THE FUNNY GIRL

Keyla Monterroso Mejia had always thought of herself as a Hollywood outsider. But with a handful of big-deal projects that debut this year, she’s realizing the joke may be on her.

QUINCI LEGARDYE

Stylist: Lauren Jeworski | Hair: Josué Perez at TMG | Makeup: Camille Thompson at The Wall Group Keyla Monterroso Mejia whispers when she says her co-stars’ names: Larry David. Katt Williams. Reese Witherspoon. Seth Rogen. When she describes sharing the screen with these comedy legends, the 27-year-old actress can’t help but lower her voice, partly out of lingering shock, but also out of continued deference. “All of these things are like, What is my life? What’s going on? ” Monterroso Mejia tells me over Zoom on a January afternoon, referencing her rapid rise to comedic fame. She feels so removed from the radius of Hollywood’s sparkle. In some ways, quite literally. For our interview, Monterroso Mejia—wearing a nondescript sweatshirt; her hair in a bun—appears on screen from her home deep…

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Marie Claire (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 8 2025

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