Catherine Hessling

Biography

Catherine Hessling was a French actress born Andrée Madeleine Heuschling in 1900. She appeared in 15 mostly silent films before retiring from acting and withdrawing from public life in the mid-1930s, with notable roles including Karen in "The Little Match Girl" (1928) and Nana in "Nana" (1926). Her personal life was marked by her marriage to film director Jean Renoir and the birth of their son Alain.