
Catherine Hessling
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.
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
Cast Credits
Crime and Punishment
as Elisabeth
High and Low
as Mademoiselle Paula
The Pursuit of Happiness
as Catherine
Little Red Riding Hood
as Le petit chaperon rouge
The Sad Sack
as L'institutrice
The Little Match Girl
as Karen
Yvette
as Yvette
Backbiters
as Catherine Ferrand
Charleston Parade
as Parisian savage
Nana
as Nana
The Whirlpool of Fate
as Virginia Rosaert