Mathilda Marie Berthilde Paruta (21 November 1907 â€" 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 Légitimus, and went on to become his lifelong
companion and bear him five children.Known for a long time as Miss
Darling, she later chose to go by the name of Darling Legitimus. She
performed as a dancer in La Revue Nègre (1925) with Josephine Baker,
and posed for Picasso as well as for sculptor Paul Belmondo, father of
Jean-Paul Belmondo, the actor. Darling LÃ(c)gitimus Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter