Makayla is portrayed by child actress Ramona Edith Williams. Born in May 2012, she works on Chicago P.D. at only nine years old. According to her IMDb page, she was a winner of several pageants and ice skating competitions, and has dreams of competing in the Olympics. She also took the No. 1 spot on an IMDb list of the "Best Kid Actresses of 2020.

Her first acting role came in 2019 when she starred in the award-winning indie film Saint Frances. Her only other roles have been a 2021 Christmas movie called The Christmas Pitch and of course, Chicago P.D.

Ramona first began working on the series after a delayed production schedule due to the initial COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020. After filming began again, Ramona came on set again as a recurring character. As of 2021, she was featured in six episodes of Chicago P.D. Her talent will undoubtedly earn her more appearances on the show throughout Season 9.