Los Angeles, California, United States
Myra Model Management is a boutique literary management company launching careers and providing creative and strategic support in the realization of clients' artistic vision. Highly respected with strong creative instincts, a reputation for integrity, and long-standing relationships across all platforms, Myra brings to her management business 20+ years in creative development and production, including almost a decade at CBS Entertainment supervising event limited series programming. Working with writers and filmmakers, Myra provided leadership and creative direction on more than 40 movies and mini-series for television. Past projects include Emmy-nominated "Mario Puzo’s The Last Don" (Darryl Hannah, Danny Aiello, Kirstey Alley); "Blonde” based on the Joyce Carol Oates Pulitzer-Prize winning book (Poppy Montgomery, Kirstie Alley, Wallace Shawn); "American Tragedy" (Ving Rhames, Christopher Plummer); "In Cold Blood” based on the classic (Eric Roberts, Anthony Edwards); "Gleason," (Brad Garrett); "Ruby Ridge" (Laura Dern, Randy Quaid) "Alex Haley's Mama Flora's Family” (Jon Avnet/Producer, Queen Latifah, Cicely Tyson), and the adaptation of acclaimed BBC mini-series "Reckless." When Myra brought in Oscar-winning cinematographer Mikael Salomen (“The Abyss”) to direct his first-ever television project, CBS had Academy Award-winning talent helming a mini-series for the first time ever. Myra developed many high-profile projects that landed and help propel then newcomers Jennifer Garner, Kathryn Morris, Poppy Montgomery and Angelina Jolie. SPECIALTIES: Script Consultant/Script Development, Television business strategy, Pitch presentations, Strategic Communications, Branding, Business Affairs, contract negotiations, Talent relations, publicity/marketing. Documentary and docudrama programming, live and special event programming, Unscripted writing/producing, physical production.
Strategist, Creative Developer, Business Manager, Producer. A boutique management company launching careers and working with bold writing and directing talent in television and film, including playwrights, emerging artists and filmmakers.
Movie Development
Provided leadership and creative direction on 40+ event mini-series and movies including: "The Last Don," "Blonde," "American Tragedy," "Gleason," "And Never Let Her Go," "Perfect Murder Perfect Town," "In Cold Blood," "Afterschock," "Ruby Ridge," "Alex Haley's Mama Flora's Family" and the adaptation of the acclaimed BBC mini-series "Reckless." Promoted to Vice President after playing a significant role in leading the CBS movie franchise to #1 effecting the network’s growth from #3 to #1 in household ratings. Identified key properties for CBS including Mario Puzo’s “The Last Don,” the outstanding ratings and critical acclaim of which dramatically raised the profile of the CBS movie franchise.
Developed multiple movies for television - 4 for CBS in a 3-year tenure at the company.