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Mariana Stansheva

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Actress
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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), Criminal (2016) and The Code (2009). She has been married to John Cappilla since 8 December 2004.
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    Known for

    Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Andrei Arlovski in Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
    Universal Soldier: Regeneration
    5.3
    • Casting Department(as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • 2009
    Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, and Gal Gadot in Criminal (2016)
    Criminal
    6.3
    • Casting Department(as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • 2016
    Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
    The Code
    6.0
    • Casting Department(as Mariana Stanisheva)
    • 2009
    Antonio Banderas in Automata (2014)
    Automata
    6.0
    • Casting Director(as Marianne Stanicheva)
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Casting Director

    • Kung Fury 2
      • casting director: Bulgaria
      • Completed
    • Charlotte Hope in The Piper (2023)
      The Piper
      4.6
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Luisa Guerreiro in The Toxic Avenger (2023)
      The Toxic Avenger
      5.8
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • The Offering (2022)
      The Offering
      5.3
      • Casting Director
      • 2022
    • After Ever Happy (2022)
      After Ever Happy
      4.8
      • Casting Director
      • 2022
    • Joey King in The Princess (2022)
      The Princess
      5.7
      • Casting Director (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Liam Neeson in Memory (2022)
      Memory
      5.8
      • Casting Director
      • 2022
    • Hero Fiennes Tiffin and Josephine Langford in After We Fell (2021)
      After We Fell
      4.8
      • Casting Director
      • 2021
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, and Maggie Q in The Protégé (2021)
      The Protégé
      6.1
      • Casting Director
      • 2021
    • Susan Sarandon, Kate Beckinsale, Stanley Tucci, Bobby Cannavale, Laverne Cox, and Jai Courtney in Jolt (2021)
      Jolt
      5.6
      • casting director: Bulgaria Unit
      • 2021
    • Joshua Sasse and Mallory Jansen in Her Pen Pal (2021)
      Her Pen Pal
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Casting Director
      • 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
      6.1
      • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2021
    • Pandora (2019)
      Pandora
      4.3
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2020
    • Search and Destroy (2020)
      Search and Destroy
      2.8
      • Casting Director
      • 2020
    • Laurent Capelluto, Stefano Cassetti, Mehmet Kurtulus, and Pauline Etienne in Into the Night (2020)
      Into the Night
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2020
    • Ryan Sampson, Tom Rosenthal, and Jon Pointing in Plebs (2013)
      Plebs
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Casting Director (as Marianne Stanicheva)
      • 2013–2019

    Casting Department

    • Kristoffer Polaha and Emilie Ullerup in Missing the Boat (2026)
      Missing the Boat
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2026
    • Charlie Carrick and Mallory Jansen in The Royal We (2025)
      The Royal We
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2025
    • Tyler Hynes, Jonathan Bennett, and B.J. Britt in The Groomsmen Last Dance (2024)
      The Groomsmen Last Dance
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • background casting (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2024
    • Tyler Hynes, Jonathan Bennett, and B.J. Britt in The Groomsmen: Second Chances (2024)
      The Groomsmen: Second Chances
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • background casting (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2024
    • Tyler Hynes, Jonathan Bennett, and B.J. Britt in The Groomsmen: First Look (2024)
      The Groomsmen: First Look
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • background casting (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2024
    • Megan Fox in Subservience (2024)
      Subservience
      5.4
      • casting: Bulgaria
      • 2024
    • Bethany Joy Lenz, Stanley Weber, and Ben Wiggins in Savoring Paris (2024)
      Savoring Paris
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • casting: Bulgaria
      • 2024
    • An American in Austen (2024)
      An American in Austen
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2024
    • For All Mankind (2019)
      For All Mankind
      8.1
      TV Series
      • casting: Bulgaria
      • 2023
    • Brant Daugherty and Jaicy Elliot in Joyeux Noel (2023)
      Joyeux Noel
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2023
    • A Very Venice Romance (2023)
      A Very Venice Romance
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2023
    • Giannis Tsimitselis and Torrey DeVitto in Love's Greek to Me (2023)
      Love's Greek to Me
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2023
    • Victor Webster and Alison Sweeney in The Wedding Veil Journey (2023)
      The Wedding Veil Journey
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2023
    • Liam Neeson in Memory (2022)
      Memory
      5.8
      • casting: Bulgaria
      • 2022
    • Lacey Chabert, Alison Sweeney, Autumn Reeser, and Paolo Bernardini in The Wedding Veil Unveiled (2022)
      The Wedding Veil Unveiled
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • casting: Bulgaria (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2022

    Actress

    • Peter Billingsley in A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
      A Christmas Story Christmas
      6.7
      • Mrs. Wisniewski (as Mariana Ivanova Stanisheva)
      • 2022
    • Very Valentine (2019)
      Very Valentine
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Seamstress
      • 2019
    • Jen Lilley and Dan Jeannotte in Paris, Wine & Romance (2019)
      Paris, Wine & Romance
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Michelle Auclair (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2019
    • Stana Katic in Absentia (2017)
      Absentia
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Dr. Fletcher (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2017
    • Claire Forlani and Jamie Bamber in Crystal Inferno (2017)
      Crystal Inferno
      3.8
      • Eveline Hoff (as Marianne Stanicheva)
      • 2017
    • Firequake (2014)
      Firequake
      3.1
      TV Movie
      • Olivia (as Marianne Stanicheva)
      • 2014
    • Invasion Roswell (2013)
      Invasion Roswell
      3.2
      TV Movie
      • Katherine (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2013
    • Christian Slater, Donald Sutherland, Isaac Florentine, and Mariana Stansheva in Assassin's Bullet (2012)
      Assassin's Bullet
      3.6
      • Zoey (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2012
    • Il generale Della Rovere (2011)
      Il generale Della Rovere
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Contessa Della Rovere (as Marianne Stanicheva)
      • 2011
    • Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Andrei Arlovski in Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
      Universal Soldier: Regeneration
      5.3
      • Olga (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2009
    • Night Train (2009)
      Night Train
      5.7
      • Woman (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2009
    • It's Alive (2009)
      It's Alive
      3.5
      • Nurse #1 (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2009
    • Direct Contact (2009)
      Direct Contact
      4.2
      • Screaming Woman (as Marianne Stanicheva)
      • 2009
    • Echelon Conspiracy (2009)
      Echelon Conspiracy
      5.7
      • Pentagon Woman (as Marianne Stanicheva)
      • 2009
    • Antonio Banderas and Morgan Freeman in The Code (2009)
      The Code
      6.0
      • Madame Irina (as Mariana Stanisheva)
      • 2009

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    DVD Clip: Escaping With the Girl
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    DVD Clip: Escaping With the Girl

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Maria Stancheva
    • Spouse
      • John CappillaDecember 8, 2004 - present

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