Laura Gardner Longo is an academic, producer, and cultural critic with over fifteen years of experience in the entertainment industry. After starting her career at CAA, Laura worked for Oscar winner Steve Zaillian’s production company Film Rites. While there, she oversaw the company’s dynamic film and television slate and worked on the Emmy award winning HBO miniseries The Night Of.

After leaving Film Rites, Laura took a position as a producer, manager, and partner at The Mission Entertainment. Laura oversaw The Mission’s production slate and helped guide her talented clients towards major Hollywood successes with projects at Searchlight Pictures, Disney +, Netflix, HBO, AMC, and Showtime. Laura was nominated for an Emmy for producing HBO documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore, an excavation of the life and career of one of Hollywood’s most influential women.

Laura is a graduate of UCLA’s Theater Film and Television program and received a master’s degree in Cinema and Media studies from USC.