Manoush
Manoush is an actress and singer.
Manoush was born 1972 or 1973 as Manoush Barandaj or Manoush Barandyai in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer as the third child of a mother of French Manouche Sinti and Ashkali origin and a German-American father. She was raised in Haarlem, North Holland, Cologne, (Germany) and Biel, Switzerland. At the age of 18, Manoush began modelling, but her career stopped short at age 20 after a car accident left scars on her stomach and legs. She immigrated to the United States in the summer of 2006 and returned to Europe approx. in 2015.
Manoush pursued film in 1997. In 2000, she was offered the role of the "nymphomaniac" in Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie, which opened many doors in the film and TV industry for Manoush, as well as establishing her as a "bad girl". Manoush often gets credit as an action and horror actress or as a professional in roles which can be intense and difficult to play. In 2004 she played fighter Carda in Angel of Death 2, closely followed by Timo Rose's The Legend of Moonlight Mountain (2005), Marian Dora's Cannibal (2006), Timo Rose's Barricade (2007), and Andrey Iskanov's Philosophy of a Knife (2008). Manoush won Best Supporting Actress in 2011 at the PollyGrind Film Festival in Las Vegas for her role as Olga in The Super.
She started out as a cyberpunk singer. Besides her acting and writing career, she worked as a singer in the band Cyanide Savior alongside her husband, Chris Vazquez. In 2016 and 2017 she recorded two tracks with 1980s UK band Bronski Beat and US producer Man Parrish.
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Acting
Movie
Amélie
as Nymphomaniac (uncredited)
2001
Movie
Cannibal
as Meiwe's Mother (voice)
2006
Movie
Philosophy of a Knife
as The Female Nurse #1 (voice)
2008
Movie
Blood Valley: Seed's Revenge
as The Officer
2014
Movie
Visions of Suffering
as Golgotha (voice)
2006
Movie
When Black Birds Fly
as Kitty
2016
Movie
Necronos: Tower of Doom
as Witch
2010
Movie
Barricade
as The Mother
2007
Movie
La Petite mort
as Maman Fabienne
2009
Movie
Unrated: The Movie
as The Book Keeper
2009
Movie
15 Till Midnight
as Tiresia / Club Owner
2010
Movie
Little Big Boy
as Althea Lee
2010
Movie
Craig
as Manoush
2008
Movie
The Super
as Olga
2010
Movie
The Curse of Doctor Wolffenstein
as Miss Royce Reed
2015
Movie
Underworld Cats
as Dr. Lakatos
2010
Movie
The Turnpike Killer
as Branca Niculescu
2009
Movie
Avantgarde
as Donna Sciavelli
2010
Movie
Caedes
as Alsuna
2015
Movie
Fearmakers
as Thalia
2008
Movie
Die Boten des Todes
as Witch
2022
Movie
Ingression
as Lucy
2010
Movie
Game Over
as Amanda
2009
Movie
Blood on the Reel
as Self
2015
Crew
Movie
Philosophy of a Knife
Thanks
2008
Movie
Amateur Porn Star Killer 2
Executive Producer
2008
Movie
Barricade
Special Effects
2007
Movie
Fearmakers
Makeup Artist
2008
Movie
Game Over
Executive Producer
2009
Movie
Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre
Stunts
2007
Movie
Survive
Co-Producer
2013
Movie
Cross Club 2: Project Genesis – The Teaser
Stunts
2002