Pernilla August

Pernilla August

Acting

Born February 13, 1958 (age 68)

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.

Filmography

To Cook a Bear
Series
To Cook a Bear2025 · Madam Sjödahl
The Dance Club
Movie
The Dance Club2025 · Charlotte
The Scarab Flies at Dusk
Series
The Scarab Flies at Dusk2025 · Irma
Jana - Marked For Life
Series
Jana - Marked For Life2024 · Margaretha Berzelius
Midsummer Night
Series
Midsummer Night2024 · Carina
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
Series
Ronja the Robber's Daughter2024 · Valdir
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Series
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled2023 · Self
Surprise
Movie
Surprise2023 · Ingrid
Blackwater
Series
Blackwater2023 · Annie Raft (1991)
Young Royals
Series
Young Royals2021 · Queen Kristina
The Ape Star
Movie
The Ape Star2021 · Gorilla (voice)
The Investigation
Series
The Investigation2020 · Ingrid Wall
Building Happiness
Movie
Building Happiness2020 · Self - Narrator (voice)
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
Series
The Last Journey Of The Vikings2020 · Voice
Bergman Revisited
Movie
Bergman Revisited2019
Face to Face
Series
Face to Face2019 · Maja
Allt jag inte minns
Series
Allt jag inte minns2019 · Gunilla
Mästaren
Series
Mästaren2019 · Self
Swoon
Movie
Swoon2019 · Elin Lindgren
Britt-Marie Was Here
Movie
Britt-Marie Was Here2019 · Britt-Marie
Kursk
Movie
Kursk2018 · Oksana
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Movie
Bergman: A Year in a Life2018 · Self
Filmworker
Movie
Filmworker2018 · Self
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
Movie
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.2018 · Karin Bergman
Bergman's Reliquarium
Movie
Bergman's Reliquarium2018
Scenes in the Night
Movie
Scenes in the Night2018 · Marianne
Law of the Land
Movie
Law of the Land2017 · Britta
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
Movie
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt2016 · Self
Wentworth: Halfway Home
Series
Wentworth: Halfway Home2015 · Viktoria
Glitch
Series
Glitch2015 · Nicola Heysen
Gentlemen
Movie
Gentlemen2014 · Greta
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright
Movie
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright2014
Trespassing Bergman
Movie
Trespassing Bergman2013 · Self
The Last Sentence
Movie
The Last Sentence2012 · Maja Forssman
Call Girl
Movie
Call Girl2012 · Dagmar Glans
The Circle
Series
The Circle2012 · Sara Landhag
A Rational Solution
Movie
A Rational Solution2009 · Karin
Miss Kicki
Movie
Miss Kicki2009 · Kicki
Iljimae
Series
Iljimae2009 · Rektorn
Skavlan
Series
Skavlan2009 · Self - Guest
Daybreak
Movie
Daybreak2003
Karlsson on the Roof
Movie
Karlsson on the Roof2002
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Movie
Mary, Mother of Jesus1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
Movie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence1999
In the Presence of a Clown
Movie
In the Presence of a Clown1998
En nämndemans död
Series
En nämndemans död1995
Death of a Juror
Movie
Death of a Juror1995
The Best Intentions
Movie
The Best Intentions1992