Portrait of Catherine Hessling

Catherine Hessling

Bio: 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
Born: Fri, Jun 22 1900
Birthplace: Moronvilliers, Marne, France

Death: Fri, Sep 28 1979
Catherine Hessling is 79 years old
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Poster of Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Catherine Hessling was 34 in Crime and Punishment as 'Elisabeth'.
Movie Released: Fri, May 17 1935
Poster of Coralie and Company
Coralie and Company
Catherine Hessling was 33 in Coralie and Company
Movie Released: Thu, Jun 07 1934
Poster of High and Low
High and Low
Catherine Hessling was 33 in High and Low as 'Mademoiselle Paula'.
Movie Released: Fri, Dec 08 1933
Poster of The Pursuit of Happiness
The Pursuit of Happiness
Catherine Hessling was 29 in The Pursuit of Happiness as 'Catherine'.
Movie Released: Mon, May 26 1930
Poster of Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
Catherine Hessling was 29 in Little Red Riding Hood as 'Le petit chaperon rouge'.
Movie Released: Wed, May 14 1930
Poster of The Sad Sack
The Sad Sack
Catherine Hessling was 28 in The Sad Sack as 'L'institutrice'.
Movie Released: Wed, Jul 18 1928
Poster of The Little Match Girl
The Little Match Girl
Catherine Hessling was 27 in The Little Match Girl as 'Karen'.
Movie Released: Thu, Jun 07 1928
Poster of Yvette
Yvette
Catherine Hessling was 27 in Yvette as 'Yvette'.
Movie Released: Fri, Dec 30 1927
Poster of Sea Fever
Sea Fever
Catherine Hessling was 27 in Sea Fever
Movie Released: Fri, Nov 18 1927
Poster of Backbiters
Backbiters
Catherine Hessling was 27 in Backbiters as 'Catherine Ferrand'.
Movie Released: Wed, Nov 09 1927
Poster of La P’tite Lili
La P’tite Lili
Catherine Hessling was 27 in La P’tite Lili
Movie Released: Sat, Oct 01 1927
Poster of Charleston Parade
Charleston Parade
Catherine Hessling was 26 in Charleston Parade as 'Parisian savage'.
Movie Released: Sat, Mar 19 1927
Poster of Nana
Nana
Catherine Hessling was 26 in Nana as 'Nana'.
Movie Released: Fri, Jun 25 1926
Poster of Whirlpool of Fate
Whirlpool of Fate
Catherine Hessling was 24 in Whirlpool of Fate as 'Virginia Rosaert'.
Movie Released: Fri, Mar 20 1925

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Poster of Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Catherine Hessling was 78+ in Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma as 'Self (archive footage)'.
TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Sep 24 1978