diff --git a/assets/css/theme.css b/assets/css/theme.css
index 1ab0ca2..99390e3 100644
--- a/assets/css/theme.css
+++ b/assets/css/theme.css
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 
     --male: #0af;
     --female: #f0a;
+    --trans: #a0f;
 
 	--enabled: #5c2;
 	--enabled-background: rgba(0, 255, 0, .1);
diff --git a/components/actors/actors.vue b/components/actors/actors.vue
index 7de8aed..0f3c298 100644
--- a/components/actors/actors.vue
+++ b/components/actors/actors.vue
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ import Pagination from '#/components/pagination/pagination.vue';
 import { get } from '#/src/api.js';
 import events from '#/src/events.js';
 import navigate from '#/src/navigate.js';
+import { formatRange, parseLetterRange, parseRange } from '#/utils/parse-range.js';
+
+// sliders need both ends, fill open ends with the slider limits
+function getSliderRange(rangeString, [defaultMin, defaultMax], parse = parseRange) {
+	const range = parse(rangeString);
+
+	return [range?.min ?? defaultMin, range?.max ?? defaultMax];
+}
+
+function formatSliderRange([min, max]) {
+	return formatRange({ min, max });
+}
 
 const pageContext = inject('pageContext');
 const { pageProps, urlParsed, routeParams } = pageContext;
@@ -35,18 +47,18 @@ const order = ref(routeParams.order || urlParsed.search.order || 'likes.desc');
 const filters = ref({
 	gender: urlParsed.search.gender,
 	ageRequired: !!urlParsed.search.age,
-	age: urlParsed.search.age?.split(',').map((age) => Number(age)) || [18, 100],
+	age: getSliderRange(urlParsed.search.age, [18, 100]),
 	dobRequired: !!urlParsed.search.dob,
 	dobType: urlParsed.search.dobt ? ({ bd: 'birthday', dob: 'dob' })[urlParsed.search.dobt] : 'birthday',
 	dob: urlParsed.search.dob || format(subYears(new Date(), 21), 'yyyy-MM-dd'),
 	country: urlParsed.search.c,
 	braSizeRequired: !!urlParsed.search.cup,
-	braSize: urlParsed.search.cup?.split(',') || ['A', 'Z'],
+	braSize: getSliderRange(urlParsed.search.cup, ['A', 'Z'], parseLetterRange),
 	naturalBoobs: urlParsed.search.nb ? urlParsed.search.nb === 'true' : undefined,
 	heightRequired: !!urlParsed.search.height,
-	height: urlParsed.search.height?.split(',').map((height) => Number(height)) || [50, 220],
+	height: getSliderRange(urlParsed.search.height, [50, 220]),
 	weightRequired: !!urlParsed.search.weight,
-	weight: urlParsed.search.weight?.split(',').map((weight) => Number(weight)) || [30, 200],
+	weight: getSliderRange(urlParsed.search.weight, [30, 200]),
 	avatarRequired: !!urlParsed.search.avatar,
 });
 
@@ -85,14 +97,14 @@ async function search(options = {}) {
 		q: q.value || undefined,
 		order: order.value,
 		gender: filters.value.gender || undefined,
-		age: filters.value.ageRequired ? filters.value.age.join(',') : undefined,
+		age: filters.value.ageRequired ? formatSliderRange(filters.value.age) : undefined,
 		dob: filters.value.dobRequired ? filters.value.dob : undefined,
 		dobt: filters.value.dobRequired ? ({ birthday: 'bd', dob: 'dob' })[filters.value.dobType] : undefined,
-		cup: filters.value.braSizeRequired ? filters.value.braSize.join(',') : undefined,
+		cup: filters.value.braSizeRequired ? formatSliderRange(filters.value.braSize) : undefined,
 		c: filters.value.country || undefined,
 		nb: filters.value.naturalBoobs,
-		height: filters.value.heightRequired ? filters.value.height.join(',') : undefined,
-		weight: filters.value.weightRequired ? filters.value.weight.join(',') : undefined,
+		height: filters.value.heightRequired ? formatSliderRange(filters.value.height) : undefined,
+		weight: filters.value.weightRequired ? formatSliderRange(filters.value.weight) : undefined,
 		avatar: filters.value.avatarRequired || undefined,
 		stashId: pageStash?.id,
 	};
diff --git a/components/actors/search.vue b/components/actors/search.vue
index a478649..ef91c70 100644
--- a/components/actors/search.vue
+++ b/components/actors/search.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <script setup>
+import { nanoid } from 'nanoid';
 import { ref, useId } from 'vue';
 
 import { get } from '#/src/api.js';
@@ -9,7 +10,12 @@ defineProps({
 		type: Boolean,
 		default: false,
 	},
+	showUnknown: {
+		type: Boolean,
+		default: false,
+	},
 });
+
 const emit = defineEmits(['actor']);
 const dropdownId = useId();
 const actors = ref([]);
@@ -49,6 +55,23 @@ function focus() {
 				>
 
 				<ul class="actors nolist">
+					<li
+						v-if="showUnknown"
+						class="actor-unknown"
+					>
+						<span class="actor-label">Unidentified</span>
+
+						<Icon
+							v-for="gender in ['male', 'female', 'transsexual', null]"
+							:key="`actor-unknown-${gender}`"
+							v-close-popper
+							:icon="gender || 'question5'"
+							class="actor-gender"
+							:class="{ [`actor-${gender || 'other'}`]: true }"
+							@click="emit('actor', { name: gender ? `Unknown ${gender}` : 'Unknown', gender, isUnknown: true, id: `${gender || 'other'}_${nanoid()}` })"
+						/>
+					</li>
+
 					<li
 						v-for="actor in actors"
 						:key="`actor-${actor.slug}`"
@@ -89,6 +112,41 @@ function focus() {
 	}
 }
 
+.actor-unknown {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+
+	.actor-label {
+		padding: .25rem .5rem;
+		flex-grow: 1;
+	}
+}
+
+.actor-gender {
+	padding: .5rem .5rem;
+
+	&:hover {
+		background: var(--glass-weak-50);
+		cursor: pointer;
+	}
+}
+
+.actor-male {
+	fill: var(--male);
+}
+
+.actor-female {
+	fill: var(--female);
+}
+
+.actor-transsexual {
+	fill: var(--trans);
+}
+
+.actor-other {
+	fill: var(--glass);
+}
+
 .avatar {
 	position: fixed;
 	display: none;
diff --git a/components/actors/tile.vue b/components/actors/tile.vue
index a427f7c..5352e9b 100644
--- a/components/actors/tile.vue
+++ b/components/actors/tile.vue
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ const aliasTooltipId = useId();
 	>
 		<div class="avatar-container">
 			<Link
-				:href="`/actor/${actor.id}/${actor.slug}`"
+				:href="actor.isUnknown ? null : `/actor/${actor.id}/${actor.slug}`"
 				class="avatar-link no-link"
 			>
 				<img
@@ -101,10 +101,16 @@ const aliasTooltipId = useId();
 
