Estelle Skornik

Estelle Skornik born 4 July 1971 in Paris is a French actress known in the United Kingdom for playing Nicole alongside Max Douchin Papa in a range of Renault Clio advertisements Her ancestors were Polish Jews and her grandfather was killed trying to escape from Auschwitz Her theatre debut was with the Francis Huster Company at the same times as the actresses Valérie Crunchant Christiana Reali Clotilde Courau and Valentine Varela She has subsequently devoted her career more to cinema and notably appeared in Prise au piège director Jérôme Enrico with Lucia Sanchez and Nils Tavernier In the United Kingdom she is most notable for playing Nicole alongside Max Douchin Papa in a range of Renault Clio advertisements the last was in May 1998 and 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 stated this was untrue 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 Source Article Estelle Skornik from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30