Talent Expectations

Lil Angels Unlimited and LAU are happy to take on new clients of any experience level. We’ve developed green talent into highly successful actors as well as helped more established clients reach the next level in their career.

Dedication

We expect you to be as committed to your career as we are. This is a business, not a hobby, and you should treat it as such. We require you to have professional headshots, media materials, casting profiles, and keep them updated.

Headshots are a HUGE part of the pitching process and we need pictures that accurately represent your appearance in order to get you in for auditions and to ensure that you currently have the right look for the auditions we get you in for.

We also expect you to put in the proper preparation for auditions, which means arriving on time and knowing your lines. Your performance and behavior reflects on us as a company and we want to feel confident sending you to auditions, just as you can feel confident that we’re working diligently for you behind the scenes.



Communication

We are your connection with agents, casting, and productions, among others. It’s important to be reachable by email and phone at all times!

If we can’t get in touch with you and we have to cancel you for auditions, it looks bad! Agents and Casting directors remember unreliable names. If there is a specific way that is best to contact you, or dates that you know you will be unavailable, LET US KNOW.

The more informed we are, the better job we can do. We work with you to understand your goals, strengths and interests, hone your existing skills, and help to develop you with our team.

Perseverance

Acting is not for the faint of heart. It is a career path that can be tough, and include facing rejection. We need you to be prepared and willing to persevere through these hardships. You may be rejected 99 times, but it just takes the right 1 booking to give your career the push it needs.

If you take all these actions and make these preparations we’ll be able to give our all in building a successful acting career with you!

Meet Your Team

Jackie Reid
Jackie ReidOwner & Founder
Jackie’s entertainment career began with her two successful kids. As a former “Stage Mom” of actors, she is uniquely qualified on both the talent and management sides of the industry.

Her success with her own kids brought more and more parents asking if she would manage their kids and Lil Angels was born.

Jackie’s “Super Power,” as she calls it, is the uncanny ability to identify talent within the first 5 minutes of an introduction. Casting and talent agents alike respect and recognize her unparalleled eye for talent.

Jackie knows how to make sure actors do all that is expected of them by the entertainment industry while being a supportive and guiding hand for both new and experienced talent.

She’s written a monthly column for over 7 years on backstage.com, educating actors on all the best practices she’s learned throughout her successful career.

Michael Reid
Michael ReidVice President / Lead Adult Manager
Michael has been a working actor since the age of ten. Starting in the world of New York City’s off-Broadway theater, Michael has since worked on numerous television shows, most notably spending four years and over 50 episodes on Nickelodeon’s Emmy-nominated hit ‘Victorious’. He has worked on various film and television projects and continually works as a professional actor.

Michael knows what he expects out of talent management and strives to give that same attention and respect to any actor that he works with, forging connections with casting directors for them and putting their careers at the forefront.

His actor background gives him fantastic insight on what roles call for and makes him adept at working with and understanding the needs of actors. He is your peer and does his work for the betterment of the broader acting community.

Ashley Reid
Ashley ReidSenior Talent Manager
Ashley started acting at just 6 weeks old, gaining her SAG card in 1992 after doing 60 commercials. She was literally born to be a part of this industry!

Ashley is extremely creative with a heart of gold for her clients. She is tireless in her efforts to secure auditions. She is easily one of the most talented managers when it comes to pitching talent to Casting. She’s never afraid to go to bat for a client she believes in and give the extra push necessary to get their talents seen.

Pamela Merideth
Pamela MeridethTalent Coordinator
Pamela knew from a very young age that she had a love for storytelling and was fascinated by the entire movie making process. Her passion followed her to college where she majored in Film at The University of Arizona. After college, she moved to San Francisco where she worked for 5 years in the entertainment marketing industry before landing at Lil Angels in 2013. Along with being able to work directly with top casting directors and agents in the business, she also loves working closely with so many talented actors.

We Pride Ourselves On Creativity, Intuition & Determination.

We Are Creative

We leverage all the tools available:

  • Headshots & Actor Reels
  • Agency Relationships
  • Casting Relationships
  • Coaching Resources
  • Publicist Resources
  • Legal Resources
  • Tax & Accounting Resources

We want you in the best possible position to nail that audition, book that job and successfully manage your future.

We Have Intuition

This is our super power. We are extremely adept matching you up to the projects that fit you the best.

We don’t blindly submit you on just any project. If it is something special, we will make sure you are properly prepared.

You can’t teach the matching instincts native to our talent managers.

We Are Determined

We are successful for our clients because we are timely and aggressive. It seems like we ‘doze but never close’. We submit you even when you are asleep!

Big project, no problem. Expect that not only have we submitted you, but that we have PITCHED you directly to Casting.