Raised in Flint, Michigan, Stakiah Lynn Washington began acting in church. Stakiah performed August Wilson monologues on Broadway prior to earning her Bachelor's of Fine Arts at Southern Methodist University. Before graduating, Stakiah landed the lead role in the thriller film Everything Is Both (2023). Most recently, Stakiah has landed the lead role in a MarVista (division of Fox Studios) feature Killer Beat (2024) that will release in June this year. You can tune in to the Amazon Freevee comedy show, Primo (2023) (released in May 2023), to find Stakiah portraying as Mya (series regular).