Dany Verissimo is a French actress and

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. She originally worked from 2001 to 2002 as a

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under the

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Ally Mac Tyana before starting a mainstream career. She also uses the name Dany Verissimo-Petit.

Early life

The child of a Malagasy mother and a

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father who separated before her birth, Verissimo spent her childhood in France, the United States, and Nigeria. In France, she lived in

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. Verissimo attended a boarding school.

Career

Adult

She started appearing in

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s at the age of 18. She later explained that she had tried to become an actress but, failing to land roles, had considered working in softcore erotica. She then made the acquaintance of adult film director John B. Root who convinced her that due to her unusual looks she would find more success in

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. At the time, she used the stage name ''Ally Mac Tyana'', which was a play on ''

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'' and her second name, Malalatiana. She worked in the French porn industry from 2001 to 2002, with all of her adult pictures either directed or produced by Root.

Mainstream productions

In 2002 Verissimo had her first non-erotic film role, as an extra in '' So Long Mister Monroe'' and she made an appearance on an episode of the French

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'' Brigade des mineurs''. In 2004, she was cast as Lola in the film ''

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'' (''Banlieue 13''), produced by

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.Spécial sexe: les retraités du porno
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'', 8 August 2010 In 2006, she appeared in

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'''s "

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Special Edition". That same year, she was cast in the film ''Gradiva'', directed by

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. The film was shown out of competition at the

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. Verissimo played a recurring role in the TV series '' Maison Close'', broadcast on

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from 2010 to 2013. Her 2013 performance in the play ''D.A.F. Marquis de Sade'', based on the life of the legendary writer and directed by

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, won critical accolades. She starred in the 2009

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''Shot List'', written and directed by Joe LiTrenta, as Chicken, her first English-language role.

Personal life

Verissimo speaks French and English. She gave birth to her first child in 2003.

Filmography

Film

*2002 : ''So Long Mister Monore'', by Éric Dahan (cameo) *2002 : '' The Red Siren'', by

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(cameo) * 2004 : ''

'' (Banlieue 13), by

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* 2006 : ''Gradiva'', by

* 2008 : ''Les Princes de la nuit'', by Patrick Levy * 2008 : ''Finding'', by The Salto Brothers (short; also associate producer) * 2009 : ''Shot List'', by Joe LiTrenta * 2011 : ''La Planque'', by

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* 2012 : ''Emprise'', by Vincent Arnaud (short) * 2013 : ''En pays cannibale'', by Alexandre Villeret * 2016 : ''Par tous les seins'', by Caroline Le Moing (short) * 2017 : ''

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'', by Olivier Afonso

Television

* 2002 : ''Brigade des mineurs'', one episode * 2006 : ''

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'', season one, one episode * 2009 : ''La Taupe 2'', by Vincenzo Marano * 2010 : ''Boulevard du Palais'', season twelve, one episode * 2010-2013 : '' Maison Close'', recurring role, two seasons * 2011 : ''

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'', season twenty, one episode * 2016 : ''

'', season ten, one episode * 2016 : ''Le juge est une femme'', season fourteen, one episode * 2017 : '' The Bureau'' (''Le Bureau des légendes''), season three, one episode * 2025 : ''

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'', season three, one episode

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Verissimo, Dany Living people French female models French film actresses French people of Malagasy descent French pornographic film actresses People from Vitry-sur-Seine Actresses from Île-de-France Year of birth missing (living people)