Though she’d dreamed of owning a Spanish Revival home, there was something about the boxy, modern house that Anonymous Content manager Meredith Rothman couldn’t shake. Maybe it was the floor-to-ceiling windows. Or the abundance of natural light. Or the fact that it was tucked neatly into a canyon in Beverly Hills, conjuring up memories of her childhood home in Bel Air. Rothman asked interior designer Lauren Waters for her thoughts. “I assured her it was a wonderful blank canvas for intriguing furniture and great art,” says Waters.
That advice sealed the deal for Rothman, who tasked Waters with transforming the 2,500-square-foot spec house into a home that would serve as space to unwind, enable her to host the occasional soiree and showcase her burgeoning art collection, which includes works by Analia Saban and John Baldessari, as well as a charcoal drawing by her grandmother Luddie Waters, who was...
That advice sealed the deal for Rothman, who tasked Waters with transforming the 2,500-square-foot spec house into a home that would serve as space to unwind, enable her to host the occasional soiree and showcase her burgeoning art collection, which includes works by Analia Saban and John Baldessari, as well as a charcoal drawing by her grandmother Luddie Waters, who was...
- 10/14/2023
- by Abigail Stone
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Anonymous Content has added Meredith Rothman to its management division, Variety has learned.
She joins the company from Mosaic, where she spent the last five years as a talent and literary manager. Rothman started her career working for casting director Francine Maisler and later worked as an assistant at Independent Talent Group in London. She also had a stint working for Ilene Feldman at the management company Ifa for two years.
Rothman’s clients include a number of performers and filmmakers who are part of a new and emerging generation of Hollywood talent. It is a roster that boasts KiKi Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Na-Kel Smith (“mid90s”), Alexa Demie (“Euphoria”), Nicholas Galitzine (“Chambers”), Brady Jandreau (“The Rider”), Sky Ferreira (“Twin Peaks”), Sophie Hyde (“Animals”), Jimmie Fails (“The Last Black Man in San Francisco”), Mikey Alfred (“Illegal Civ”), Tosin Morohunfola (“The Chi”), and Clara Mamet (“Two Bit Waltz...
She joins the company from Mosaic, where she spent the last five years as a talent and literary manager. Rothman started her career working for casting director Francine Maisler and later worked as an assistant at Independent Talent Group in London. She also had a stint working for Ilene Feldman at the management company Ifa for two years.
Rothman’s clients include a number of performers and filmmakers who are part of a new and emerging generation of Hollywood talent. It is a roster that boasts KiKi Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”), Na-Kel Smith (“mid90s”), Alexa Demie (“Euphoria”), Nicholas Galitzine (“Chambers”), Brady Jandreau (“The Rider”), Sky Ferreira (“Twin Peaks”), Sophie Hyde (“Animals”), Jimmie Fails (“The Last Black Man in San Francisco”), Mikey Alfred (“Illegal Civ”), Tosin Morohunfola (“The Chi”), and Clara Mamet (“Two Bit Waltz...
- 12/14/2018
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Wme has signed KiKi Layne, the newbie star of Barry Jenkins’ upcoming If Beale Street Could Talk.
Wme will represent Layne in all areas. In addition to starring in November’s Beale Street, Layne’s slate is filled with high profile projects.
Layne will star in A24’s Native Son directed by Rashid Johnson. She will join Ashton Sanders, Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Bill Camp and Sanaa Lathan. Layne also stars the forthcoming Rupert Wyatt-directed sci-fi thriller Captive State starring John Goodman and Vera Farmiga. Both films are set to open in theaters next year.
She continues to be repped by manager Meredith Rothman and attorney Jim Gilio.
Wme will represent Layne in all areas. In addition to starring in November’s Beale Street, Layne’s slate is filled with high profile projects.
Layne will star in A24’s Native Son directed by Rashid Johnson. She will join Ashton Sanders, Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, Bill Camp and Sanaa Lathan. Layne also stars the forthcoming Rupert Wyatt-directed sci-fi thriller Captive State starring John Goodman and Vera Farmiga. Both films are set to open in theaters next year.
She continues to be repped by manager Meredith Rothman and attorney Jim Gilio.
- 8/14/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Barry Jenkins, who demonstrated a knack for identifying new talent with many of the young actors he cast in his Oscar-winning Moonlight, has discovered another newcomer, Kiki Layne, who has been tapped to star as Tish in the filmmaker's adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel If Beale Street Could Talk.
Originally from Cincinnati, Layne, a recent graduate of DePaul University, moved to Los Angeles just three months ago and is repped by Meredith Rothman at Mosaic and Donna Simon Dunn at Grossman & Jack Talent.
As Tish, Layne will play a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to...
Originally from Cincinnati, Layne, a recent graduate of DePaul University, moved to Los Angeles just three months ago and is repped by Meredith Rothman at Mosaic and Donna Simon Dunn at Grossman & Jack Talent.
As Tish, Layne will play a newly engaged Harlem woman who races against the clock to...
- 9/13/2017
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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