 		<span class="label">
 			<span
+				v-if="actor.name"
 				class="name ellipsis"
 				:style="{ 'font-size': `${Math.max(0.9 + Math.min((17 - actor.name.length), 0) * 0.06, 0.65)}rem` }"
 			>{{ actor.name }}</span>
 
+			<span
+				v-else
+				class="name unknown"
+			>Unknown {{ actor.gender }}</span>
+
 			<img
 				v-if="actor.entity"
 				v-tooltip="{ content: actor.entity.name, ariaId: entityTooltipId }"
@@ -179,6 +185,10 @@ const aliasTooltipId = useId();
 
 .name {
 	padding: 0 .25rem 0 .5rem;
+
+	&.unknown {
+		font-weight: normal;
+	}
 }
 
 .favicon {
diff --git a/components/edit/actors.vue b/components/edit/actors.vue
index 7958628..33b526f 100644
--- a/components/edit/actors.vue
+++ b/components/edit/actors.vue
@@ -46,9 +46,12 @@ watch(() => props.scene, () => {
 			v-for="actor in [...item.value, ...newActors]"
 			:key="`actor-${actor.id}`"
 			class="actor"
-			:class="{ deleted: edits.actors && !edits.actors.some((actorId) => actorId === actor.id) }"
+			:class="{
+				deleted: edits.actors && !edits.actors.some((actorId) => actorId === actor.id),
+				unknown: actor.isUnknown,
+			}"
 		>
-			<span class="actor-name">{{ actor.name }}</span>
+			<span class="actor-name">{{ actor.name || ['Unknown', actor.gender].filter(Boolean).join(' ') }}</span>
 
 			<Icon
 				v-if="edits.actors && !edits.actors.some((actorId) => actorId === actor.id)"
@@ -68,6 +71,7 @@ watch(() => props.scene, () => {
 		<li class="new">
 			<ActorSearch
 				:disabled="!editing.has(item.key)"
+				:show-unknown="true"
 				@actor="addActor"
 			>
 				<Icon
@@ -131,6 +135,10 @@ watch(() => props.scene, () => {
 		color: var(--glass);
 		text-decoration: line-through;
 	}
+
+	&.unknown {
+		color: var(--glass-strong-10);
+	}
 }
 
 .actor,
diff --git a/components/edit/revisions.vue b/components/edit/revisions.vue
index 82815db..dd5e297 100644
--- a/components/edit/revisions.vue
+++ b/components/edit/revisions.vue
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ const total = ref(pageContext.pageProps.revisionTotal);
 const page = Number(pageContext.routeParams.page) || 1;
 const limit = Number(pageContext.urlParsed.search.limit) || 100;
 
+function getUnknownName(itemId) {
+	// unidentified actors are stored as gender_id
+	if (typeof itemId !== 'string') {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	const gender = itemId.match(/^(male|female|transsexual)_/)?.[1];
+
+	return ['Unknown', gender].filter(Boolean).join(' ');
+}
+
 const mappedKeys = {
 	actors: actorsById,
 	// tags: tagsById,
@@ -64,7 +75,7 @@ const curatedRevisions = computed(() => revisions.value.map((revision) => {
 		if (Array.isArray(value) && mappedKeys[key]) {
 			return [key, value.map((itemId) => ({
 				id: itemId,
-				name: mappedKeys[key].value[itemId]?.name || mappedKeys[key].value[itemId]?.title,
+				name: mappedKeys[key].value[itemId]?.name || mappedKeys[key].value[itemId]?.title || getUnknownName(itemId),
 				modified: revision.deltas.some((delta) => delta.key === key && !delta.value.some((deltaItemId) => deltaItemId === itemId)),
 			}))];
 		}
@@ -104,7 +115,7 @@ const curatedRevisions = computed(() => revisions.value.map((revision) => {
 				...delta,
 				value: delta.value.map((itemId) => ({
 					id: itemId,
-					name: mappedKeys[delta.key].value[itemId]?.name || mappedKeys[delta.key].value[itemId]?.title,
+					name: mappedKeys[delta.key].value[itemId]?.name || mappedKeys[delta.key].value[itemId]?.title || getUnknownName(itemId),
 					modified: !revision.base[delta.key].includes(itemId),
 				})),
 			};
diff --git a/components/edit/tags.vue b/components/edit/tags.vue
index a42bb26..ed50be3 100644
--- a/components/edit/tags.vue
+++ b/components/edit/tags.vue
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ watch(() => props.scene, () => {
 .tags-sections {
 	display: flex;
 	flex-direction: column;
-	gap: .75rem;
+	gap: 1.5rem;
 	margin: .5rem 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/components/filters/groups.vue b/components/filters/groups.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e62f51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/filters/groups.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+<script setup>
+import {
+	computed,
+	ref,
+} from 'vue';
+
+import Range from '#/components/form/range.vue';
+
+const props = defineProps({
+	filters: {
+		type: Object,
+		default: null,
+	},
+	counts: {
+		type: Object,
+		default: null,
+	},
+});
+
+const emit = defineEmits(['update']);
+
+// beyond this the slider loses too much fidelity for the common small counts, the last step means 'or more'
+const sliderCap = 10;
+
+const rows = [
+	{ key: 'group', label: 'Actors', icon: 'users' },
+	{ key: 'females', label: 'Females', icon: 'female' },
+	{ key: 'males', label: 'Males', icon: 'male' },
+	{ key: 'trans', label: 'Trans', icon: 'transsexual' },
+];
+
+// values while dragging, before the change is committed and the scenes reload
+const dragging = ref({});
+
+const sliders = computed(() => rows.map((row) => {
+	const filter = props.filters[row.key];
+	const buckets = props.counts?.[row.key] || [];
+	const countMax = buckets.at(-1)?.value ?? sliderCap; // buckets are sorted by value
+	// at least 1 to keep the slider usable, and never below the active filter so its handles stay in view
+	const max = Math.max(1, Math.min(countMax, sliderCap), filter?.min ?? 0, filter?.max ?? 0);
+	const value = [filter?.min ?? 0, filter?.max ?? max];
+
+	return {
+		...row,
+		max,
+		isCapped: countMax > max,
+		value,
+		display: dragging.value[row.key] || value,
+		mountKey: `${row.key}-${max}-${value.join('-')}`, // remount when the range or filter changes, the slider only reads its value on mount
+	};
+}));
+
+function getEndLabel(slider, value) {
+	return value === slider.max && slider.isCapped ? `${value}+` : value;
+}
+
+function updateRange(slider, [min, max], reload) {
+	if (!reload) {
+		dragging.value[slider.key] = [min, max];
+		return;
+	}
+
+	delete dragging.value[slider.key];
+
+	// the top of the slider means 'or more', the full range means no filter
+	const range = {
+		min,
+		max: max === slider.max ? null : max,
+	};
+
+	emit('update', slider.key, min === 0 && range.max === null ? null : range, true);
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<div class="filter groups-container">
+		<div
+			v-for="slider in sliders"
+			:key="slider.key"
+			class="filter-row"
+			:title="slider.label"
+		>
+			<Icon
+				:icon="slider.icon"
+				:class="`gender-${slider.key}`"
+			/>
+
+			<Range
+				:key="slider.mountKey"
+				:min="0"
+				:max="slider.max"
+				:value="slider.value"
+				:allow-enable="false"
+				@input="(range) => updateRange(slider, range, false)"
+				@change="(range) => updateRange(slider, range, true)"
+			>
+				<template #start><span class="range-label">{{ slider.display[0] }}</span></template>
+				<template #end><span class="range-label">{{ getEndLabel(slider, slider.display[1]) }}</span></template>
+			</Range>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<style scoped>
+.groups-container {
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: column;
+	gap: .5rem 0;
+}
+
+.filter-row {
+	display: flex;
+	align-items: center;
+	gap: 0 .25rem;
+
+	.range-container {
+		flex-grow: 1;
+	}
+}
+
+.range-label {
+	display: inline-block;
+	min-width: 1.5rem;
+	color: var(--glass-strong-10);
+	font-size: .9rem;
+	font-weight: bold;
+	text-align: center;
+}
+
+.range-container {
+	padding: .25rem 0;
+}
+
+.icon {
+	fill: var(--glass);
+}
+
+.gender-females {
+	fill: var(--female);
+}
+
+.gender-males {
+	fill: var(--male);
+}
+
+.gender-trans {
+	fill: var(--trans);
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/components/scenes/scenes.vue b/components/scenes/scenes.vue
index 5b032ea..6194c8f 100644
--- a/components/scenes/scenes.vue
+++ b/components/scenes/scenes.vue
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import Campaign from '#/components/campaigns/campaign.vue';
 import ActorsFilter from '#/components/filters/actors.vue';
 import ChannelsFilter from '#/components/filters/channels.vue';
 import Filters from '#/components/filters/filters.vue';
+import GroupsFilter from '#/components/filters/groups.vue';
 
