Dany Verissimo

Dany Verissimo is a French actress and model. She originally worked from 2001 to 2002 as a pornographic actress under the stage name 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 French father who separated before her birth, Verissimo spent her childhood in France, the United States, and Nigeria. In France, she lived in Vitry-sur-Seine. Verissimo attended a boarding school.

In 2006, she appeared in 'ELLE s "Cannes Special Edition". That same year, she was cast in the film Gradiva, directed by Alain Robbe-Grillet. The film was shown out of competition at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival.

Verissimo played a recurring role in the TV series Maison Close, broadcast on Canal+ 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 Nicolas Briançon, won critical accolades.

She starred in the 2009 comedy drama film 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 Olivier Megaton (cameo) 2004 : District 13 (Banlieue 13), by Pierre Morel 2006 : Gradiva, by Alain Robbe-Grillet 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 Akim Isker 2012 : Emprise, by Vincent Arnaud (short) 2013 : En pays cannibale, by Alexandre Villeret 2016 : Par tous les seins, by Caroline Le Moing (short) 2017 : Girls with Balls, by Olivier Afonso

Television 2002 : Brigade des mineurs, one episode 2006 : Section de recherches, 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 : Julie Lescaut, season twenty, one episode 2016 : Section de recherches, 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 : The Wheel of Time, season three, one episode