Darling Légitimus
Birthday
1907/11/21
Day of death
1999/12/07 (92 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Le Carbet, Martinique
Also know as
Miss Darling, Darling-Légitimus, Mathilde Paruta, Marie Berthilde Paruta
Biography
Mathilda Marie Berthilde Paruta (21 November 1907 – 7 December 1999), better known as Darling Légitimus, was a French actress. In 1983, she received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the film Sugar Cane Alley. Born on 21 November 1907 at Le Carbet in Martinique, she spent her early years in Caracas, Venezuela. Mathilda Paruta arrived in Paris, France, at age of 16, wanting to become a dancer. She met Victor-Etienne Légitimus, son of the government deputy, Hegesippe Jean Légi...Read more
Acting
(1962) The Doll
as ---
(1983) Sugar Cane Alley
as M'Man Tine
(1946) A Friend Will Come Tonight
as (uncredited)
(1947) Le Bateau à soupe
as (uncredited)
(1947) Les trois cousines
as ---
(1952) The Road to Damascus
as (uncredited)
(1953) Tourbillon
as ---
(1954) Flesh and the Woman
as (uncredited)
(1955) A Missionary
as ---
(1971) Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
as ---
(1972) Églantine
as Lolo
(1953) The Wages of Fear
as Rosa
(1973) La Dernière Bourrée à Paris
as ---
(1965) The Ghostly Rental
as Belinda
(1960) Women Are Like That
as Palmyre
(1957) The Witches of Salem
as Tituba
(1964) Les verts pâturages
as Madame Noé
(1963) The Fire Within
as (uncredited)
(1950) Three Feet in a Bed
as Caroline
(1976) The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside
as Rose
(1980) La bande du Rex
as Nounou
(1972) Last Tango in Paris
as Concierge
(1959) Discorama
as Self