Age: 41
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Mikaela Hoover (born July 12, 1984) is an American actress. Mikaela is of Iranian, Italian, and Spanish descent and was born and raised in Colbert, Washington. 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. 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 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, Lionsgate's Guest House, and Netflix's Holidate. In 2021, she had a role in the Netflix movie Love Hard. Hoover has been cast as Cat Grant in the upcoming DC Studios Superman film by James Gunn.
Mikaela Hoover
Cat Grant
for Cat Grant in DCU Superman: Metropolis Week One
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In his first week in Metropolis, young reporter Clark Kent steps into the chaotic pulse of the Daily Planet, juggling deadlines and disguises as he secretly becomes the city's newest protector—Superman. Still learning the limits of his power and the weight of his moral compass, Clark struggles to balance truth and justice in both his worlds. But beneath the shining skyline, Metropolis is rotting from within. Crime boss Bruno Manheim, the ruthless leader of Intergang, rules the underworld through fear, violence, and corruption that reaches into the city’s highest offices. When Clark’s investigation into a string of brutal murders leads him directly to Manheim’s empire, the boy from Smallville finds himself caught between exposing the truth as a journalist and stopping a killer as a god. As Superman begins to dismantle Intergang’s criminal network, Manheim retaliates with a reign of terror—bombings, assassinations, and public executions meant to send a message: Metropolis belongs to him. The conflict spirals into a bloody urban war, testing Superman’s restraint and resolve as the people he vowed to protect become collateral damage. Torn between his humanity and his near-limitless power, Clark must confront not only Manheim but the darker side of himself—the part that hungers to end evil permanently. In a city drowning in corruption, this first week will define what kind of Superman the world will come to fear… or believe in.
