Darling Légitimus
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Sugar Cane Alley
1983
as M'Man Tine
La bande du Rex
1980
as Nounou
The Toilets Were Closed from the Inside
1976
as Rose
La Dernière Bourrée à Paris
1973
Églantine
1972
as Lolo
Last Tango in Paris
1972
as Concierge
Le Cri du cormoran, le soir au-dessus des jonques
1971
The Ghostly Rental
1965
as Belinda
Les verts pâturages
1964
as Madame Noé
The Fire Within
1963
as (uncredited)
The Doll
1962
as (uncredited)
Women Are Like That
1960
as Palmyre
Discorama
1959
as Self
The Witches of Salem
1957
as Tituba
A Missionary
1955
Flesh and the Woman
1954
as (uncredited)
Tourbillon
1953
The Wages of Fear
1953
as Rosa
The Road to Damascus
1952
as (uncredited)
Three Feet in a Bed
1950
as Caroline
Le Bateau à soupe
1947
as (uncredited)
Les trois cousines
1947
A Friend Will Come Tonight
1946
as (uncredited)
Bouboule 1er, roi nègre
1934