Mariana Stansheva
Known For: Production
Biography
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).
Filmography
2026
- The Internship as Cleaning Woman
2025
- The Toxic Avenger Unrated ... (Casting)
- The World Will Tremble ... (Casting)
2023
- The Piper ... (Casting)
- A Very Venice Romance ... (Casting)
2022
- Memory ... (Casting)
- The Offering ... (Casting)
- A Christmas Story Christmas as Mrs. Wisniewski
2020
- Ghosts of War ... (Local Casting)
2019
- Paris, Wine & Romance as Michelle Auclair
- Picture Perfect Royal Christmas ... (Casting)
2018
- Hunter Killer ... (Casting)
- The Hurricane Heist ... (Casting)
- The Angel ... (Casting)
2017
- Absentia as Dr. Fletcher
- The Hitman's Bodyguard ... (Casting)
- Security ... (Casting)
- Day of the Dead: Bloodline ... (Casting)
2016
- Mechanic: Resurrection ... (Casting)
- Boyka: Undisputed IV ... (Casting)
- London Has Fallen ... (Casting)
- The Late Bloomer ... (Casting)
2015
- Septembers of Shiraz ... (Casting)
- Christmas Eve ... (Casting)
2014
- The Expendables 3 ... (Casting)
- Stonehearst Asylum ... (Casting)
- Automata ... (Casting)
- The Legend of Hercules ... (Casting)
- Firequake as Olivia
2013
- Getaway ... (Casting)
- Enemies Closer ... (Casting)
- Code Red ... (Casting)
- Invasion Roswell as Katherine
2012
- The Expendables 2 ... (Casting)
- El Gringo ... (Casting)
- Assassin's Bullet ... (Casting)
2011
- General della Rovere as Contessa Della Rovere
2010
- The Way Back ... (Casting)
- Universal Soldier: Regeneration as Olga
- Prowl ... (Casting Director)
2009
- Direct Contact as Screaming Woman
- Thick as Thieves as Madame Irina
- Night Train as Woman (as Mariana Stanisheva)
- Double Identity ... (Casting)
- Command Performance ... (Casting)
2008
- The Shepherd: Border Patrol ... (Casting)
- Day of the Dead ... (Casting)
- Fuga per la libertà - L'aviatore as Signora Gori
2007
- The Contractor ... (Casting)
- Grendel ... (Casting)
- Until Death as Rosalia
- When Nietzsche Wept ... (Casting)
- Reign of the Gargoyles ... (Casting)
- Trade Routes ... (Casting)
2006
- Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil as Additional Secretary
- Wicked Little Things ... (Casting)
- Basilisk: The Serpent King ... (Casting)
- Dragon Dynasty ... (Local Casting)
2005
- Manticore ... (Casting)
- Locusts: The 8th Plague as Gina
- Mosquito Man as Uniform Cop #2
- Path of Destruction ... (Casting)
2004
- Boa vs. Python as Agent Koznetova
- Post Impact as Middle Aged Woman
2003
- Rats as Roberta
- Alien Hunter as Reporter
- Maximum Velocity as Russian
- Dark Waters as Speaker
2001
- The Grey Zone as Girl's Mother
- Octopus 2: River of Fear as Southern Woman
2000
- Octopus as Female Captain