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{{Short description|American actress (born 1996)}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Myha'la
| birth_name    =
| birth_date    =
| birth_place   = [[San Jose, California]], U.S.
| education     = [[Carnegie Mellon University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation    = Actress
| years_active  = 2018–present
}}
'''Myha'la Herrold''' ({{IPAc-en|m|aɪ|ˈ|h|ɑː|l|ə}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Morales |first=Wilson |date=November 6, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2bsPsfeEFA&t=8s |title=Myha'la Herrold talks HBO new series 'Industry' |work=BlackFilmandTV.com |via=YouTube |access-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-date=August 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820071436/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2bsPsfeEFA&t=8s |url-status=live}}</ref>), better known as '''Myha'la''', is an American actress. She portrays Harper Stern in the British television drama ''[[Industry (TV series)|Industry]]'' and had roles in the films ''[[Bodies Bodies Bodies]]'' (2022) and ''[[Leave the World Behind (film)|Leave the World Behind]]'' (2023).
==Early life and education==
Myha'la was born and grew up in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], California.<ref name=pizarro2017/> Her mother, Susan, ran a salon. Her father is Jamaican.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Myha'la Herrold is making the industry work for her |first=Charlie |last=Brinkhurst Cuff |date=August 17, 2022 |magazine=[[gal-dem]] |url=https://gal-dem.com/myhala-herrold-is-making-the-industry-work-for-her/ |access-date=August 21, 2022 |archive-date=August 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821045507/https://gal-dem.com/myhala-herrold-is-making-the-industry-work-for-her/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
She graduated from [[Archbishop Mitty High School]] in 2014,<ref name=pizarro2017>{{cite news |title=Mitty grad shines in 'The Book of Mormon' |first=Sal |last=Pizarro |date=July 13, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Mercury News]]  |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/13/mitty-grad-shines-in-the-book-of-mormon/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126190147/https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/07/13/mitty-grad-shines-in-the-book-of-mormon/ |archive-date=November 26, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> then attended [[Carnegie Mellon University]] School of Drama,<ref name=Flaunt>{{cite web |title=Myha'la Herrold / A Photo a Day Keeps the Wishes at Bay |first=Bree |last=Castillo |date=December 11, 2020 |website=Flaunt Magazine |quote=At the age of fourteen, she remembers wishing to explore outside of what she knew… Ten years later, it’s as though her trajectory was indeed wished upon. |url=https://flaunt.com/content/myhala-herrold |access-date=January 13, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220619160734/https://flaunt.com/content/myhala-herrold |archive-date=June 19, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> graduating in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.drama.cmu.edu/people/alumni/myhala-herrold/ |title=Myha'la Herrold |website=Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama |access-date=February 5, 2021 |archive-date=June 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620180710/https://www.drama.cmu.edu/people/alumni/myhala-herrold/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career==
Myha'la started her career acting primarily in theater roles, including a touring production of ''[[The Book of Mormon (musical)|The Book of Mormon]]'' in 2017, playing Nabulungi.<ref name=Ravindran2020>{{cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Manori |date=November 14, 2020 |title='Industry' Star Myha'la Herrold on Learning From Lena Dunham, Finding the Drama in Finance |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/industry-star-myhala-herrold-on-learning-from-lena-dunham-finding-the-drama-in-finance-1234831773/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=November 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113123941/https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/industry-star-myhala-herrold-on-learning-from-lena-dunham-finding-the-drama-in-finance-1234831773/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
She played a small role in the [[indie film]] ''[[Premature (2019 film)|Premature]]'' (2019) and appeared in a 2019 episode of the television series ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]''.<ref name=Ravindran2020/>
In 2020, she began playing Harper Stern in the financial drama series ''[[Industry (TV series)|Industry]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davis |first=Allison P. |date=July 8, 2022 |title=Myha'la Herrold Knows She's Good |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/myhala-herrold-industry-profile.html |access-date=July 21, 2023 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |language=en-us}}</ref>
In 2023, she starred in the ''[[Black Mirror]]'' episode "[[Loch Henry]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldbart |first=Max |date=August 24, 2022 |title='Black Mirror': 'Industry' Star Myha'la Herrold Latest To Join Season Six Of Charlie Brooker Netflix Anthology |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/black-mirror-industry-myhala-herrold-season-six-charlie-brooker-netflix-1235098229/ |access-date=July 1, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
She began to be known mononymously as Myha'la by 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schaub |first=Michael |date=October 2, 2023 |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/netflix-drops-trailer-for-leave-the-world-behind/ |title=Netflix Drops Trailer for 'Leave the World Behind' |work=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |access-date=October 21, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Mononym">{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andreas |title=''Industry'' Star Myha'la Joins Lily James In 20th Century's Bumble & Tinder Movie; Filming Due to Begin Next Month |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/industry-myhala-joins-lily-james-bumble-tinder-founder-movie-1235889120/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=April 18, 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life==
==Filmography==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2018
| ''Rehabilitation of the Hill''
| Background
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
| ''[[Premature (2019 film)|Premature]]''
| Dymond
|
|-
| ''The Tattooed Heart''
| Lulu
| Short film
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Plan B (2021 film)|Plan B]]''
| Logan
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
| ''[[Bodies Bodies Bodies]]''
| Jordan
|
|-
| ''[[The Honeymoon (2022 film)|The Honeymoon]]''
| Herself
| Cameo; last film credit as Myha'la Herrold
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
| ''[[Dumb Money]]''
| Riri
| Switches, hereafter, to mononymous credit as Myha'la
|-
| ''[[Leave the World Behind (film)|Leave the World Behind]]''
| Ruth Scott
|
|-
| 2025
| ''[[Swiped (2025 film)|Swiped]]''
| {{TBA}}
| Post-production
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Modern Love (TV series)|Modern Love]]''
| Tami
| Episode: "So He Looked Like Dad. It Was Just Dinner, Right?"
|-
| 2020–present
| ''[[Industry (TV series)|Industry]]''
| Harper Stern
| Main role
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Black Mirror]]''
| Pia
| Episode: "[[Loch Henry]]"
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur]]''
| Jurnee (voice)
| 3 episodes
|}
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