Production
Mariana Stansheva
EN, IT, DE, FR cinema · 71 credits
Also known as Maria Stancheva · Maria Stanicheva · Marianna Stanisceva · Mariana Ivanova Stanisheva · Mariana Stanisheva · Maryana Stanisheva
Mariana Stansheva is a Bulgarian actress, producer, director, and casting director who studied at NATFA in Sofia. She has been active since 1989 and is married to John Cappilla (since 2004). Her most notable acting credits include Zoey in Assassin's Bullet (2012, with Dolph Lundgren), Olga in Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009), and Mrs. Wisniewski in A Christmas Story Christmas (2022, with Tate Donovan). As a casting director she has worked on Memory (2022, with Julia Roberts), The Toxic Avenger (2023), Criminal (2016, with Kevin Costner), London Has Fallen (2016), and The Expendables 2 (2012).
Known for
Filmography
Kung Fury 2
Casting
The Internship
as Cleaning Woman
The Piper
Casting
A Christmas Story Christmas
as Mrs. Wisniewski
Memory
Casting
The Offering
Casting
Ghosts of War
Local Casting
Paris, Wine & Romance
as Michelle Auclair
Hunter Killer
Casting
The Angel
Casting
Security
Casting
The Late Bloomer
Casting
Christmas Eve
Casting
Firequake
as Olivia
Automata
Casting
Invasion Roswell
as Katherine
Getaway
Casting
Enemies Closer
Casting
Code Red
Casting
El Gringo
Casting
General della Rovere
as Contessa Della Rovere
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
as Olga, Casting, Local Casting
The Way Back
Casting
Prowl
Casting Director
Thick as Thieves
as Madame Irina, Casting
Direct Contact
as Screaming Woman
Night Train
as Woman (as Mariana Stanisheva)
Double Identity
Casting
Fuga per la libertà - L'aviatore
as Signora Gori
Day of the Dead
Casting
Until Death
as Rosalia, Casting
Trade Routes
Casting
Grendel
Casting
The Contractor
Casting
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
as Additional Secretary
Dragon Dynasty
Local Casting
Mosquito Man
as Uniform Cop #2
Manticore
Casting
Boa vs. Python
as Agent Koznetova, Casting
Post Impact
as Middle Aged Woman
Dark Waters
as Speaker
Maximum Velocity
as Russian
Rats
as Roberta
Alien Hunter
as Reporter
Octopus 2: River of Fear
as Southern Woman
The Grey Zone
as Girl's Mother
Octopus
as Female Captain