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Pernilla August

Acting · Born 1958-02-13 · Stockholm, Sverige

Biography

Pernilla August (born February 13, 1958) is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman, she won the Best Actress Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival for her role in his “The Best Intentions”. She is also known for her role of Shmi Skywalker in the “Star Wars” franchise.

Known for

Filmography

2025To Cook a BearMadam Sjödahl
2025The Dance ClubCharlotte
2024Jana - Marked For LifeMargaretha Berzelius
2024Midsummer NightCarina
2024Ronja the Robber's DaughterValdir
2023Liv Ullmann: A Road Less TravelledSelf
2023SurpriseIngrid
2023BlackwaterAnnie Raft (1991)
2021Young RoyalsQueen Kristina
2021The Ape StarGorilla (voice)
2020The InvestigationIngrid Wall
2020Building HappinessSelf - Narrator (voice)
2020The Last Journey Of The VikingsVoice
2019Bergman Revisited
2019Face to FaceMaja
2019Allt jag inte minnsGunilla
2019MästarenSelf
2019SwoonElin Lindgren
2019Britt-Marie Was HereBritt-Marie
2018KurskOksana
2018Bergman: A Year in a LifeSelf
2018FilmworkerSelf
2018Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.Karin Bergman
2018Bergman's Reliquarium
2018Scenes in the NightMarianne
2017Law of the LandBritta
2016Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträttSelf
2016A Serious GameDirector
2015White PeopleViktoria
2015GlitchNicola Heysen
2014GentlemenGreta
2014The Legacy
2013Trespassing BergmanSelf
2012The Last SentenceMaja Forssman
2012Call GirlDagmar Glans
2012Hamilton: In the Interest of the NationSara Landhag
2010BeyondDirector
2009A Rational SolutionKarin
2009Miss KickiKicki
2009Kenny BeginsRektorn
2009SkavlanSelf - Guest
2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsShmi (voice)
2007Women and BergmanSelf
2007Those Who WhisperAnna Gustavsson
2007PerformancesEva
2006Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2006SearchMadelene
2005Mouth to MouthLeyla
2005DoxaKristina
2005ManslaughterNina
2005BlindgångareDirector
2004Rancid
2004Day and NightEva
2004Eiffel TowerLena
2004Terrorman(voice)
2003Håkan BråkanVärldsrymdens ledare
2003DaybreakAgnes
2003DetailsAnn
2003Holy BirgittaHeliga Birgitta
2002Everyone Loves Alice
2002Karlsson on the RoofMamma
2002A Love AffairAnna
2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesShmi Skywalker
2002I Am DinaHjertrud, Dina's Mother
2002Karlsson on the RoofMamma
2001DeadlineBeata Ekesjö
2001The Beginning: Making Episode ISelf
2001You Do the Best You CanSelf
2001Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
2000GossipMolly Fischer
2000AnnaAnna Terlow
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidEmilie
2000Light Keeps Me CompanySelf
2000The BirthdayTove
1999Mary, Mother of JesusMary of Nazareth
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of InnocenceMamma
1999Where The Rainbow EndsTove
1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceShmi Skywalker
1998In the Presence of a ClownKarin Bergman
1998The Last ContractNina Nyman
1998The Glass-Blower's ChildrenSofia
1997Kenny StarfighterKennys Memorymatic (voice)
1997The Last Yankee
1996Private ConfessionsAnna
1996JerusalemKarin
1995En nämndemans dödVanja Holm
1995Death of a JurorVanja Holm
1992The Best IntentionsAnna Bergman
1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesEmilie
1991The Best IntentionsAnna Bergman
1989VildandenGina Ekdahl
1989Den döende dandynThora Dardel
1987The Egg
1986The Serpent's WayEva
1985Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av DanmarkOfelia
1984Fanny and AlexanderMaj
1984Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?Ingrid
1983Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite
1983Hej du himlen!
1983Mr. Sleeman Is ComingAnne-Marie
1982Fanny and AlexanderMaj
1981The Guldbagge AwardsSelf - Best Actress winner
1981The RoosterÅsa Eriksson
1979Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighetAbigail
1975GiliapGirl at Summer Hotel
—The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

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