Manoush is an actress and singer of French Manouche-Sinti heritage on her mother's side. Her father is German-American

Manoush was born Manoush Nicole Barandaj in May 1971[1] in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer as the third child of a mother of french Manouche Sinti and Albanian Ashkali gypsy origin and a German-American father. She was raised in Haarlem, Noord-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.[1] She immigrated to the United States a couple of years ago[when?].

She pursued film in 1997. In 2000, was offered the role of the nymphomaniac" in Jean-Pierre Jeunets Amlie, which opened many doors in the film and TV industry for Manoush, as well as establishing her as the bad girl in the roles she played.[1] Manoush often gets credit as an action and horror actress or as a professional for roles which can be intense and difficult to play.[2] In 2004 she played fighter Carda in Angel of Death 2, closely followed by films such as Timo Roses The Legend of Moonlight Mountain (2005), Marian Doras Cannibal (2006), Timo Roses Barricade (2007), and Andrey Iskanovs Philosophy of a Knife (2008).[1] She 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 of the band Cyanide Savior alongside her husband, Chris Vazquez.

In 2016 and 2017 she recorded 2 tracks with 80ies UK band Bronski Beat and US producer Man Parrish

She married her long-time boyfriend Chris Vasquez in 2006, both live in New York, US.

4. ^http://www.carpazine.com/manoush.html Carpazine interview

5. ^http://severed-cinema.com/marian-dora/beauty-is-the-beast-an-interview-with-manoush

6. ^http://punkglobe.com/manoushinterview1112.php

7. ^http://blogcritics.org/interview-with-actress-and-horror-icon/

9. ^http://www.sinti-roma.at/manoush/

10. ^http://sofahelden.com/index/artikel/Slog-110-Manoush-und-ihre-Rollen/7518

11. ^http://www.filmbizarro.com/manoush.php

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