Pernilla August
- Acting
- February 13, 1958 · 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
- To Cook a Bear · Madam Sjödahl
- The Dance Club · Charlotte
- The Scarab Flies at Dusk · Irma
- Jana - Marked For Life · Margaretha Berzelius
- Midsummer Night · Carina
- Ronja the Robber's Daughter · Valdir
- Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled · Self
- Surprise · Ingrid
- Blackwater · Annie Raft (1991)
- Young Royals · Queen Kristina
- The Ape Star · Gorilla (Voice)
- The Investigation · Ingrid Wall
- Building Happiness · Self
- The Last Journey Of The Vikings · Voice, Narrator
- Bergman Revisited · Director
- Face to Face · Maja
- Allt jag inte minns · Gunilla
- Mästaren · Self
- Swoon · Elin Lindgren
- Britt-Marie Was Here · Britt-Marie
- Kursk · Oksana
- Bergman: A Year in a Life · Self
- Filmworker · Self
- Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip. · Karin Bergman
- Bergman's Reliquarium
- Scenes in the Night · Marianne, Director
- Law of the Land · Britta
- Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt · Self
- A Serious Game · Director
- White People · Viktoria
- Glitch · Nicola Heysen
- Gentlemen · Greta
- The Legacy · Director
- Trespassing Bergman · Self
- The Last Sentence · Maja Forssman
- Call Girl · Dagmar Glans
- Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation · Sara Landhag
- Beyond · Director, Writer
- A Rational Solution · Karin
- Miss Kicki · Kicki
- Kenny Begins · Rektorn
- Skavlan · Self
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars · Shmi (Voice)
- Women and Bergman · Self
- Performances · Eva
- Those Who Whisper · Anna Gustavsson
- Løven - Henrik Ibsen
- Search · Madelene
- Mouth to Mouth · Leyla
- Doxa · Kristina
- Manslaughter · Nina
- Blindgångare · Director
- Rancid
- Day and Night · Eva
- Eiffel Tower · Lena
- Terrorman · Voice
- Håkan Bråkan · Världsrymdens ledare
- Daybreak · Agnes
- Details · Ann
- Heliga Birgitta · Heliga Birgitta
- Jan Malmsjö · Self
- Everyone Loves Alice
- Karlsson on the Roof · Mamma
- A Love Affair · Anna
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones · Shmi Skywalker
- I Am Dina · Hjertrud, Dina's Mother
- Karlsson on the Roof · Mamma
- Deadline · Beata Ekesjö
- The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I · Self
- You Do the Best You Can · Self
- Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
- Gossip · Molly Fischer
- Anna · Anna Terlow
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid · Emilie
- Light Keeps Me Company · Self
- The Birthday · Tove
- Mary, Mother of Jesus · Mary of Nazareth
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence · Mamma
- Where The Rainbow Ends · Tove
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace · Shmi Skywalker