Pernilla August
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Directed
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
The Dance Club
2025
as Charlotte
To Cook a Bear
2025
as Madam Sjödahl
The Scarab Flies at Dusk
2025
as Irma
Midsummer Night
2024
as Carina
Jana - Marked For Life
2024
as Margaretha Berzelius
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
2024
as Valdir
Surprise
2023
as Ingrid
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
2023
as Self
Blackwater
2023
as Annie Raft (1991)
The Ape Star
2021
as Gorilla (voice)
Young Royals
2021
as Queen Kristina
Building Happiness
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Investigation
2020
as Ingrid Wall
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
2020
as Voice
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
2020
as Narrator
Bergman Revisited
2019
Britt-Marie Was Here
2019
as Britt-Marie
Swoon
2019
as Elin Lindgren
Allt jag inte minns
2019
as Gunilla
Face to Face
2019
as Maja
Mästaren
2019
as Self
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
2018
as Karin Bergman
Bergman's Reliquarium
2018
Scenes in the Night
2018
as Marianne
Filmworker
2018
as Self
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018
as Self
Kursk
2018
as Oksana
Law of the Land
2017
as Britta
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
2016
as Self
White People
2015
as Viktoria
Glitch
2015
as Nicola Heysen
Gentlemen
2014
as Greta
The Legacy
2014
Trespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012
as Sara Landhag
Call Girl
2012
as Dagmar Glans
The Last Sentence
2012
as Maja Forssman
A Rational Solution
2009
as Karin
Miss Kicki
2009
as Kicki
Kenny Begins
2009
as Rektorn
Skavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Shmi (voice)
Women and Bergman
2007
as Self
Performances
2007
as Eva
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2006
Search
2006
as Madelene
Those Who Whisper
2006
as Anna Gustavsson
Manslaughter
2005
as Nina
Mouth to Mouth
2005
as Leyla
Doxa
2005
as Kristina
Rancid
2004
Eiffel Tower
2004
as Lena
Terrorman
2004
as (voice)
Day and Night
2004
as Eva
Daybreak
2003
as Agnes
Details
2003
as Ann
Håkan Bråkan
2003
as Världsrymdens ledare
Heliga Birgitta
2003
as Heliga Birgitta
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Shmi Skywalker
Karlsson on the Roof
2002
as Mamma
I Am Dina
2002
as Hjertrud, Dina's Mother
A Love Affair
2002
as Anna
Everyone Loves Alice
2002
Jan Malmsjö
2002
as Self
Karlsson on the Roof
2002
as Mamma
You Do the Best You Can
2001
as Self
Deadline
2001
as Beata Ekesjö
Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
2001
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
2001
as Self
Light Keeps Me Company
2000
as Self
Gossip
2000
as Molly Fischer
The Birthday
2000
as Tove
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
2000
as Emilie
Anna
2000
as Anna Terlow
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Shmi Skywalker
Mary, Mother of Jesus
1999
as Mary of Nazareth
Where The Rainbow Ends
1999
as Tove
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999
as Mamma
In the Presence of a Clown
1998
as Karin Bergman
The Last Contract
1998
as Nina Nyman
The Glass-Blower's Children
1998
as Sofia
The Last Yankee
1997
Kenny Starfighter
1997
as Kennys Memorymatic (voice)
Private Confessions
1996
as Anna
Jerusalem
1996
as Karin
Death of a Juror
1995
as Vanja Holm
En nämndemans död
1995
as Vanja Holm
The Best Intentions
1992
as Anna Bergman
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Emilie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Mamma
The Best Intentions
1991
as Anna Bergman
Den döende dandyn
1989
as Thora Dardel
Vildanden
1989
as Gina Ekdahl
The Egg
1987
The Serpent's Way
1986
as Eva
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
1985
as Ofelia
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
1985
as Ofelia
Fanny and Alexander
1984
as Maj
Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?
1984
as Ingrid
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
1983
as Anne-Marie
Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite
1983
Hej du himlen!
1983
Fanny and Alexander
1982
as Maj
The Rooster
1981
as Åsa Eriksson
The Guldbagge Awards
1981
as Self - Best Actress winner
Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet
1979
as Abigail
Giliap
1975
as Girl at Summer Hotel