( CNN ) -- As Co-Chairman of Universal Pictures , Donna Langley is one of an elite club : A female movie mogul in Hollywood . And holding one of the most sought-after jobs in the industry comes with responsibility , in Langley 's eyes . Part of her role , she says , is mentoring the next generation of young women who 've set their sights on working in the movies -- helping them to set realistic expectations in an industry built on bringing fantasies to life . That way , they `` do n't waste a lot of time on ... dreaming about doing something that is not realistic or does n't exist , '' said Langley , adding that she directs them `` toward some of the real opportunities that are actually there in the business . '' Langley joined Universal Pictures in 2001 as Senior Vice President of Production , then became President of Production where she oversaw hits including `` It 's Complicated '' and `` Mamma Mia . '' In 2009 she was promoted to Co-Chairman and now works with Chairman Adam Fogelson on the studio 's business and production strategies . A large part of her job is `` running a business '' and mitigating problems such as the decline of the DVD market in the face of Netflix and video on demand . The brains behind the most viral ad ever . But what really fills her with passion is the creative part of the job . `` I just love being at the heart of the creative process . You know being somebody who facilitates a creative vision and a dream and creating movies , stories for people all around the world , '' she said . Here she talks to CNN 's Leading Women about being adopted , holding down her demanding job as a mother of two , and what it 's really like in Hollywood . On self-belief ... I am the only one in my family who is adopted . It always made me feel really special . I felt like I was chosen . I think it made me have a sense of sort of being able to deal with any situation . I think dealing with something like that at a very young age and having an understanding that those kinds of things happen in the world made me ... believe in myself and believe that anything is possible . On rising through the ranks in a male-dominated business ... I think women have a unique way of multi-tasking and being sort of the ultimate diplomats and those are two skills that come in really handy in our business . We are dealing with different situations and artistic and creative people ... who need some real TLC sometimes . It does n't ( feel like a man 's world ) to me . I think it 's because I am surrounded by great and fabulous women . You are never going to get validation , the amount of validation that you sometimes need from other people . And even though you may get it , you ca n't rely upon it . You have to have that inner strength . On putting off a family until after 40 ... I think I am a better mother having done it a little bit later in life and having got to a point where my career was really on solid footing . How Cirque du Soleil scouts clowns , trapeze artists and gymnasts . On juggling work and family life ... I had to figure out how to leave my work at work . I realized that all of the experience that I had and all of the expertise that I brought to the table every day gave me a certain confidence to just kind of let go and not sweat the small stuff and really just ... be able to look at the big picture and manage . It is difficult . I think as women we carry a huge amount of guilt every second of every day we are not with our children . I hope ultimately that they would have pride in the fact that they have a mother who loves what she does and goes to work every day happy . But ... it does it requires a huge amount of organization and prioritization . And you know I am very fortunate that I have an incredibly supportive husband . On commercial movies ... I think that there is ... a conception out there that those films -- because they are so commercial and because they are required to be commercial -- ca n't be creative . But I actually disagree with that . Their reach is really worldwide . The ... visual effects component of those films is exciting to moviegoers all over the world . So , that 's definitely a kind of movie making that is absolutely imperative to the studios . On Hollywood ... There is a superficial side to it ... We are all creating a fantasy after all , every day . That is what we do . But the people behind the scenes , they are people who are going to work every day ... these are all people who are so passionate about what they are doing .
Langley is Co-Chairman of Universal Pictures . She works on Universal Pictures 's business and production strategies . Driving force behind a slate of films that led to studio 's two most profitable years at the global box office . Donna Langley received the two most profitable years Crystal Award for Excellence in Film .