Aure Atika

Aure Atika (born 12 July 1970) is a French actress, writer, and director.

Life and career
The daughter of Jewish-Moroccan Ode Atika Bitton and an unknown father. Her mother told her she was conceived with Michel Fournier when both had taken drugs. Her father didn't recognize her and a DNA-test confirmed the lack of relationship. Atika was born in Portugal and grew up in Paris. She won the 2004 Best French-Language Short Film Award at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival for À quoi ça sert de voter écolo? (What's the Point of Voting Green?) (2003) and was nominated for the 2010 César Award for Best Supporting Actress for Mademoiselle Chambon (2009). Atika has one daughter, Angelica (February 2002), with Philippe Zdar of house music group Cassius.

Awards and nominations

 * award, 2004 Prix de la Fondation Beaumarchais, best short film, for À quoi ça sert de voter écolo? (2003).
 * nomination, 2010 César du cinéma, for best supporting actress, for Mademoiselle Chambon (2009).
 * nomination, 2014 Trophée francophone, for best actress, for Nesma (2013).