 import TagsFilter from '#/components/filters/tags.vue';
 import YearsFilter from '#/components/filters/years.vue';
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import { get } from '#/src/api.js';
 import entityPrefixes from '#/src/entities-prefixes.js';
 import navigate from '#/src/navigate.js';
 import { getActorIdentifier, parseActorIdentifier } from '#/src/query.js';
+import { formatRange, parseRange } from '#/utils/parse-range.js';
 
 const props = defineProps({
 	showFilters: {
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ const aggActors = ref(pageProps.aggActors || []);
 const aggTags = ref(pageProps.aggTags || []);
 const aggActorTags = ref(pageProps.aggActorTags || []);
 const aggChannels = ref(pageProps.aggChannels || []);
+const aggActorCounts = ref(pageProps.aggActorCounts || null);
 
 const currentPage = ref(Number(routeParams.page));
 const scope = ref(routeParams.scope || props.defaultScope);
@@ -88,6 +91,10 @@ const filters = ref({
 	onlyActorTags: Object.hasOwn(urlParsed.search, 'at'),
 	entity: queryEntity,
 	actors: queryActors,
+	group: parseRange(urlParsed.search.group),
+	females: parseRange(urlParsed.search.females),
+	males: parseRange(urlParsed.search.males),
+	trans: parseRange(urlParsed.search.trans),
 });
 
 const sceneCampaign = campaigns?.scenes;
@@ -132,6 +139,10 @@ async function search(options = {}) {
 
 	const query = {
 		q: filters.value.search || undefined,
+		group: formatRange(filters.value.group),
+		females: formatRange(filters.value.females),
+		males: formatRange(filters.value.males),
+		trans: formatRange(filters.value.trans),
 	};
 
 	const entity = filters.value.entity || pageEntity;
@@ -168,6 +179,7 @@ async function search(options = {}) {
 	aggTags.value = res.aggTags;
 	aggActorTags.value = res.aggActorTags;
 	aggChannels.value = res.aggChannels;
+	aggActorCounts.value = res.aggActorCounts;
 
 	total.value = res.total;
 	loading.value = false;
@@ -248,6 +260,12 @@ function setView(newView) {
 					:actors="aggActors"
 					@update="updateFilter"
 				/>
+
+				<GroupsFilter
+					:filters="filters"
+					:counts="aggActorCounts"
+					@update="updateFilter"
+				/>
 			</Filters>
 		</transition>
 
diff --git a/components/scenes/tile.vue b/components/scenes/tile.vue
index 217f554..278727e 100644
--- a/components/scenes/tile.vue
+++ b/components/scenes/tile.vue
@@ -92,16 +92,23 @@ const favorited = ref(props.scene.stashes.some((sceneStash) => sceneStash.id ===
 
 				<ul
 					class="row actors nolist"
-					:title="scene.actors.map((actor) => actor.name).join(', ')"
+					:title="scene.actors.map((actor) => actor.name || 'Unknown').join(', ')"
 				>
 					<li
 						v-for="actor in scene.actors"
 						:key="`actor-${scene.id}-${actor.id}`"
 						class="actor"
+						:class="{ unknown: actor.isUnknown }"
 					>
+						<span
+							v-if="actor.isUnknown"
+							class="actor-name"
+						>{{ ['Unknown', actor.gender].filter(Boolean).join(' ') }}</span>
+
 						<Link
+							v-else
 							:href="`/actor/${actor.id}/${actor.slug}`"
-							class="nolink"
+							class="actor-name nolink"
 						>{{ actor.name }}</Link>
 					</li>
 				</ul>
@@ -237,7 +244,7 @@ const favorited = ref(props.scene.stashes.some((sceneStash) => sceneStash.id ===
 	color: var(--shadow);
 }
 
-.actor:hover,
+.actor:not(.unknown):hover,
 .tag:hover {
 	color: var(--primary);
 }
@@ -255,6 +262,13 @@ const favorited = ref(props.scene.stashes.some((sceneStash) => sceneStash.id ===
 	}
 }
 
+.actor.unknown {
+	.actor-name,
+	&:not(:last-child)::after {
+		color: var(--glass);
+	}
+}
+
 .tags {
 	height: 1.25rem;
 	overflow: hidden;
diff --git a/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue b/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue
index 2c5c092..83a010b 100644
--- a/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue
+++ b/pages/actors/edit/+Page.vue
@@ -786,7 +786,7 @@ async function submit() {
 	.row {
 		display: flex;
 		align-items: center;
-		padding: .25rem 1rem;
+		padding: .75rem 1rem;
 		margin-bottom: .25rem;
 		overflow: hidden;
 
