Estelle Skornik

Estelle Skornik
Estelle Skornik
Born	4 July 1971 (age 50); Paris, France

Estelle Skornik (born 4 July 1971 in Paris) is a French actress, known in the United Kingdom for playing "Nicole" alongside ("Papa") in a range of Renault Clio advertisements.^[1]^[2]

Family[]

Her ancestors were Polish Jews, and her grandfather was killed trying to escape from Auschwitz.^[3]

Career[]

Her theatre debut was with the Francis Huster Company, at the same times as the actresses Valérie Crunchant, , Clotilde Courau and . She has subsequently devoted her career more to cinema and notably appeared in Prise au piège (director: ) with Lucia Sanchez and Nils Tavernier.

In the United Kingdom she is best remembered for playing "Nicole" alongside Max Douchin ("Papa") in a range of Renault Clio adverts; the last advert in May 1998 featured the comedians Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer. It has been said that she was unable to drive when the advertisements were made. However, she has said "That was anuzzer LIE! I passed my test at 18."^[4]

She also played in the theatre, in the production Home Truths at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, United Kingdom, between 19 and 24 May 1997.

Television[]

1991–1998: Papa & Nicole (Renault Clio adverts)
1993 : (dir: )
1995 : (dir: )
1999 : Prise au piège (dir: )
1999 : Hornblower (dir: Andrew Grieve) as Mariette
1997 : (dir: )
2004 : “Maigret and the Shadow Puppet (L’Ombre Chinoise) as Nine Moinard
2009 : (dir: )
2009 : Ce jour-là tout a changé (dir: Arnaud Sélignac) as Queen Marie-Antoinette
2009 : R.I.S, police scientifique

Film[]

1992 : (dir: Bruno Nuytten )
1993 : (dir: )
1997 : Marquise (dir: Véra Belmont) as Marie
1999 : , (dir: Philippe de Chauveron)
2000 : Virilité et autres sentiments modernes (dir: )
2001 : (dir: )
2001 : From Hell (dir: Albert Hughes) as Ada
2011 : Les Lyonnais (dir: Olivier Marchal)

Theatre[]

1995 : Le Misanthrope by Molière, directed by Francis Huster

References[]

^ Fog, Klaus; Budtz, Christian; Yakaboylu, Baris (2005). Storytelling: Branding In Practice. Springer. pp. 156–. ISBN 9783540235019. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
^ Cameron-Wilson, James (2000-03-04). The Film Review 1999-2000: The Definitive Film Yearbook. Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 9781903111000. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
^ Jewish Chronicle, 4 April 1997, page 38
^ "The Weasel: I doubt if many other stars of British TV adverts would". The Independent. 9 May 1998. Retrieved 5 January 2019.

External links[]

Estelle Skornik at IMDb

[FogBudtz2005-1] Fog, Klaus; Budtz, Christian; Yakaboylu, Baris (2005). Storytelling: Branding In Practice. Springer. pp. 156–. ISBN 9783540235019. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

[Cameron-Wilson2000-2] Cameron-Wilson, James (2000-03-04). The Film Review 1999-2000: The Definitive Film Yearbook. Reynolds & Hearn. ISBN 9781903111000. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

[3] Jewish Chronicle, 4 April 1997, page 38

[4] "The Weasel: I doubt if many other stars of British TV adverts would". The Independent. 9 May 1998. Retrieved 5 January 2019.

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