Montana Manning

Montana Manning is a British actress and singer. She was part of the girl group "Cookie", which toured with Girls Aloud. She had a background role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and then played Katia in the 2011 slasher film Demons Never Die. From 2011 to 2012, Manning portrayed Jodie Wilde in the soap opera Hollyoaks. She then went to appear in the films Legacy (2015) and Beverly Hills Ghost (2018). Manning was praised for her role as Jasmine in the American independent romantic drama film Daddy Issues (2018). After a guest appearance in Doctors in 2020, Manning has since played roles in the films Wrath of Man (2021), Jolly Good Christmas (2022) and Jingle All the Slay (2025).

Life and career

When Montana Manning was five years old, her mother enrolled her in a weekly drama school, which Manning "absolutely loved". Manning then attended Sylvia Young Theatre School during weekends and, at 16, she achieved an extra role in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . When she was 21, Manning got an agent and at 23 she appeared in an episode of the soap opera EastEnders. Manning is also a singer and was part of the pop girl group "Cookie". Manning believed that she and Jodie both shared the same drive as she called herself "very ambitious". Manning said that she would not want to sing on the soap as she wanted to keep her singing career separate. Hollyoaks producer Emma Smithwick later revealed in an interview that Manning was always meant to have a short stint on the soap due to her character only being brought in for a specific storyline.

Manning played the role of fashion designer and social media "diva" Jasmine in the 2018 American independent romantic drama film Daddy Issues. Manning's performance was praised by Justin Lowe from The Hollywood Reporter, writing that Manning made Jasmine the "center of every character's attention and desire" due to the actress' "straightforward take on relationship dynamics proves both refreshing and empowering". She later guest-starred in the BBC soap opera Doctors as patient Samya Mahmoud in the episode that originally aired on 25 November 2020.

Manning appeared action thriller film in the 2021 Wrath of Man. In 2025, it was announced that Manning had joined the cast of the Christmas action comedy film Jingle All the Slay.

Influences Manning has said that she has been inspired by Will Smith since a young age. Manning respected Smith for refusing to swear in his films and music, in contrast to other actors that would go against what they believe in order to be in productions. The actress has said that she loves psychological horror and action films and would love to act in them. She has also cited Naomie Harris as being an inspiration to Black and British actresses.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes EastEnders Guest role (1 episode) 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Gryffindor Student Film 2011 Demons Never Die Katia Slasher film 2011–12 Hollyoaks Jodie Wilde Regular role 2015 Legacy Emily Film 2018 Beverly Hills Ghost Xandra Comedy-mystery film 2018 Daddy Issues Jasmine American independent film 2020 Doctors Samya Mahmoud Guest role (1 episode) 2021 Wrath of Man Anna Action thriller film 2022 Jolly Good Christmas Emily Christmas movie 2025 Jingle All the Slay Jenny Carter Christmas movie