Marsai Martin on Navigating the Transition from Child Producer to Mogul in the Making: ‘I’ve Learned What It Takes to Become a Legend’

Marsai Martin’s transition from child producer to 20-year-old mogul has made her wise beyond her years

“I was still so small. I didn’t even know what I was really walking into. I didn’t feel nervous at all,” Marsai Martin tells Variety, looking back at her early years in the business. “Nine-year-old me had the confidence to walk into any room.”

That self-assurance helped the gifted actor make history, becoming the youngest person to sign a first-look deal at a studio at 14 years old. The pact came about after the preteen produced a comedy, “Little,” that she pitched to Universal when she was nine. Martin co-starred with Regina

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