Producer
Mariana Stansheva
24 films
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).
Best known for
Filmography 24
The Internship
2026 · Cleaning Woman
A Christmas Story Christmas
2022 · Mrs. Wisniewski
On HBO Max
Paris, Wine & Romance
2019 · Michelle Auclair
On Philo
Firequake
2014 · Olivia
Invasion Roswell
2013 · Katherine
On The CW
General della Rovere
2011 · Contessa Della Rovere
Universal Soldier: Regeneration
2010 · Olga
On fuboTV
Direct Contact
2009 · Screaming Woman
On Plex
Night Train
2009 · Woman (as Mariana Stanisheva)
On YouTube Free
Thick as Thieves
2009 · Madame Irina
On Plex
Fuga per la libertà - L'aviatore
2008 · Signora Gori
Until Death
2007 · Rosalia
On Plex
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
2006 · Additional Secretary
On Plex
Locusts: The 8th Plague
2005 · Gina
Mosquito Man
2005 · Uniform Cop #2
On Plex
Boa vs. Python
2004 · Agent Koznetova
Post Impact
2004 · Middle Aged Woman
On Plex
Dark Waters
2003 · Speaker
On fuboTV
Maximum Velocity
2003 · Russian
On Plex
Alien Hunter
2003 · Reporter
On Plex
Rats
2003 · Roberta
On Plex
Octopus 2: River of Fear
2001 · Southern Woman
On Plex
The Grey Zone
2001 · Girl's Mother
On Plex
Octopus
2000 · Female Captain
On Plex