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Mariana Stansheva

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  • Actress
  • Casting Department
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Mariana Stansheva in Assassin's Bullet (2012)
In this action adventure, Dolph Lundgren plays convicted weapons smuggler Mike Riggins, who is bailed out of jail in order to rescue the daughter of an oil tycoon.
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Mariana Stansheva is known for Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009), The Code (2009) and Criminal (2016). She has been married to John Cappilla since 8 December 2004.
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Christian Slater, Donald Sutherland, Isaac Florentine, and Mariana Stansheva in Assassin's Bullet (2012)

Known for:

Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
5.3
  • Olga(as Mariana Stanisheva)
  • 2009
Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
The Code
6.0
  • Madame Irina(as Mariana Stanisheva)
  • 2009
Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, and Gal Gadot in Criminal (2016)
Criminal
6.3
  • Casting Department(as Marianne Stanicheva, Bulgaria)
  • 2016
Automata (2014)
Automata
6.0
  • Casting Director(as Marianne Stanicheva)
  • 2014

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Casting Director

  • The Piper
    • Casting Director
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • The Toxic Avenger
    • Casting Director
    • Post-production
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kung Fury 2 (2023)
    Kung Fury 2
    • Casting Director (Casting Director Bulgaria)
    • 2023
  • The Offering (2022)
    The Offering
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
  • After Ever Happy (2022)
    After Ever Happy
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
  • Joey King in The Princess (2022)
    The Princess
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
  • Liam Neeson in Memory (2022)
    Memory
    • Casting Director
    • 2022
  • American Night (2021)
    American Night
    • Casting Director (as Marianne Stanicheva, Bulgaria)
    • 2021
  • Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford in After We Fell (2021)
    After We Fell
    • Casting Director
    • 2021
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, and Maggie Q in The Protégé (2021)
    The Protégé
    • Casting Director
    • 2021
  • Kate Beckinsale in Jolt (2021)
    Jolt
    • casting director: Bulgaria Unit
    • 2021
  • Joshua Sasse and Mallory Jansen in Her Pen Pal (2021)
    Her Pen Pal
    • Casting Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson, and Ryan Reynolds in Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard (2021)
    Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
    • Casting Director
    • 2021
  • Pandora (2019)
    Pandora
    • Casting Director
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Search and Destroy (2020)
    Search and Destroy
    • Casting Director
    • 2020
  • Laurent Capelluto, Stefano Cassetti, Mehmet Kurtulus, and Pauline Etienne in Into the Night (2020)
    Into the Night
    • Casting Director
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Ryan Sampson, Tom Rosenthal, and Jon Pointing in Plebs (2013)
    Plebs
    • Casting Director (as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • TV Series
    • 2013–2019

Actress

  • Peter Billingsley in A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
    A Christmas Story Christmas
    • Mrs. Wisniewski (as Mariana Ivanova Stanisheva)
    • 2022
  • Very Valentine (2019)
    Very Valentine
    • Seamstress
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Jen Lilley and Dan Jeannotte in Paris, Wine & Romance (2019)
    Paris, Wine & Romance
    • Michelle Auclair (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Stana Katic in Absentia (2017)
    Absentia
    • Dr. Fletcher (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Claire Forlani and Jamie Bamber in Crystal Inferno (2017)
    Crystal Inferno
    • Eveline Hoff (as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • 2017
  • Firequake (2014)
    Firequake
    • Olivia (as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • Invasion Roswell (2013)
    Invasion Roswell
    • Katherine (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Christian Slater, Donald Sutherland, Isaac Florentine, and Mariana Stansheva in Assassin's Bullet (2012)
    Assassin's Bullet
    • Zoey (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • 2012
  • Il generale Della Rovere (2011)
    Il generale Della Rovere
    • Contessa Della Rovere (as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
    Universal Soldier: Regeneration
    • Olga (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • 2009
  • Night Train (2009)
    Night Train
    • Woman (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • 2009
  • It's Alive (2009)
    It's Alive
    • Nurse #1 (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • 2009
  • Direct Contact (2009)
    Direct Contact
    • Screaming Woman (as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • 2009
  • Echelon Conspiracy (2009)
    Echelon Conspiracy
    • Pentagon Woman (as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • 2009
  • Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
    The Code
    • Madame Irina (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • 2009

Casting Department

  • Victor Webster and Alison Sweeney in The Wedding Veil Journey (2023)
    The Wedding Veil Journey
    • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • TV Movie
    • 2023
  • Liam Neeson in Memory (2022)
    Memory
    • casting: Bulgaria
    • 2022
  • Lacey Chabert, Alison Sweeney, Autumn Reeser, and Paolo Bernardini in The Wedding Veil Unveiled (2022)
    The Wedding Veil Unveiled
    • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • Pandora (2019)
    Pandora
    • casting: local
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Picture Perfect Royal Christmas (2020)
    Picture Perfect Royal Christmas
    • casting (as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Theo Rossi, Kyle Gallner, Alan Ritchson, Skylar Astin, and Brenton Thwaites in Ghosts of War (2020)
    Ghosts of War
    • local casting (as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • 2020
  • Orlando Bloom, Scott Eastwood, and Caleb Landry Jones in The Outpost (2019)
    The Outpost
    • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • 2019
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds in The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017)
    The Hitman's Bodyguard
    • casting Bulgaria (as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • 2017
  • Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, and Gal Gadot in Criminal (2016)
    Criminal
    • casting director: Bulgaria (as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • 2016
  • Kate Beckinsale, Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, and Jim Sturgess in Stonehearst Asylum (2014)
    Stonehearst Asylum
    • casting: Bulgaria
    • 2014
  • Prowl (2010)
    Prowl
    • casting director: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • 2010
  • The Way Back (2010)
    The Way Back
    • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • 2010
  • Milla Jovovich, Will Patton, and Corey Johnson in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    The Fourth Kind
    • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • 2009
  • Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
    Universal Soldier: Regeneration
    • casting: Bulgaria (as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • 2009
  • Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
    The Code
    • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • 2009

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    • Maria Stancheva
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    • John CappillaDecember 8, 2004 - present

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