Kiersey Clemons To Star, Produce Film On Trader Lauren SimmonsPosted by Wilson Morales
November 13, 2018
Source: Deadline
Deadline is reporting that Kiersey Clemons (Dope) will star in and produce the feature about Lauren Simmons, the youngest female trader to work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange. Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios acquired the life rights to Simmons’ story.
The project will be the debut film on the slate of Clemons’ newly minted production outfit Girl on Mercury, which she is launching with Galan and Andreeff.
In addition to being the only female trader to work full-time at the New York Stock Exchange, at 23 Simmons is also the youngest woman to ever be on the floor of the NYSE, as well as only the second African American woman to trade full-time on the floor. Simmons came to New York from Georgia with a degree in genetics, but ultimately decided to put that career on hold. When she started exploring other professions, her passion for numbers led her to answer a posting on LinkedIn for a job with a Wall Street company. To keep the job, she had to take and pass the challenging Series 19 exam.
Producing alongside Clemons are her longtime managers Eddie Galan and Starr Andreeff, with AGC’s Ford, Head of Film Greg Shapiro, and Head of Urban Content Glendon Palmer onboard as executive producers.
Clemons will next be seen in Disney’s CGI and live action remake of animated classic Lady And The Tramp, and Fox TV’s live broadcast of Rent.
