Josephine edochie: all you need to know about Pete edochie’s wife
Majority of Nigerians will easily know who veteran actor, Pete Edochie is; a quick check on Google and other top search engines will supply the information needed about the actor, however little is known about the woman in the life of this successful actor.
Josephine Edochie has been married to Pete for over 50 years now, and their union have been blessed with six children; 5 males and one female.
Check out some the details we found out about Josephine Edochie.
Profile Summary
Name: Josephine Edochie
Date of Birth: unknown
Profession: Lawyer, Broadcaster
Marital status: Married
Children: 6
Josephine Edochie’s Biography
Apart from being the wife of the veteran actor, there are no information available concerning Josephine’s childhood and education history.
However, we found out, she was a trained lawyer and worked as a broadcaster. She and Pete Edochie met at work and the actor married her when he was 22 years old.
Pete in a statement has said his marriage to Josephine has been a fulfilling one for him with their union blessed with 6 children.
Of their six children, only Yul and Linc Edochie are known to the public owing to the fact that they followed their father’s profession in the show business.
While Yul is simply an actor, Linc on the other hand writes, acts and also directs.
Pete Edochie
Josephine Edochie is the wife to veteran actor, Pete Edochie. He was born on the 7th of March, 1947.
Pete is considered one of the most talented actors in the country as well as in Africa. He hit the limelight in the movie industry after he played the role of Okonkwo in the NTA adaptation of China Achebe’s all-time best selling novel, ‘Things fall apart.”
Aside from being an actor, Pete Edochie is also an administrator and broadcaster.
Below is a list of movies he has acted in
- Secret Pain (2007)
- Fair Game (2006)
- Holy Cross (2006)
- Lacrima (2006)
- Living with Death (2006)
- Never End (2005)
- No More War (2005)
- Price of Ignorance (2005)
- Across the Niger (2004)
- Coronatio
Rita Edochie
While Josephine Edochie is not popular, many have consistently concluded that Rita Edochie, an actress, is the wife of Pete Edochie because they share similar surnames.
However, Rita Edochie has debunked the reports in an interview; however, she says she’s still technically Pete Edochie’s wife according to Igbo culture. This is because Rita is the wife of Pete’s younger brother, Tony Edochie.
