Missing Star Storm Reid Calls Working with Nia Long Amazing

Storm Reid and Nia Long worked together in Missing after watching each other on film.

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"The new Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick film made me feel so supported and loved," Reid told Janine Rubenstein on the PEOPLE Every Day podcast.

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Longtime fan, "When asked if she had met Long before the movie, Reid remarked on the show.

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PEOPLE Every Day covers Storm Reid.

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After her mother goes on vacation, Reid's character June hunts for her. Long's friendship made Reid "Thankful."

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Reid said her mother "Loves Love Jones" when asked which of Long's "Early flicks" she's watched.

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"Wasn't hard at all," Reid remarked of playing June in Missing.

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