@@ -797,10 +797,14 @@ async function submit() {
 				width: auto;
 			}
 		}
+
+		&:not(:last-child) {
+			border-bottom: solid 1px var(--glass-weak-40);
+		}
 	}
 
 	.key {
-		width: 10rem;
+		width: 9rem;
 		display: inline-flex;
 		align-items: center;
 		text-transform: capitalize;
@@ -945,7 +949,7 @@ async function submit() {
 
 	.item-actions {
 		.icon {
-			padding: .25rem 1rem;
+			padding: .25rem 1.5rem .25rem 1rem;
 			fill:  var(--glass);
 			overflow: hidden;
 
diff --git a/pages/scenes/@sceneId/edit/+Page.vue b/pages/scenes/@sceneId/edit/+Page.vue
index ce19c32..9d47413 100644
--- a/pages/scenes/@sceneId/edit/+Page.vue
+++ b/pages/scenes/@sceneId/edit/+Page.vue
@@ -451,7 +451,11 @@ async function submit() {
 .row {
 	display: flex;
 	align-items: center;
-	padding: .25rem 1rem;
+	padding: .75rem 1rem;
+
+	&:not(:last-child) {
+		border-bottom: solid 1px var(--glass-weak-40);
+	}
 
 	.value.disabled {
 		color: var(--glass);
@@ -512,7 +516,7 @@ async function submit() {
 
 .item-actions {
 	.icon {
-		padding: .25rem 1rem;
+		padding: .25rem 1.5rem .25rem 1rem;
 		fill:  var(--glass);
 		overflow: hidden;
 
diff --git a/pages/search/+onBeforeRender.js b/pages/search/+onBeforeRender.js
index 3fb3f08..2ee3b54 100644
--- a/pages/search/+onBeforeRender.js
+++ b/pages/search/+onBeforeRender.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export async function onBeforeRender(pageContext) {
 		aggActors,
 		aggTags,
 		aggChannels,
+		aggActorCounts,
 		total: sceneTotal,
 	} = searchScenes;
 
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ export async function onBeforeRender(pageContext) {
 				aggActors,
 				aggTags,
 				aggChannels,
+				aggActorCounts,
 				sceneTotal,
 				actorTotal,
 				movieTotal,
diff --git a/pages/tags/+onBeforeRender.js b/pages/tags/+onBeforeRender.js
index 385710e..516828b 100644
--- a/pages/tags/+onBeforeRender.js
+++ b/pages/tags/+onBeforeRender.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ const tagSlugs = {
 		'free-use',
 		'latex',
 		'blindfold',
+		'body-writing',
 	],
 	manual: [
 		'handjob',
diff --git a/src/actors.js b/src/actors.js
index 9404dde..4bfa499 100644
--- a/src/actors.js
+++ b/src/actors.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { curateMedia } from './media.js';
 import redis from './redis.js';
 import { curateRevision } from './revisions.js';
 import { curateStash } from './stashes.js';
-import { syncActors, syncScenes, syncStashes } from './sync.js';
+import { syncActors, syncManticoreScenes, syncScenes, syncStashes } from './sync.js';
 
 const logger = initLogger();
 const mj = new MerkleJson();
@@ -235,15 +235,17 @@ export function sortActorsByGender(actors, context = {}) {
 		return actors;
 	}
 
-	const alphaActors = actors.sort((actorA, actorB) => actorA.name.localeCompare(actorB.name, 'en'));
-	const genderActors = ['transsexual', 'female', undefined, null, 'male'].flatMap((gender) => alphaActors.filter((actor) => actor.gender === gender));
-
+	const alphaActors = actors.toSorted((actorA, actorB) => actorA.name?.localeCompare(actorB.name, 'en'));
 	const titleSlug = slugify(context.title);
 
 	const titleActors = titleSlug
-		? genderActors.sort((actorA, actorB) => {
-				const actorASlug = actorA.slug.split('-')[0];
-				const actorBSlug = actorB.slug.split('-')[0];
+		? alphaActors.sort((actorA, actorB) => {
+				const actorASlug = actorA.slug?.split('-')[0];
+				const actorBSlug = actorB.slug?.split('-')[0];
+
+				if (!actorASlug || !actorBSlug) {
+					return 0;
+				}
 
 				if (titleSlug.includes(actorASlug) && !titleSlug.includes(actorBSlug)) {
 					return -1;
@@ -257,7 +259,10 @@ export function sortActorsByGender(actors, context = {}) {
 			})
 		: alphaActors;
 
-	return titleActors;
+	const genderActors = ['transsexual', 'female', undefined, null, 'male'].flatMap((gender) => titleActors.filter((actor) => actor.gender === gender));
+	const identifiedActors = genderActors.toSorted((actorA, actorB) => !!actorA.isUnknown - !!actorB.isUnknown);
+
+	return identifiedActors;
 }
 
 export async function fetchActorsById(actorIds, options = {}, reqUser) {
@@ -465,22 +470,21 @@ async function queryManticoreSql(filters, options, _reqUser) {
 					builder.select('if(date_of_birth, floor((now() - date_of_birth) / 31556952), 0) as age');
 				}
 
-				// range filters
-				['age', 'height'].forEach((attribute) => {
-					if (filters[attribute]) {
-						builder
-							.where(attribute, '>=', filters[attribute][0])
-							.where(attribute, '<=', filters[attribute][1]);
+				// range filters, either end may be open, weight is a reserved keyword in manticore
+				Object.entries({ age: 'age', height: 'height', weight: 'mass' }).forEach(([attribute, column]) => {
+					if (typeof filters[attribute]?.min === 'number') {
+						builder.where(column, '>=', filters[attribute].min);
+					}
+
+					if (typeof filters[attribute]?.max === 'number') {
+						builder.where(column, '<=', filters[attribute].max);
+
+						if (typeof filters[attribute].min !== 'number') {
+							builder.where(column, '>', 0); // unknown values are stored as 0, an open lower bound should not match them
+						}
 					}
 				});
 
-				if (filters.weight) {
-					// weight is a reserved keyword in manticore
-					builder
-						.where('mass', '>=', filters.weight[0])
-						.where('mass', '<=', filters.weight[1]);
-				}
-
 				if (filters.dateOfBirth && filters.dobType === 'dateOfBirth') {
 					builder.where('date_of_birth', Math.floor(filters.dateOfBirth.getTime() / 1000));
 				}
@@ -497,7 +501,8 @@ async function queryManticoreSql(filters, options, _reqUser) {
 				}
 
 				if (filters.cup) {
-					builder.select(`regex(actors.cup, '^[${filters.cup[0]}-${filters.cup[1]}]') as cup_in_range`);
+					// cup range is validated to single letters by the query parser
+					builder.select(`regex(actors.cup, '^[${filters.cup.min || 'A'}-${filters.cup.max || 'Z'}]') as cup_in_range`);
 					builder.where('cup_in_range', 1);
 				}
 
