Catherine Hessling was a French 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. Wikipedia
Born: June 22, 1900, Moronvilliers
Died: September 28, 1979 (age 79 years), La Celle-Saint-Cloud, France
Spouse: Jean Renoir (m. 1920–1943)
Children: Alain Renoir