Marianne was born in Hong Kong to a Chinese mother and a Danish father. At 4 months old, she went on to Denmark where she was raised and at age 19 she left for London where she spent 5 years, getting a bachelor's degree in business and doing acting - her first foray into the film industry. In 2002 she arrived in LA and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. It was by chance she discovered directing and soon there was no turning back. She plunged herself full-time into writing and directing - doing both theatre and film - as well as editing and producing. Her thesis film “Alice Rose” won best art film at the 2006 FAIF film festival. She started writing her first feature, a psychological thriller called "Lapse", in 2004. After graduating film school in 2006, she started pre-production and principal photography took place September-October 2007. Marianne has returned to her home country of Denmark to finish the film and pursue future projects. In July 2011 she graduated from the London Film School with a MA Screenwriting degree. She currently resides in Copenhagen and is working on new projects, including 3 short films and 2 feature films.

CREDITS
“Oliver and Cecilie Go on a Date" feature film script 2011 (Writer) - work in progress
“Jante” TV series (10 episodes) 2011 (Writer) - work in progress
“Elvira + Sixten” feature film script 2011 (Writer) - work in progress
“The Seducer's Diary” feature film script 2011 (Writer) - work in progress
“Faith, Hope, Love” short film trilogy 2011 (Writer) - work in progress
“Amor Eros Cupid” short film script 2011(Writer) - work in progress
“I heart DK” short film script 2011(Writer) - work in progress
“Lapse” feature film 2008 (Director, Producer, Writer, Editor)
“Between the Sunset and the Sea” short film 2006 (Director, Producer, Editor)
“Alice Rose” short film 2006 (Director, Producer, Writer, Editor)
“Dear Ms Kitchens” UCLA short film project 2005 (Co-Director)
“The Father” theater play 2004 (Director)
“La Route des Fous” theater play 2004 (Assistant Director)
"Goodbye" short film 2003 (Co-producer, Editor, Actor)
“The Scooter” short film 2003 (Co-director, Co-producer, Editor)
“Stay” short film 2003 (Director, Producer, Writer, Editor)