@@ -1195,6 +1200,36 @@ async function fetchMainProfile(actorId, wasCreated = false) {
 	return fetchMainProfile(actorId, true);
 }
 
+async function fetchActorGenders(actorIds) {
+	const actors = await knex('actors')
+		.select('id', 'gender')
+		.whereIn('id', actorIds);
+
+	return Object.fromEntries(actors.map((actor) => [actor.id, actor.gender]));
+}
+
+// scene search documents count actors per gender, so scenes need a resync when an actor's gender changes
+// syncs the search documents directly, the materialized views don't depend on actor genders
+async function syncGenderChangedScenes(actorIds, gendersBefore) {
+	const gendersAfter = await fetchActorGenders(actorIds);
+	const changedActorIds = actorIds.filter((actorId) => gendersAfter[actorId] !== gendersBefore[actorId]);
+
+	if (changedActorIds.length === 0) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const sceneIds = await knex('releases_actors')
+		.distinct('release_id')
+		.whereIn('actor_id', changedActorIds)
+		.pluck('release_id');
+
+	logger.info(`Gender changed for ${changedActorIds.length} actors, resyncing ${sceneIds.length} scenes`);
+
+	if (sceneIds.length > 0) { // without IDs, all scenes are synced
+		await syncManticoreScenes(sceneIds);
+	}
+}
+
 async function applyActorRevision(revisionIds, reqUser) {
 	const revisions = await knex('actors_revisions')
 		.whereIn('id', revisionIds)
@@ -1276,6 +1311,7 @@ async function applyActorRevision(revisionIds, reqUser) {
 	}, Promise.resolve());
 
 	const actorIds = Array.from(new Set(revisions.map((revision) => revision.actor_id)));
+	const gendersBefore = await fetchActorGenders(actorIds);
 
 	await interpolateProfiles(actorIds, {
 		knex,
@@ -1285,7 +1321,10 @@ async function applyActorRevision(revisionIds, reqUser) {
 		omit,
 	}, { refreshView: false });
 
-	await syncActors(actorIds);
+	await Promise.all([
+		syncActors(actorIds),
+		syncGenderChangedScenes(actorIds, gendersBefore),
+	]);
 }
 
 export async function reviewActorRevision(revisionId, isApproved, { feedback }, reqUser) {
diff --git a/src/scenes.js b/src/scenes.js
index dda5414..1a16dd7 100644
--- a/src/scenes.js
+++ b/src/scenes.js
@@ -79,9 +79,12 @@ function curateScene(rawScene, assets, reqUser, context) {
 					entityId: assets.channel.affiliate.entity_id,
 				}
 			: null,
-		actors: sortActorsByGender(assets.actors.map((actor) => curateActor(actor, {
-			sceneDate: rawScene.effective_date,
-			stashes: assets.actorStashes.filter((actorStash) => actorStash.actor_id === actor.id),
+		actors: sortActorsByGender(assets.actors.map((actor) => ({
+			...curateActor(actor, {
+				sceneDate: rawScene.effective_date,
+				stashes: assets.actorStashes.filter((actorStash) => actorStash.actor_id === actor.id),
+			}),
+			isUnknown: !!actor.isUnknown,
 		})), { title: rawScene.title }),
 		directors: assets.directors.map((director) => ({
 			id: director.id,
@@ -228,6 +231,8 @@ export async function fetchScenesById(sceneIds, { reqUser, ...context } = {}) {
 				'countries.name as birth_country_name',
 				'countries.alias as birth_country_alias',
 				'releases_actors.release_id',
+				'releases_actors.id as release_actor_id',
+				'releases_actors.gender as release_actor_gender',
 			)
 			.leftJoin('actors', 'actors.id', 'releases_actors.actor_id')
 			.leftJoin('actors as aliases', 'aliases.id', 'releases_actors.alias_id')
@@ -236,7 +241,7 @@ export async function fetchScenesById(sceneIds, { reqUser, ...context } = {}) {
 			.leftJoin('media_biometrics', 'media_biometrics.media_id', 'actors.avatar_media_id')
 			.leftJoin('countries', 'countries.alpha2', 'actors.birth_country_alpha2')
 			.whereIn('release_id', sceneIds)
-			.groupBy('actors.id', 'aliases.id', 'releases_actors.release_id', 'avatars.id', 'media_biometrics.id', 'countries.name', 'countries.alias', 'sfw_media.id'),
+			.groupBy('releases_actors.id', 'actors.id', 'aliases.id', 'releases_actors.release_id', 'avatars.id', 'media_biometrics.id', 'countries.name', 'countries.alias', 'sfw_media.id'),
 		directors: knex('releases_directors')
 			.whereIn('release_id', sceneIds)
 			.leftJoin('actors as directors', 'directors.id', 'releases_directors.director_id'),
@@ -385,7 +390,15 @@ export async function fetchScenesById(sceneIds, { reqUser, ...context } = {}) {
 
 		const sceneChannel = channels.find((entity) => entity.id === scene.entity_id);
 		const sceneStudio = studios.find((entity) => entity.id === scene.studio_id);
-		const sceneActors = actors.filter((actor) => actor.release_id === sceneId);
+		const sceneActors = actors.filter((actor) => actor.release_id === sceneId).map((actor) => (actor.id
+			? actor
+			: {
+					...actor,
+					// unidentified actor, needs a unique ID for editing, encodes gender for storage
+					id: `${actor.release_actor_gender || 'other'}_${actor.release_actor_id}`,
+					gender: actor.release_actor_gender,
+					isUnknown: true,
+				}));
 		const sceneDirectors = directors.filter((director) => director.release_id === sceneId);
 		const sceneTags = tags.filter((tag) => tag.release_id === sceneId);
 		const sceneChapters = chapters.filter((chapter) => chapter.release_id === sceneId);
@@ -439,6 +452,7 @@ function curateOptions(options) {
 		aggregateActors: (options?.aggregate ?? true) && (options?.aggregateActors ?? true),
 		aggregateTags: (options?.aggregate ?? true) && (options?.aggregateTags ?? true),
 		aggregateChannels: (options?.aggregate ?? true) && (options?.aggregateChannels ?? true),
+		aggregateActorCounts: (options?.aggregate ?? true) && (options?.aggregateActorCounts ?? true),
 		dedupe: !!options?.dedupe,
 		index: options?.index || 'scenes',
 		useSql: options?.useSql || (typeof options?.useSql === 'undefined' && sqlImplied.includes(options?.index)) || false,
@@ -446,12 +460,12 @@ function curateOptions(options) {
 }
 
