Etchika Choureau
Etchika Choureau | |
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 Choureau in Darby's Rangers (1958) | |
| Born | 12 November 1929 |
| Died | 25 January 2022 (aged 92) Rabat, Morocco |
| Other names | Jeannine Paulette Verret |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1953–1966 (film) |
| Spouses |
Philippe Rheims (m. 1968) |
| Partner | Prince Moulay Hassan (1956–1961) |
Etchika Choureau, born Jeaninne Paulette Verret (12 November 1929 – 25 January 2022), was a French film actress, active from 1953 to 1966. She remained in the spotlight thereafter for her continued friendship with her former lover, King Hassan II of Morocco.
Career
[edit]Choureau's first feature film was The Other Side of Paradise, in 1953. Over her short career, she appeared in 17 feature films, and one TV movie, before retiring in 1966.[1]
Personal life
[edit]She was born Jeaninne Paulette Verret, in Paris, France.[1] Her first husband was Max Choureau.[1] The couple had been divorced for some time when she met Prince Moulay Hassan in 1956, who was then heir to the Moroccan throne.[1][2] The couple entered a relationship until February 1961, when Hassan succeeded his father as king; Hassan's culture, and his royal responsibilities, required him to breakup with the foreign, Christian and divorced Choureau and marry a Muslim Moroccan – marrying Lalla Latifa in November 1961.[1][2] Choureau and Hassan remained close lifelong friends, and the friendship extended to her second husband, Philippe Rheims, whom she married in 1968.[1]
Choureau died on 25 January 2022, at the age of 92.[3]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1953 | The Other Side of Paradise | Violaine Roumégoux |
| 1953 | I Vinti | Simone |
| 1953 | Children of Love | Anne-Marie et Geneviève |
| 1954 | Les Intrigantes | Marie |
| 1954 | Service Entrance | Marie-Lou |
| 1954 | A Girl from Paris | |
| 1955 | Les Fruits de l'été | Juliette Gravières |
| 1955 | L'impossible Monsieur Pipelet | Jacqueline Martin |
| 1956 | Tides of Passion | Ludvine |
| 1956 | The Whole Town Accuses | Catherine Aravitte |
| 1956 | Les lumières du soir | Catherine Hessler |
| 1957 | I colpevoli | Sandra |
| 1958 | Darby's Rangers | Angelina De Lotta / Dittmann |
| 1958 | Lafayette Escadrille | Renée Beaulieu |
| 1963 | Prostitution | Olga |
| 1964 | Angélique, Marquise des Anges | Hortense de Sancé de Monteloup |
| 1966 | Paris au mois d'août | Simone Plantin |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Koslowski, Nina; Boudarham, Mohammed (25 January 2022). "Etchika Choureau, le grand amour de Hassan II" [Etchika Choureau, Great Love of Hassan II]. TelQuel (in French). Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ a b Hughes, Stephen O. (2001). Morocco Under King Hassan. Reading, Berkshire: Ithaca Press. pp. 101–102, 194. ISBN 0-86372-285-7. Retrieved 28 October 2023 – via Internet Archive text collection.
- ^ Majdi, Yassine (25 January 2022). "Décès de l'ancienne actrice, et grand amour de Hassan II, Etchika Choureau" [Death of the Former Actress, and Great Love of Hassan II, Etchika Choureau]. TelQuel (in French). Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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