Danik Patisson(1939-2016)
- Actress
Born in Senlis, Danielle (her true Christian name) set her heart very
early on becoming a "petit rat" (young ballet girl) at the Opéra de
Paris but she was denied admission for being too tall. She got over her
disappointment when she was accepted in the Châtelet dancing school
where she remained for five years. A little later but also very early
in her life she started posing for magazines and got her first tiny
roles in films. Her first major part was in "Les Duraton", a comedy in
which she played the Duraton daughter. Soon afterward, from the middle
to the end of the '50s her career diversified: in French crime and
robber films she was usually a vamp but she landed less formulaic roles
in foreign movies. Her name can be found in the credits of an American,
an English, a German and even a Portuguese film. Oddly enough this
promising start did not materialize and after 1960, Danik Patisson
worked less - and in films of poor quality. One exception: "L'accident"
by Gréville, a very atmospheric noir film in which she interprets a
school mistress on a Breton island. Not seen in movies since 1965, She
has nevertheless gone on with her career,both on stage and on
TV.
