[7] Maninee De was first recognized for playing Pari Kapadia, the best friend of villain Mallika, in the TV serial Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin.

Maninee played Aunt Chanchal in the TV series Ghar Ki Lakshmi Betiyaan.

Maninee De played Ragini in SAB TV's serial Twinkle Beauty Parlour, and also appeared in the Remix.

She had featured in Student of the Year where she played the role of Geetha, Abhimanyu (Siddharth Malhotra)'s bad aunt.

[8] She was part of Diya Aur Baati Hum, aired on Star Plus and portrayed the character of inspector Singh.