Actor
Darling Légitimus
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 ...

Known For
Acting
1983 -- Sugar Cane Alley | M'Man Tine
1980 -- La bande du Rex | Nounou
1976 -- The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside | Rose
1973 -- La Dernière Bourrée à Paris |
1972 -- Last Tango in Paris | Concierge
1972 -- Églantine | Lolo
1971 -- Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques |
1965 -- The Ghostly Rental | Belinda
1964 -- Les verts pâturages | Madame Noé
1963 -- The Fire Within | (uncredited)
1962 -- The Doll |
1960 -- Women Are Like That | Palmyre
1957 -- The Witches of Salem | Tituba
1955 -- A Missionary |
1954 -- Flesh and the Woman | (uncredited)
1953 -- Tourbillon |
1953 -- The Wages of Fear | Rosa
1952 -- The Road to Damascus | (uncredited)
1950 -- Three Feet in a Bed | Caroline
1947 -- Les trois cousines |
1947 -- Le Bateau à soupe | (uncredited)
1946 -- A Friend Will Come Tonight | (uncredited)
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