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Manoush

Actor · Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

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. Source: Article "Manoush" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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From
Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 33% in 30 days

What are Manoush's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
90%
Self
10%
Survival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
5
Tense
5
Cold
2
Thrilling
1
Absurd
1

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Manoush's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Manoush's 6 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Manoush's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

37 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Hour Of The Witch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Lucy de Lenpher

  • Die Boten des Todes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Witch

  • Zombies from Sector 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Valerie

  • Gelosia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Amor killt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Venus

  • When Black Birds Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Kitty

  • Caedes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Alsuna

  • The Curse of Doctor Wolffenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Miss Royce Reed

  • Seed 2(2014)

    as The Officer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Survive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Co-Producer · as Rose von Klinger

  • Project Genesis: Crossclub 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Dr. Stein

  • Necronos: Tower of Doom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Witch

  • Little Big Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Althea Lee

  • The Super (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Olga

  • Avantgarde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Donna Sciavelli

  • Andrey Iskanov's Ingression(2010)

    as Lucy

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Underworld Cats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Dr. Lakatos

  • 15 Till Midnight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Tiresia / Club Owner

  • Zombie Reanimation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Inge

  • La Petite mort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Maman Fabienne

  • Unrated: The Movie(2009)

    as The Book Keeper

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Game Over (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Executive Producer · Special Effects · as Amanda

  • The Turnpike Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Branca Niculescu

  • Timo Rose's Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Lucy DeLenpher

  • Philosophy of a Knife(2008)

    Thanks · as The Female Nurse #1 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Amateur Porn Star Killer 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Craig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Manoush

  • Fearmakers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Makeup Artist · as Thalia

  • Barricade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Special Effects · Stunts · as The Mother

  • Angel of Death 2: The Prison Island Massacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Stunts · as Carda

  • Cannibal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Meiwe's Mother (voice)

  • Visions of Suffering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Golgotha (voice)

  • Visions of Suffering(2006)

    as Golgotha

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Moonlight Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Kara

  • Cross Club 2: Project Genesis – The Teaser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Stunts · as Dr. Stein

  • Amélie(2001)

    as Nymphomaniac (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Breaking Uroboros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Golgotha (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 54th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles, 35 of them dated from 2001 to 2024; peak year 2006.

Highest rated

Philosophy of a Knife (2008)

Midcredits 15th

Film career

20012024

Peak 2006 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2006Screen debut· Cannibal

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 36: 28 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score15thProducing3 of 36: 1 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew6 of 36: 0 only other crew, 6 with another role

36 titles, 7 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

2000s17 · 16 acting · 7 crew2010s15 · 15 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Manoush's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 9th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

9thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 6 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Andrey Iskanov's Ingression (2010)

99th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Amélie (2001)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 24/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 58, detractors 12. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Manoush work with?

People who share at least 2 of Manoush's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Andrey Iskanov shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers