Pernilla August
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.
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Movies (33)
The Dance Club
as Charlotte
2025
Tordyveln flyger i skymningen
as mormor Irma
2025
Surprise
as Ingrid
2023
The Ape Star
as Gorilla (voice)
2021
Building Happiness
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
Bergman Revisited
2019
Swoon
as Elin Lindgren
2019
Britt-Marie Was Here
as Britt-Marie
2019
Kursk
as Oksana
2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
2018
Filmworker
as Self
2018
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
as Karin Bergman
2018
Bergman's Reliquarium
2018
Scenes in the Night
as Marianne
2018
Law of the Land
as Britta
2017
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
as Self
2016
A Serious Game
Director (Directing)
2016
White People
as Viktoria
2015
Gentlemen
as Greta
2014
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013
The Last Sentence
as Maja Forssman
2012
Call Girl
as Dagmar Glans
2012
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
as Sara Landhag
2012
Beyond
Director (Directing)
2010
A Rational Solution
as Karin
2009
Miss Kicki
as Kicki
2009
Kenny Begins
as Rektorn
2009
Women and Bergman
as Self
2007
Those Who Whisper
as Anna Gustavsson
2007
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2006
Search
as Madelene
2006
Mouth to Mouth
as Leyla
2005
Doxa
as Kristina
2005
TV Shows (17)
To Cook a Bear
as Madam Sjödahl
2025
Jana - Marked For Life
as Margaretha Berzelius
2024
Midsummer Night
as Carina
2024
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
as Valdir
2024
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
as Self
2023
Blackwater
as Annie Raft (1991)
2023
Young Royals
as Queen Kristina
2021
The Investigation
as Ingrid Wall
2020
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
as Voice
2020
Face to Face
as Maja
2019
Allt jag inte minns
as Gunilla
2019
Mästaren
as Self
2019
Glitch
as Nicola Heysen
2015
The Legacy
2014
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
2009
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Shmi (voice)
2008
Performances
as Eva
2007