Acting
Pernilla August
Acting · Born 1958-02-13 · Stockholm, Sverige
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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To Cook a Bear
2025 · Madam Sjödahl
FilmThe Dance Club
2025 · Charlotte
The Scarab Flies at Dusk
2025 · Irma
Jana - Marked For Life
2024 · Margaretha Berzelius
Midsummer Night
2024 · Carina
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
2024 · Valdir
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
2023 · Self
Blackwater
2023 · Annie Raft (1991)
Young Royals
2021 · Queen Kristina
FilmThe Ape Star
2021 · Gorilla (voice)
The Investigation
2020 · Ingrid Wall
FilmBuilding Happiness
2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
2020 · Voice
Face to Face
2019 · Maja
Allt jag inte minns
2019 · Gunilla
Mästaren
2019 · Self
FilmSwoon
2019 · Elin Lindgren
FilmBritt-Marie Was Here
2019 · Britt-Marie
FilmKursk
2018 · Oksana
FilmBergman: A Year in a Life
2018 · Self
FilmFilmworker
2018 · Self
FilmBergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
2018 · Karin Bergman
FilmBergman's Reliquarium
2018
FilmScenes in the Night
2018 · Marianne
FilmLaw of the Land
2017 · Britta
FilmMichael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
2016 · Self
FilmA Serious Game
2016 · Director
FilmWhite People
2015 · Viktoria
Glitch
2015 · Nicola Heysen
FilmGentlemen
2014 · Greta
The Legacy
2014 · Director
FilmTrespassing Bergman
2013 · Self
FilmThe Last Sentence
2012 · Maja Forssman
FilmCall Girl
2012 · Dagmar Glans
FilmHamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012 · Sara Landhag
FilmBeyond
2010 · Director
FilmA Rational Solution
2009 · Karin
FilmMiss Kicki
2009 · Kicki
FilmKenny Begins
2009 · Rektorn
Skavlan
2009 · Self - Guest
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008 · Shmi (voice)
Performances
2007 · Eva
Those Who Whisper
2006 · Anna Gustavsson
FilmSearch
2006 · Madelene
FilmMouth to Mouth
2005 · Leyla
FilmDoxa
2005 · Kristina
FilmManslaughter
2005 · Nina
FilmBlindgångare
2005 · Director
FilmRancid
2004
FilmDay and Night
2004 · Eva
FilmEiffel Tower
2004 · Lena
Håkan Bråkan
2003 · Världsrymdens ledare
FilmDaybreak
2003 · Agnes
FilmDetails
2003 · Ann
Heliga Birgitta
Heliga Birgitta
2003 · Heliga Birgitta
FilmEveryone Loves Alice
2002
FilmKarlsson on the Roof
2002 · Mamma
FilmStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Shmi Skywalker
FilmI Am Dina
2002 · Hjertrud, Dina's Mother
Karlsson on the Roof
2002 · Mamma
FilmDeadline
2001 · Beata Ekesjö
FilmThe Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
2001 · Self
FilmHr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
2001
FilmGossip
2000 · Molly Fischer
FilmAnna
2000 · Anna Terlow
FilmThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
2000 · Emilie
FilmLight Keeps Me Company
2000 · Self
FilmThe Birthday
2000 · Tove
FilmMary, Mother of Jesus
1999 · Mary of Nazareth
FilmThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999 · Mamma
FilmWhere The Rainbow Ends
1999 · Tove
FilmStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999 · Shmi Skywalker
FilmIn the Presence of a Clown
1998 · Karin Bergman
FilmThe Last Contract
1998 · Nina Nyman
FilmThe Glass-Blower's Children
1998 · Sofia
Kenny Starfighter
1997 · Kennys Memorymatic (voice)
The Last Yankee
FilmThe Last Yankee
1997
FilmPrivate Confessions
1996 · Anna
FilmJerusalem
1996 · Karin
En nämndemans död
1995 · Vanja Holm
FilmDeath of a Juror
1995 · Vanja Holm
FilmThe Best Intentions
1992 · Anna Bergman
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 · Emilie
The Best Intentions
1991 · Anna Bergman
Vildanden
1989 · Gina Ekdahl
FilmDen döende dandyn
1989 · Thora Dardel
FilmThe Egg
1987
FilmThe Serpent's Way
1986 · Eva
FilmDen tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
1985 · Ofelia
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
1985 · Ofelia
Fanny and Alexander
1984 · Maj
Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?
1984 · Ingrid
FilmAlfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite
1983
FilmMr. Sleeman Is Coming
1983 · Anne-Marie
FilmFanny and Alexander
1982 · Maj
The Guldbagge Awards
1981 · Self - Best Actress winner
FilmThe Rooster
1981 · Åsa Eriksson
FilmLinus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet
1979 · Abigail
FilmGiliap
1975 · Girl at Summer Hotel