Catherine Hessling

Born: 1900-06-22

Birthplace: Moronvilliers, Marne, France

Biography

Catherine Hessling, born Andrée Madeleine Heuschling, was a French stage and screen actress and the first wife of film director Jean Renoir. Hessling appeared in 15, mostly silent, films before retiring from the acting profession and withdrawing from public life in the mid-1930s.

Known For

Nana
Little Red Riding Hood
The Little Match Girl
High and Low
The Sad Sack
Sea Fever
Crime and Punishment
Backbiters
La P’tite Lili
The Pursuit of Happiness

Top Movie Credits

Nana Nana
Little Red Riding Hood Le petit chaperon rouge
The Little Match Girl Karen
High and Low Mademoiselle Paula
The Sad Sack L'institutrice
Sea Fever
Crime and Punishment Elisabeth
Backbiters Catherine Ferrand
La P’tite Lili
The Pursuit of Happiness Catherine