6.9
Movie
Acting
Catherine Hessling
- Born
- Died
- (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Moronvilliers, Marne, France
- Credits
- 15 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.9
Movie
6.7
Movie
Nana
6.0
Movie
Charleston Parade
6.6
Movie
Whirlpool of Fate
5.1
Movie
La P’tite Lili
6.7
Movie
The Sad Sack
6.8
Movie
Backbiters
5.7
Movie
High and Low
6.6
Movie
Sea Fever
7.0
Movie
Crime and Punishment
8.0
Movie
Coralie and Company
7.0
Movie
Little Red Riding Hood
8.0
Movie
The Pursuit of Happiness
Acting credits 15
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma TV | Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 1935 | Crime and Punishment Film | Elisabeth |
| 1934 | Coralie and Company Film | |
| 1933 | High and Low Film | Mademoiselle Paula |
| 1930 | The Pursuit of Happiness Film | Catherine |
| 1930 | Little Red Riding Hood Film | Le petit chaperon rouge |
| 1928 | The Sad Sack Film | L'institutrice |
| 1928 | The Little Match Girl Film | Karen |
| 1927 | Yvette Film | Yvette |
| 1927 | Sea Fever Film | |
| 1927 | Backbiters Film | Catherine Ferrand |
| 1927 | La P’tite Lili Film | Lili |
| 1927 | Charleston Parade Film | Parisian savage |
| 1926 | Nana Film | Nana |
| 1925 | Whirlpool of Fate Film | Virginia Rosaert |