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Pernilla August

Pernilla August

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

February 13, 1958(68 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Sverige

Career

1975 – 2025

Credits

76 movies·29 TV shows

Also Known As

Pernilla Östergren

Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson

Pernilla Wallgren

Пернилла Аугуст

Pernilla August

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.

Known For

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002

Young Royals

Young Royals

2021

Fanny and Alexander

★ 7.8

Fanny and Alexander

1982

Kursk

Kursk

2018

Glitch

Glitch

2015

Filmography

Movies

The Dance Club

The Dance Club

as Charlotte

Surprise

Surprise

as Ingrid

The Ape Star

as Gorilla (voice)

Building Happiness

Building Happiness

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Swoon

Swoon

as Elin Lindgren

Bergman Revisited

Bergman Revisited

Britt-Marie Was Here

Britt-Marie Was Here

as Britt-Marie

Kursk

Kursk

as Oksana

Bergman: A Year in a Life

Bergman: A Year in a Life

as Self

Filmworker

Filmworker

as Self

TV Shows

To Cook a Bear

To Cook a Bear

as Madam Sjödahl · 6 ep.

Ronja the Robber's Daughter

Ronja the Robber's Daughter

as Valdir · 6 ep.

Midsummer Night

Midsummer Night

as Carina · 5 ep.

Jana - Marked For Life

Jana - Marked For Life

as Margaretha Berzelius · 6 ep.

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

as Self · 1 ep.

Blackwater

Blackwater

as Annie Raft (1991) · 6 ep.

Young Royals

Young Royals

as Queen Kristina · 8 ep.

The Investigation

The Investigation

as Ingrid Wall · 6 ep.

The Last Journey Of The Vikings

The Last Journey Of The Vikings

as Narrator · 3 ep.

Face to Face

Face to Face

as Maja · 8 ep.