Pernilla August
Born: 1958-02-13 in Stockholm, Sverige
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- To Cook a Bear as Madam Sjödahl
- Tordyveln flyger i skymningen as mormor Irma
- The Dance Club as Charlotte
2024
- Ronja the Robber's Daughter as Valdir
- Jana - Marked For Life as Margaretha Berzelius
- Midsummer Night as Carina
2023
- Surprise as Ingrid
- Blackwater as Annie Raft (1991)
- Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled as Self
2021
- Young Royals as Queen Kristina
- The Ape Star as Gorilla (voice)
2020
- The Investigation as Ingrid Wall
- The Last Journey Of The Vikings as Voice
- Building Happiness as Self - Narrator (voice)
2019
- Swoon as Elin Lindgren
- Face to Face as Maja
- Mästaren as Self
- Allt jag inte minns as Gunilla
- Bergman Revisited
- Britt-Marie Was Here as Britt-Marie
2018
- Filmworker as Self
- Kursk as Oksana
- Bergman's Reliquarium
- Bergman: A Year in a Life as Self
- Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip. as Karin Bergman
- Scenes in the Night as Marianne
2017
- Law of the Land as Britta
2016
- A Serious Game ... (Director)
- Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt as Self
2015
- Glitch as Nicola Heysen
- White People as Viktoria
2014
- Gentlemen as Greta
- The Legacy
2013
- Trespassing Bergman as Self
2012
- Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation as Sara Landhag
- Call Girl as Dagmar Glans
- The Last Sentence as Maja Forssman
2010
- Beyond ... (Director)
2009
- Kenny Begins as Rektorn
- Skavlan as Self - Guest
- Miss Kicki as Kicki
- A Rational Solution as Karin
2008
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Shmi (voice)
2007
- Those Who Whisper as Anna Gustavsson
- Women and Bergman as Self
- Performances as Eva
2006
- Search as Madelene
- Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2005
- Doxa as Kristina
- Mouth to Mouth as Leyla
- Manslaughter as Nina
- Blindgångare ... (Director)
2004
- Rancid
- Day and Night as Eva
- Eiffel Tower as Lena
- Terrorman as (voice)
2003
- Details as Ann
- Daybreak as Agnes
- Håkan Bråkan as Världsrymdens ledare
- Holy Birgitta as Heliga Birgitta
2002
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones as Shmi Skywalker
- Karlsson on the Roof as Mamma
- Everyone Loves Alice
- I Am Dina as Hjertrud, Dina's Mother
- Karlsson on the Roof as Mamma
- A Love Affair as Anna
2001
- Deadline as Beata Ekesjö
- You Do the Best You Can as Self
- Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
- The Beginning: Making Episode I as Self
2000
- Anna as Anna Terlow
- The Birthday as Tove
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid as Emilie
- Light Keeps Me Company as Self
- Gossip as Molly Fischer
1999
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace as Shmi Skywalker
- Mary, Mother of Jesus as Mary of Nazareth
- Where The Rainbow Ends as Tove
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence as Mamma
1998
- The Last Contract as Nina Nyman
- The Glass-Blower's Children as Sofia
- In the Presence of a Clown as Karin Bergman
1997
- Kenny Starfighter as Kennys Memorymatic (voice)
- The Last Yankee
1996
- Jerusalem as Karin
- Private Confessions as Anna
1995
- Death of a Juror as Vanja Holm
1992
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Emilie
- The Best Intentions as Anna Bergman
1991
- The Best Intentions as Anna Bergman
1989
- Vildanden as Gina Ekdahl
- Den döende dandyn as Thora Dardel
1987
1986
- The Serpent's Way as Eva
1985
1984
- Fanny and Alexander as Maj
- Hur ska det gå för Pettersson? as Ingrid
1983
- Hej du himlen!
- Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite
- Mr. Sleeman Is Coming as Anne-Marie
1982
- Fanny and Alexander as Maj
1981
- The Rooster as Åsa Eriksson
- The Guldbagge Awards as Self - Best Actress winner
1975
- Giliap as Girl at Summer Hotel