She was recently announced as a cast member on the upcoming Yellowstone spinoff series The Madison. And now Danielle Vasinova is opening up about her memories of one of her greatest trials — the brutal battle with Covid-19 that left her legally dead for three minutes.
![[The actress thought she had the flu before being misdiagnosed with strep throat. But after she went to the ER she crashed. After doctors restarted her heart, she was put into an induced coma and transferred to the ICU]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93338355-14212057-image-a-19_1734655485707.jpg)
The 42-year-old actress — who previously accused her Shark Tank star ex-boyfriend Robert Herjavec of rape — was struck with the pandemic-spawning illness in late 2019, which led doctors to initially misdiagnose her because of their lack of familiarity with the new virus.
![[Vasinova was suffering from 'complete organ failure,' but she miraculously recovered; pictured in March in LA]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93337855-14212057-image-a-20_1734656173550.jpg)
'On December 12, 2019, I died for three minutes,' Vasinova — who also appeared in an episode of Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan's prequel series 1923 — told People on Thursday. She admitted that she assumed it was just the standard flu bug that she was suffering from in the early days of her illness, and doctors weren't much more helpful at that time, before some areas went into lockdown and many businesses temporarily closed.
![[She didn't experience any visions during her 'death,' but she does see the presence of angels in life now and notices unusual repeating numbers, like '5555' or '7777'; seen in LA in February 2020, shortly after her recovery]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93337865-14212057-She_didn_t_experience_any_visions_during_her_death_but_she_does_-a-23_1734656386100.jpg)
Vasinova was diagnosed with strep throat and given a prescription for antibiotics after she visited an urgent care as the illness continued to increase in severity. Yellowstone spinoff star Danielle Vasinova, 42, revealed to People that she 'died for 3 minutes' while battling Covid-19 in December 2019 on Thursday; pictured in June 2023 in LA.
![[Vasinova later found the nurse who died chest compressions and saved her life in an emotional reunion. She gave her a bracelet decorated with a ruby as a 'Thank you for saving my life'; seen November 20 in NYC]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/00/93337877-14212057-image-a-21_1734656185888.jpg)
