Catherine Hessling

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Catherine Hessling was a French actress best known as the muse and frequent leading lady of filmmaker Jean Renoir in his early silent films.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film actress
human
silent film actor
activeIn European silent film era
French cinema
birthName Andrée Madeleine Heuschling NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
describedBySource film history literature
era silent film era
familyName Heuschling NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork acting
cinema
performing arts
genre drama film
silent cinema
givenName Andrée NERFINISHED
Madeleine NERFINISHED
hasNotableCharacteristic frequent collaborator of Jean Renoir
muse of Jean Renoir
hasRole leading lady in Jean Renoir’s early films
influenced visual style of Jean Renoir’s early films
languageOfWorkOrName French
modeledFor Pierre-Auguste Renoir NERFINISHED
modeOfCreativeExpression silent film
name Catherine Hessling NERFINISHED
nationality French
notableFor being the muse of Jean Renoir
leading roles in early silent films of Jean Renoir
notableWork La Fille de l’eau NERFINISHED
La Petite Marchande d’allumettes NERFINISHED
Marquitta NERFINISHED
Nana (1926 film) NERFINISHED
Tire-au-flanc (1928 film) NERFINISHED
occupation actress
film actress
model
relative Pierre-Auguste Renoir NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse Jean Renoir NERFINISHED
stageName Catherine Hessling NERFINISHED
workedWith Jean Renoir NERFINISHED
Michel Simon NERFINISHED
Pierre Lestringuez NERFINISHED

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Nana (1934 film) hasCastMember Catherine Hessling
Jean Renoir spouse Catherine Hessling