 // function curateFacet(results, field, count = 'count(distinct id)') {
-function curateFacet(results, field) {
+function curateFacet(results, field, { includeZero = false } = {}) {
 	return results
 		.find((result) => result.columns[0][field] && (result.columns[1]['count(distinct id)'] || result.columns[1]['count(*)']))
 		?.data
 		.map((row) => ({ key: row[field], doc_count: row['count(distinct id)'] || row['count(*)'] }))
-		.filter((row) => !!row.key)
+		.filter((row) => !!row.key || (includeZero && row.key === 0)) // zero is a meaningful actor count, e.g. no men
 		|| [];
 }
 
@@ -492,7 +506,11 @@ async function queryManticoreSql(filters, options, _reqUser) {
 		:actorsFacet:
 		:tagsFacet:
 		:channelsFacet:
-		:studiosFacet:;
+		:studiosFacet:
+		:groupFacet:
+		:femalesFacet:
+		:malesFacet:
+		:transFacet:;
 		show meta;
 	`, {
 		query: knexManticore(filters.stashId ? 'scenes_stashed' : 'scenes')
@@ -502,6 +520,11 @@ async function queryManticoreSql(filters, options, _reqUser) {
 						scenes.id as id,
 						scenes.title as title,
 						scenes.actor_ids as actor_ids,
+						scenes.actor_count as actor_count,
+						scenes.female_count as female_count,
+						scenes.male_count as male_count,
+						scenes.trans_count as trans_count,
+						scenes.unidentified_count as unidentified_count,
 						scenes.entity_ids as entity_ids,
 						scenes.tag_ids as tag_ids,
 						scenes.channel_id as channel_id,
@@ -562,6 +585,23 @@ async function queryManticoreSql(filters, options, _reqUser) {
 					builder.whereNotIn('actor_ids', filters.notActorIds);
 				}
 
+				// actor counts include unidentified actors, gender counts only actors with a known gender
+				Object.entries({
+					actor_count: filters.actorCount,
+					female_count: filters.femaleCount,
+					male_count: filters.maleCount,
+					trans_count: filters.transCount,
+					unidentified_count: filters.unidentifiedCount,
+				}).forEach(([field, range]) => {
+					if (typeof range?.min === 'number') {
+						builder.where(`scenes.${field}`, '>=', range.min);
+					}
+
+					if (typeof range?.max === 'number') {
+						builder.where(`scenes.${field}`, '<=', range.max);
+					}
+				});
+
 				if (filters.entityId) {
 					builder.whereRaw('any(entity_ids) = ?', filters.entityId);
 
@@ -644,6 +684,10 @@ async function queryManticoreSql(filters, options, _reqUser) {
 		tagsFacet: options.aggregateTags ? knex.raw('facet scenes.assigned_tag_ids as tags_facet distinct id order by count(*) desc limit ?', [aggSize]) : null,
 		channelsFacet: options.aggregateChannels ? knex.raw('facet scenes.channel_id as channels_facet distinct id order by count(*) desc limit ?', [aggSize]) : null,
 		studiosFacet: options.aggregateChannels ? knex.raw('facet scenes.studio_id as studios_facet distinct id order by count(*) desc limit ?', [aggSize]) : null,
+		groupFacet: options.aggregateActorCounts ? knex.raw('facet scenes.actor_count as group_facet order by actor_count asc limit ?', [aggSize]) : null,
+		femalesFacet: options.aggregateActorCounts ? knex.raw('facet scenes.female_count as females_facet order by female_count asc limit ?', [aggSize]) : null,
+		malesFacet: options.aggregateActorCounts ? knex.raw('facet scenes.male_count as males_facet order by male_count asc limit ?', [aggSize]) : null,
+		transFacet: options.aggregateActorCounts ? knex.raw('facet scenes.trans_count as trans_facet order by trans_count asc limit ?', [aggSize]) : null,
 		maxMatches: config.database.manticore.maxMatches,
 		maxQueryTime: config.database.manticore.maxQueryTime,
 	}).toString();
@@ -667,6 +711,13 @@ async function queryManticoreSql(filters, options, _reqUser) {
 	const channelIds = curateFacet(results, 'channels_facet');
 	const studioIds = curateFacet(results, 'studios_facet');
 
+	const actorCounts = {
+		group: curateFacet(results, 'group_facet', { includeZero: true }),
+		females: curateFacet(results, 'females_facet', { includeZero: true }),
+		males: curateFacet(results, 'males_facet', { includeZero: true }),
+		trans: curateFacet(results, 'trans_facet', { includeZero: true }),
+	};
+
 	const allTagIds = mergePackedTags(tagIds);
 
 	const actorTagIds = mergePackedTags(tagIds.filter((tag) => {
@@ -696,6 +747,7 @@ async function queryManticoreSql(filters, options, _reqUser) {
 			actorTagIds,
 			channelIds,
 			studioIds,
+			actorCounts,
 		},
 	};
 }
@@ -708,6 +760,14 @@ function countAggregations(buckets) {
 	return Object.fromEntries(buckets.map((bucket) => [bucket.key, { count: bucket.doc_count }]));
 }
 
+// URL parameter and aggregation key to filter key
+const actorCountFilters = {
+	group: 'actorCount',
+	females: 'femaleCount',
+	males: 'maleCount',
+	trans: 'transCount',
+};
+
 export async function fetchScenes(filters, rawOptions, reqUser, context) {
 	const options = curateOptions(rawOptions);
 
@@ -716,15 +776,42 @@ export async function fetchScenes(filters, rawOptions, reqUser, context) {
 		console.log('options', options);
 	}
 
+	// an active count filter would narrow its own range to the filtered value, get the unfiltered ranges from a lightweight parallel query (~10ms vs 40-500ms for the main query with its actor and tag facets)
+	const activeCountKeys = options.aggregateActorCounts
+		? Object.keys(actorCountFilters).filter((key) => filters[actorCountFilters[key]])
+		: [];
+
+	const countsFilters = Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(filters).filter(([key]) => !Object.values(actorCountFilters).includes(key)));
+
+	const countsOptions = {
+		...options,
+		limit: 1,
+		page: 1,
+		aggregateYears: false,
+		aggregateActors: false,
+		aggregateTags: false,
+		aggregateChannels: false,
+	};
+
 	console.time('manticore sql');
 
-	const result = await queryManticoreSql(filters, options, reqUser);
+	const [result, countsResult] = await Promise.all([
+		queryManticoreSql(filters, options, reqUser),
+		activeCountKeys.length > 0 ? queryManticoreSql(countsFilters, countsOptions, reqUser) : null,
+	]);
 
 	console.timeEnd('manticore sql');
 
 	const aggYears = options.aggregateYears && result.aggregations.years.map((bucket) => ({ year: bucket.key, count: bucket.doc_count }));
 	const entityIds = options.aggregateChannels && [...(result.aggregations.channelIds || []), ...(result.aggregations.studioIds || [])];
 
