode, she went on to appear in six of the season's ten episodes.[3] She guest starred again in season 12, where her character has become a popular actress.[2]

Also in 2021, Mejia guest starred in the final episode of the Netflix comedy-drama series On My Block.[6] It was later announced she would star in the spin-off series Freeridge, alongside Bryana Salaz, Ciara Riley Wilson, and Tenzing Norgay Trainor. The series premiered in 2023 and ran for one season.[7]

In January 2026, Deadline announced she will join Season 2 of Bad Monkey.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2021 #Whitina Belle Short film
The 90 Day Plan Lolo Short film
2022 The Estate Ellen
Aguanta Estefa Short film
2024 Suncoast Nurse Mia
What to Expect Sofia Short film
2025 One of Them Days[9] Kathy
You're Cordially Invited Heather

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Launchpad Val Garcia Episode: "Growing Fangs"
On My Block Gloria Episode: "The Final Chapter"
2021–2024 Curb Your Enthusiasm Maria Sofia Estrada 7 episodes
2022 Boo, Bitch Newlifer Girl 3 episodes
2022–2026 Abbott Elementary Ashley Garcia 5 episodes
2023 Freeridge Gloria 8 episodes
2025 Running Point Ana Moreno 2 episodes
The Studio Petra 5 episodes
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Young Controller Episode: "Air Traffic Control"
Acapulco Dulce 10 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Peters, Fletcher (2022-10-20). "Ashley on 'Abbott Elementary' Is Our New Favorite TV Character". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  2. 1 2 Peixoto-Elkins, Amanda (February 1, 2024). "Nobody Plays a Bad Actress Better Than Curb Your Enthusiasm's Keyla Monterroso Mejia". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on February 1, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Kennedy, Dana (8 January 2022). "Meet the 'worst actress' who stole the show on 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'". New York Post. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Svetkey, Benjamin (December 21, 2022). "Meet the Genius Who Plays Curb Your Enthusiasm's Maria Sofia". The Wrap. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Kim, Kristen Yoonsoo (June 2, 2021). "Disney Creates a 'Launchpad' for Underrepresented Filmmakers". New York Times.
  6. ↑ Leung, Jasmine (8 November 2021). "Who is Curb Your Enthusiasm's Maria Sofia and where have we seen her?". The Focus. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. ↑ Petski, Denise (8 October 2021). "'On My Block' Spinoff 'Freeridge' Sets Its New Core Four". Deadline. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  8. ↑ Grobar, Matt (2026-01-06). "Keyla Monterroso Mejia & Mo Amer Join 'Bad Monkey' Season 2 As Recurring". Deadline. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
  9. ↑ Yang, Christina (2025-05-06). ""A lot of it was us figuring things out through improv": Keyla Monterroso Mejia on One of Them Days". The Upcoming. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
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