Catherine Hessling
Catherine Hessling , born Andrée Madeleine Heuschling (born June 22, 1900 in Moronvilliers , † September 28, 1979 in La-Celle-Saint-Cloud ), was a French actress .
Life
Catherine Hessling was one of the last to model Auguste Renoir and was married to his son Jean Renoir from 1920 to 1930 . They had a son with him. From Renoir's first film Une vie sans joie (1924), she took on the leading role in several of his films until 1928. Her most important acting performance was the title role in the Zola film Nana (1926). Hessling also appeared in some of Alberto Cavalcanti's films in the 1920s .
Filmography
- 1924: Catherine ou Une vie sans joie
- 1925: The daughter of water (La Fille de l'eau)
- 1926: Nana
- 1927: Sur un air de Charleston (short film)
- 1927: La P'tite Lili (short film)
- 1928: Yvette
- 1928: In the roadstead (En rade)
- 1928: The little girl with the sulfur sticks (short film, La petite marchande d'allumettes )
- 1928: Tire au flanc
- 1930: Le petit chaperon rouge
- 1930: The hunt for happiness
- 1933: Du haut en bas
- 1933: Coralie et Cie
- 1935: Crime and Punishment ( Crime et châtiment )
Filming of her life
- 2012: Renoir , directed by Gilles Bourdos . Competition at Un Certain Regard , Cannes 2012.
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 3: F - H. Barry Fitzgerald - Ernst Hofbauer. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .
Web links
Commons : Catherine Hessling - Collection of Images
- Catherine Hessling in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hessling, Catherine |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heuschling, Andrée Madeleine (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | french actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1900 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Moronvilliers |
DATE OF DEATH | September 28, 1979 |
Place of death | La-Celle-Saint-Cloud |