Meg Stalter had a “childhood dream to be the lead of something” and her dream came true.

“She’s trying.

And she’s having a hard time letting go.”

Cora Bora (2023) Megan Stalter

Meg Stalter stars in ‘Cora Bora’.SXSW

Stalter found that help in her fellow cast and crew.

“They were all good at taking care of me they forced me to rest between shots.”

That support also extended to her onscreen musical abilities.

Andre Hyland, Hannah Pearl Utt, Chrissie Fit, Megan Stalter, Jojo T. Gibbs and Ayden Mayeri of ‘Cora Bora’ pose for a portrait at SxSW Film Festival on March 12, 2023 in Austin, Texas.

Andre Hyland, director Hannah Pearl Utt, Chrissie Fit, Megan Stalter, Jojo T. Gibbs, and Ayden Mayeri of ‘Cora Bora’ at SXSW Film Festival.Robby Klein/Getty Images

“There’s the cafe scene that I played all my own.

Just the love that she’s had for those friends.”

Stalter says she’s excited for fans to see Kayla’s growth.

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Paul W. Downs and Megan Stalter in ‘Hacks’.Karen Ballard/HBO Max

“You meet her in the first season, she’s a very bad assistant.

It’s a very fun character it’s very silly,” she says.

In other words, stepping up to prove she is not a hack?

I love that"

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