Marianne is a Drama Therapist and an actress. She is a first generation American with a Danish mother and a Hungarian father. Her brother Christopher Heltai is also an actor. Two of her sons are in the industry Cooper Shine is an LA cinematographer and Sawyer Shine is an LA actor. Her cousin Yasmina Reza is an accomplished playwright in Paris. Marianne lives in the Bay Area but grew up New Jersey. When she's not acting, she works as a Drama Therapist doing Shakespeare behind Bars at San Quentin Prison through Marin Shakespeare Company's Social Justice Program She also has a private practice. She is represented by Stars the Agency. She creates one woman shows at StageWerx and competes on The Moth. She will appear in a three part documentary on the modeling industry in Paris during the 1980's called 'Scouting for Girls."