Laura Rene Marks-Trueman Official Bio: Hollywood Prop Specialist, Talent Manager
- Lillee Jean Productions
- Aug 11
- 4 min read
Laura Rene Marks-Trueman is the CFO of Lillee Jean Productions, managing actress and director Lillee Jean Trueman. She is best known for her work in movie/TV props for Men in Black, Mad Men, and Pubic Enemies.
She is best known for her expertise in antiques, vintage items, and memorabilia within the entertainment industry.
Trueman has worked with industry greats as William Seippel of Worthpoint, in appraisal of high-cost estates and has collaborated with major studios, such as Paramount, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, Columbia Pictures, New Line Cinema, TNT, AMC, and SONY Pictures.
She is known for her notable work supplying prop guns for the Public Enemies Movie, working with Scott Getzinger on several projects, and various props for scenes in the Men in Black movies 1-3.
Trueman has worked in television, including prop running and buying, on The Alienist, alongside prop master Ellen Freund, and with Freund on Mad Men seasons 3 through 7, among other notable smalls for various Hollywood productions.
The Making of a Prop Buyer, Runner, and Researcher
Trueman's journey began in the late 1990s when she founded an independent, woman-owned business in Queens, New York City.
She quickly built a reputation for sourcing unique and high-quality memorabilia, initially serving clients throughout the metropolitan area.
Her success and eye for historical memorabilia soon led her to a more specialized niche: providing props for major theaters and Hollywood TV/movie studios.
Notable Contributions to Film and Television
Over the years, within the industry, Laura has amassed a remarkable portfolio of work on high-profile films and television series.
Her contributions, as a prop runner, prop researcher, and prop buyer, have been featured in:
FILM (SELECT):
Men In Black III Props/Prop Runner (Uncredited) Columbia Pictures/SONY/Scott Getzinger.
Men In Black II Props/Prop Runner (Uncredited) Columbia Pictures/SONY/Scott Getzinger.
Men In Black I Props/Prop Runner (Uncredited) Columbia Pictures/SONY/Scott Getzinger.
Sucker Punch Props/Prop Runner (Uncredited) Warner Bros./Hamish Purdy.
Public Enemies Props/Prop Runner (Uncredited) Universal Pictures/Scott Getzinger.
Shutter Island Props/Prop Buyer (Uncredited) Paramount/Phoenix Pictures/Scott Getzinger.
Salt Props/Prop Buyer (Uncredited) Columbia Pictures/SONY/Scott Getzinger.
Blood Ties Props/Research (Uncredited) Lionsgate/Scott Getzinger/Max Sherwood.
The Irishman Props/Research (Uncredited) Tribeca Productions/Netflix/Ashley Wellbrock.
TELEVISION (SELECT):
Gotham (Season 1) Props/Prop Runner (Uncredited) Warner Bros./Jill Alexander.
Mad Men (Seasons 3-7) Props/Prop Runner (Uncredited) AMC/Ellen Freund.
The Alienist (Season 1-2) Props/Prop Buyer (Uncredited) TNT/Ellen Freund/Balázs Kovács.
Blindspot (Season 1) Props/Prop Runner (Uncredited) Warner Bros./Jill Alexander.
Limitless (Season 1) Props/Prop Runner (Uncredited) Eagle Pictures/Max Sherwood.
LIVE SHOWS
Miami Beach Antique Show (2012) Worthpoint/Will Seippel.
Randolph Street Antique Show (2012) Worthpoint/Will Seippel.
May's Antique Market (2013) Worthpoint/Will Seippel.
She is particularly known for her collaboration with prop master Scott Getzinger on projects such as Men in Black, Shutter Island, and Salt.
A Voice in Antiques
Trueman's deep knowledge of antiques and memorabilia has earned her recognition beyond the film and TV set.
Trueman has been a featured expert at events such as the Miami Beach Antique Show, the Antique Chicago Randolph Street Show, and May's Antique Show in Massachusetts with Worthpoint.
She has also been interviewed by prominent figures such as Ina Steiner and Martin Willis, and has penned articles for Worthpoint, where she shared behind-the-scenes stories about her work on Public Enemies and Men in Black III.
Talent Managing
Laura is the manager of award-winning actress, director, writer, filmmaker, and producer Lillee Jean Trueman.
Lillee Jean Trueman is a multi-award-winning actress, filmmaker, director, writer, and producer from New York City. Lillee Jean is best known for her two-time award-winning celebrity talk show, Lillee Jean TALKS! Live, featuring beloved Hollywood stars such as Donny Most, Chick Allan, Staci Layne Wilson, Shelley Wade, John Callas, and Neil D'Monte. Trueman has won several awards for her performances in 'The Trapper Trap - The Rise of Princess Glamourite', 'The Chorus in Our Eyes', and has screened abroad for her acclaimed micro-short film, 'The Mission is Complete, Angelique'. Trueman is also known for directing and producing the viral, award-winning documentary film, Project Bullyish, a gritty and celebrated film, debuting in 2024 in California.
Lillee Jean's current television work includes HBO's 'The Gilded Age' S3, as well as a recurring guest-star role (March-May, 2024) on 'The FNL Network Talkshow', where she was awarded a Special Achievement Honoree award for the Entertainment and Lifestyle News category. In 2025, Trueman signed on to direct the best-selling book-to-TV series Write to Kill, set to be filmed in iconic locations across London and New York with a Hollywood cast.
She is a trained actress with studies at the notable T. Schreiber Studio in New York City. Lillee Jean extensively studied the Meisner Technique with Nicolas Kane Landry, and various British dialects with Page Clements. Raised in New York City, she is Ashkenazi Jewish and Lutheran, and her ethnicity spans Russia, Ukraine, France, England, and Germany.
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