Legend has it that she was born on the pavement of Rue de Belleville 72, but her birth certificate cites that she was born on 19 December 1915 at the Hôpital Tenon , a hospital located at the 20th arrondissement.
Gojëdhënat flasin se ajo ka lindur në një trotuar të rrugës Rue de Belleville 72, por certifikata e lindjes citon spitalin Hôpital Tenon, më 19 dhjetor 1915, i cili është pjesë e Belleville.