Etchika Choureau, born Jeaninne Paulette Verret (12 November 1929 – 25 January 2022), was a French film actress, active from 1953 to 1966.

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.

She was born Jeaninne Paulette Verret, in Paris, France.  Her first husband was Max Choureau.  The couple had been divorced for some time when she met Prince Moulay Hassan in 1956, who was then heir to the Moroccan throne.  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. Choureau and Hassan remained close lifelong friends, and the friendship extended to her second husband, Philippe Rheims, whom she married in 1968 in Cassis.

While filming Lafayette Escadrille, Choureau grew very close to her costar Tab Hunter.

Choureau died on 25 January 2022, at the age of 92