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Kayla Njeri

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Kayla Njeri
Kayla Njeri can currently be seen in the recurring role of "Lisa" on the 20th Television/ Hulu series PARADISE starring Sterling K. Brown. She recently starred as "Mercedes Cooper" in the Disney+ film WORLD’S BEST, directed by Roshan Sethi, and as "Kate" in Amazon Prime’s SITTING IN BARS WITH CAKE opposite Yara Shahidi and Odessa A’zion. Kayla previously received two nominations for the Children and Family Emmy Awards.
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    Known for

    World's Best (2023)
    World's Best
    5.4
    • Mercedes
    • 2023
    Yara Shahidi and Odessa A'zion in Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023)
    Sitting in Bars with Cake
    6.5
    • Kate the Co-Worker
    • 2023
    Julianne Nicholson, Shailene Woodley, Sterling K. Brown, and Thomas Doherty in Paradise (2025)
    Paradise
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Lisa

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Neighborhood Watch
      • Eva
      • Post-production
    • Julianne Nicholson, Shailene Woodley, Sterling K. Brown, and Thomas Doherty in Paradise (2025)
      Paradise
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Lisa
      • 2025–2026
    • Yara Shahidi and Odessa A'zion in Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023)
      Sitting in Bars with Cake
      6.5
      • Kate the Co-Worker
      • 2023
    • World's Best (2023)
      World's Best
      5.4
      • Mercedes
      • 2023
    • Kayla Njeri and Reilly Arena in Summer Breaking (2021)
      Summer Breaking
      Short
      • Zoe
      • 2021
    • (home)Schooled (2020)
      (home)Schooled
      TV Movie
      • Freya
      • 2020
    • Master P, Michael Blackson, Anthony Johnson, Romeo Miller, Fatboy SSE, and D.C. Young Fly in I Got the Hook Up 2 (2019)
      I Got the Hook Up 2
      3.0
      • Customer
      • 2019

    Soundtrack

    • World's Best (2023)
      World's Best
      5.4
      • performer: "Imaginary Number"
      • 2023

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