Reem Kherici (born 13 February 1983) is a French film director and actress of Tunisian and Italian descent. In 2013 she wrote and directed her first film and in 2017 she wrote and appeared in the romantic comedy film "Jour J" (D Day).
Life
Kherici was born in France in 1983. Her parents were immigrants as her mother is Italian and her father is Tunisian. He was ambitious for her to have a career in science and he was disappointed when she became an actor.
She came to notice on the radio in 2002 on
Fun Radio. The following year she was the host of a TV programme ''Girls of the Weekend'' on Fun TV. In 2004 she met
Philippe Lacheau,
alias Fifi and she appeared intermittently on ''La Cave à l'Info'' with Fifi and his troupe. In 2005, the Band to Fifi was on TV every night in ''Le Grand Journal'' by Canal +, with ''Birthdays'' and is noticed during the
59 th Cannes Film Festival
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Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
for his live skits.
In 2006–2007, the Bande à Fifi was presenting live every weekday, within Canal +'s ''Grand Journal''.
In 2009, she took part in the
W9 program ''Chut, chut, chut'' with the same Fifi troupe and also on
France 4
France 4 () is a French free-to-air public television channel. Owned by France Télévisions, the channel is divided into two strands, with children's and family programming under the ''Okoo'' strand airing from 05:00 to 21:00 daily, and arts pr ...
as a recurring guest in ''The Open Door to All Windows'', a program presented by
Cyril Hanouna
Cyril Valéry Isaac Hanouna (; ; born 23 September 1974) is a French radio and television presenter, writer, author, columnist, producer, singer and occasional actor and comedian of Tunisian origin. He hosts the French TV show '' Touche pas à mo ...
. She also took a major part in the spy spoof film, ''
OSS 117: Lost in Rio'' which was released in 2009.
In 2013 she write, directed and starred in the romantic comedy film "Paris at any Price".
In 2020 she was a celebrity chosen to appear in an Amazon programme where comedians compete for a prize by getting each other to laugh.
Personal life
In 2004, she dated actor Philippe Lacheau. She is now in a relationship with Gilles Lemaire, the son of
Myriam Ullens, and they had a son in 2019.
Filmography
Theater
Television
References
External links
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1983 births
French film actresses
French television actresses
French stage actresses
Film people from Neuilly-sur-Seine
Living people
21st-century French actresses
French women comedians
Actresses from Neuilly-sur-Seine
Comedians from Île-de-France