+	// keyed by URL parameter, e.g. { group: [{ value: 2, count: 1234 }, ...], females: [...] }, sorted by value so the first and last bucket give the range
+	// filtered counts take their range from the query without count filters, so with several count filters, each of their ranges ignores the others
+	const aggActorCounts = options.aggregateActorCounts && Object.fromEntries(Object.keys(actorCountFilters).map((key) => [
+		key,
+		(activeCountKeys.includes(key) ? countsResult : result).aggregations.actorCounts[key].map((bucket) => ({ value: bucket.key, count: bucket.doc_count })),
+	]));
+
 	const actorCounts = options.aggregateActors && countAggregations(result.aggregations?.actorIds);
 	const tagCounts = options.aggregateTags && countAggregations(result.aggregations?.tagIds);
 	const channelCounts = options.aggregateChannels && countAggregations(entityIds);
@@ -752,6 +839,7 @@ export async function fetchScenes(filters, rawOptions, reqUser, context) {
 		aggTags,
 		aggActorTags,
 		aggChannels,
+		aggActorCounts,
 		total: result.total,
 		limit: options.limit,
 	};
@@ -809,7 +897,7 @@ export async function fetchSceneRevisions(revisionId, filters = {}, reqUser) {
 		...(revision.deltas.find((delta) => delta.key === 'actors')?.value || []),
 		...revision.base.tags.map((tag) => tag.actorId),
 		...revision.deltas.find((delta) => delta.key === 'tags')?.value.map((tag) => tag.actorId) || [],
-	].filter(Boolean))));
+	].filter((actorId) => typeof actorId === 'number')))); // unidentified actors have string IDs
 
 	const tagIds = Array.from(new Set(revisions.flatMap((revision) => [...revision.base.tags, ...(revision.deltas.find((delta) => delta.key === 'tags')?.value || [])].map((tag) => tag.id))));
 	const movieIds = Array.from(new Set(revisions.flatMap((revision) => [...revision.base.movies, ...(revision.deltas.find((delta) => delta.key === 'movies')?.value || [])])));
@@ -855,10 +943,22 @@ async function applySceneActorsDelta(sceneId, delta, trx) {
 
 	if (delta.value.length > 0) {
 		await knexOwner('releases_actors')
-			.insert(delta.value.map((actorId) => ({
-				release_id: sceneId,
-				actor_id: actorId,
-			})))
+			.insert(delta.value.map((actorId) => {
+				if (typeof actorId === 'number') {
+					return {
+						release_id: sceneId,
+						actor_id: actorId,
+					};
+				}
+
+				const gender = actorId.match(/^([a-z]+)_/)?.[1];
+
+				return {
+					release_id: sceneId,
+					actor_id: null,
+					gender: ['male', 'female', 'transsexual'].includes(gender) ? gender : null,
+				};
+			}))
 			.transacting(trx);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/sync.js b/src/sync.js
index 63d34e0..e205dac 100644
--- a/src/sync.js
+++ b/src/sync.js
@@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ export async function syncManticoreScenes(sceneIds) {
 			grandparents.id as parent_network_id,
 			COALESCE(JSON_AGG(DISTINCT (actors.id, actors.name)) FILTER (WHERE actors.id IS NOT NULL), '[]') as actors,
 			COALESCE(JSON_AGG(DISTINCT (actors_aliases.id, actors_aliases.name)) FILTER (WHERE actors_aliases.id IS NOT NULL), '[]') as actors_aliases,
+			-- count release actor rows rather than actors to include unidentified actors, distinct because the other joins multiply rows
+			COUNT(DISTINCT local_actors.id) as actor_count,
+			COUNT(DISTINCT local_actors.id) FILTER (WHERE COALESCE(actors.gender, local_actors.gender) = 'female') as female_count,
+			COUNT(DISTINCT local_actors.id) FILTER (WHERE COALESCE(actors.gender, local_actors.gender) = 'male') as male_count,
+			COUNT(DISTINCT local_actors.id) FILTER (WHERE COALESCE(actors.gender, local_actors.gender) = 'transsexual') as trans_count,
+			COUNT(DISTINCT local_actors.id) FILTER (WHERE local_actors.actor_id IS NULL) as unidentified_count,
 			COALESCE(JSON_AGG(DISTINCT (tags.id, tags.name, tags.priority, tags_aliases.name, local_tags.actor_id)) FILTER (WHERE tags.id IS NOT NULL), '[]') as tags,
 			COALESCE(JSON_AGG(DISTINCT (movies.id, movies.title)) FILTER (WHERE movies.id IS NOT NULL), '[]') as movies,
 			COALESCE(JSON_AGG(DISTINCT (series.id, series.title)) FILTER (WHERE series.id IS NOT NULL), '[]') as series,
@@ -240,6 +246,11 @@ export async function syncManticoreScenes(sceneIds) {
 					entity_ids: [scene.channel_id, scene.network_id, scene.parent_network_id, scene.studio_id].filter(Boolean), // manticore does not support OR, this allows IN
 					actor_ids: scene.actors.map((actor) => actor.f1), // don't include aliases in ID or they would show up in filters
 					actors: Array.from(new Set([...scene.actors.map((actor) => actor.f2), ...scene.actors_aliases.map((actor) => actor.f2)])).join(),
+					actor_count: Number(scene.actor_count), // postgres returns counts as bigint strings
+					female_count: Number(scene.female_count),
+					male_count: Number(scene.male_count),
+					trans_count: Number(scene.trans_count),
+					unidentified_count: Number(scene.unidentified_count),
 					tag_ids: Array.from(new Set(scene.tags.map((tag) => tag.f1))),
 					assigned_tag_ids: assignedTagIds,
 					tags: flatTags.join(' '), // only make top tags searchable to minimize cluttered results
diff --git a/src/web/actors.js b/src/web/actors.js
index 780fb4f..6f1684a 100644
--- a/src/web/actors.js
+++ b/src/web/actors.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { Router } from 'express';
 import omit from 'object.omit';
 
+import { parseLetterRange, parseRange } from '../../utils/parse-range.js';
+
 import {
 	createActor,
 	createActorRevision,
@@ -10,21 +12,20 @@ import {
 	mergeActors,
 	reviewActorRevision,
 } from '../actors.js';
-
 import { fetchStashByUsernameAndSlug } from '../stashes.js';
 
 export function curateActorsQuery(query) {
 	return {
 		query: query.q,
 		gender: query.gender,
-		age: query.age?.split(',').map((age) => Number(age)),
+		age: parseRange(query.age),
 		dateOfBirth: query.dob && new Date(query.dob),
 		dobType: ({ dob: 'dateOfBirth', bd: 'birthday' })[query.dobt] || 'birthday',
-		cup: query.cup?.split(','),
+		cup: parseLetterRange(query.cup),
 		country: query.c,
 		naturalBoobs: query.nb,
-		height: query.height?.split(',').map((height) => Number(height)),
-		weight: query.weight?.split(',').map((weight) => Number(weight)),
+		height: parseRange(query.height),
+		weight: parseRange(query.weight),
 		requireAvatar: query.avatar,
 		stashId: Number(query.stashId) || null,
 		isGlobal: Object.hasOwn(query, 'global'),
diff --git a/src/web/scenes.js b/src/web/scenes.js
index ec935a0..cf627bf 100644
--- a/src/web/scenes.js
+++ b/src/web/scenes.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { Router } from 'express';
 
-import promiseProps from '../../utils/promise-props.js';
+import { parseRange } from '../../utils/parse-range.js';
 
+import promiseProps from '../../utils/promise-props.js';
 import slugify from '../../utils/slugify.js';
 
 import { getIdsBySlug } from '../cache.js';
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ export async function curateScenesQuery(query) {
 		years: splitYears.map((year) => Number(year)).filter(Boolean) || [],
 		actorIds: [query.actorId, ...splitActors.filter((actor) => actor.charAt(0) !== '!').map((identifier) => parseActorIdentifier(identifier)?.id)].filter(Boolean),
 		notActorIds: splitActors.filter((actor) => actor.charAt(0) === '!').map((identifier) => parseActorIdentifier(identifier.slice(1))?.id).filter(Boolean),
+		actorCount: parseRange(query.group),
+		femaleCount: parseRange(query.females),
+		maleCount: parseRange(query.males),
+		transCount: parseRange(query.trans),
+		unidentifiedCount: parseRange(query.unidentified), // for curators, e.g. unidentified=1- finds scenes with unidentified actors
 		tagIds,
 		notTagIds: notTagIds.filter((tagId) => !tagIds.includes(tagId)), // included tags get priority over excluded tags
 		onlyActorTags: !!query.at,
@@ -61,6 +67,7 @@ async function fetchScenesApi(req, res) {
 		aggTags,
 		aggActorTags,
 		aggChannels,
+		aggActorCounts,
 		limit,
 		total,
 	} = await fetchScenes(await curateScenesQuery({
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ async function fetchScenesApi(req, res) {
 		aggTags,
 		aggActorTags,
 		aggChannels,
+		aggActorCounts,
 		limit,
 		total,
 	});
diff --git a/tools/manticore-actors.js b/tools/manticore-actors.js
index 1173651..fdec725 100644
--- a/tools/manticore-actors.js
+++ b/tools/manticore-actors.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import argv from '../src/argv.js';
 
 import { knexOwner as knex } from '../src/knex.js';
 import { utilsApi } from '../src/manticore.js';
+import redis from '../src/redis.js';
 import { syncManticoreActors } from '../src/sync.js';
 
 async function init() {
@@ -34,12 +35,14 @@ async function init() {
 
 		console.log('data', data);
 
-		knex.destroy();
+		await knex.destroy();
+		await redis.quit(); // sync imports connect to redis, which keeps the process alive
 
 		return;
 	}
 
-	knex.destroy();
+	await knex.destroy();
+	await redis.quit(); // sync imports connect to redis, which keeps the process alive
 }
 
 init();
diff --git a/tools/manticore-movies.js b/tools/manticore-movies.js
index 0397cc7..5143742 100644
--- a/tools/manticore-movies.js
+++ b/tools/manticore-movies.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import argv from '../src/argv.js';
 import { knexOwner as knex } from '../src/knex.js';
 import { utilsApi } from '../src/manticore.js';
+import redis from '../src/redis.js';
 import { syncManticoreMovies } from '../src/sync.js';
 
 async function init() {
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ async function init() {
 		console.log('data', data);
 	}
 
-	knex.destroy();
+	await knex.destroy();
+	await redis.quit(); // sync imports connect to redis, which keeps the process alive
 }
 
 init();
diff --git a/tools/manticore-scenes.js b/tools/manticore-scenes.js
index a61ad2c..03d9854 100644
--- a/tools/manticore-scenes.js
+++ b/tools/manticore-scenes.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import argv from '../src/argv.js';
 import { knexOwner as knex } from '../src/knex.js';
 import { utilsApi } from '../src/manticore.js';
+import redis from '../src/redis.js';
 import { syncManticoreScenes } from '../src/sync.js';
 
 async function init() {
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ async function init() {
 			 entity_ids multi,
 			 actor_ids multi,
 			 actors text,
+			 actor_count int,
+			 female_count int,
+			 male_count int,
+			 trans_count int,
+			 unidentified_count int,
 			 tag_ids multi,
 			 assigned_tag_ids multi64,
 			 tags text,
@@ -57,7 +63,8 @@ async function init() {
 		await syncManticoreScenes();
 	}
 
-	knex.destroy();
+	await knex.destroy();
+	await redis.quit(); // sync imports connect to redis, which keeps the process alive
 }
 
 init();
diff --git a/tools/manticore-stashes.js b/tools/manticore-stashes.js
index 766870e..99bf0a5 100644
--- a/tools/manticore-stashes.js
+++ b/tools/manticore-stashes.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { knexOwner as knex } from '../src/knex.js';
 import { utilsApi } from '../src/manticore.js';
+import redis from '../src/redis.js';
 import { syncStashes } from '../src/sync.js';
 
 async function init() {
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ async function init() {
 	await syncStashes('actor');
 	await syncStashes('movie');
 
-	knex.destroy();
+	await knex.destroy();
+	await redis.quit(); // sync imports connect to redis, which keeps the process alive
 }
 
 init();
diff --git a/utils/parse-range.js b/utils/parse-range.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4cd7b83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/parse-range.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+const numberPattern = /^\d+$/;
+const letterPattern = /^[a-z]$/i;
+
+// ranges: 3 is exactly 3, 2- is at least 2, -4 is at most 4, 2-4 is between 2 and 4 inclusive
+// comma is accepted as a legacy separator for closed ranges, e.g. age=22,30 from older links
+// values not matching the pattern invalidate the range, which keeps them safe to use in queries
+export function parseRange(rangeString, { pattern = numberPattern, parse = Number } = {}) {
+	const parts = String(rangeString ?? '').trim().split(/[-,]/);
+
+	if (parts.length > 2 || parts.every((part) => part === '') || parts.some((part) => part !== '' && !pattern.test(part))) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	const [minString, maxString = minString] = parts; // no separator means an exact value
+
+	return {
+		min: minString ? parse(minString) : null,
+		max: maxString ? parse(maxString) : null,
+	};
+}
+
+// single letter cup sizes, matching the cup filter's regex character class
+export function parseLetterRange(rangeString) {
+	return parseRange(rangeString, {
+		pattern: letterPattern,
+		parse: (letter) => letter.toUpperCase(),
+	});
+}
+
+export function formatRange(range) {
+	if (!range || (range.min === null && range.max === null)) {
+		return undefined;
+	}
+
+	if (range.min === range.max) {
+		return String(range.min);
+	}
+
+	return `${range.min ?? ''}-${range.max ?? ''}`;
+}