Acting · Stockholm, Sverige · Born February 13, 1958
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.
TVTo Cook a Bear
2025
as Madam Sjödahl
MovieThe Dance Club
2025
as Charlotte
TVJana - Marked For Life
2024
as Margaretha Berzelius
TVMidsummer Night
2024
as Carina
TVRonja the Robber's Daughter
2024
as Valdir
TVLiv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
2023
as Self
MovieSurprise
2023
as Ingrid
TVBlackwater
2023
as Annie Raft (1991)
TVYoung Royals
2021
as Queen Kristina
MovieThe Ape Star
2021
as Gorilla (voice)
TVThe Investigation
2020
as Ingrid Wall
MovieBuilding Happiness
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVThe Last Journey Of The Vikings
2020
as Voice
MovieBergman Revisited
2019
TVFace to Face
2019
as Maja
TVAllt jag inte minns
2019
as Gunilla
TVMästaren
2019
as Self
MovieSwoon
2019
as Elin Lindgren
MovieBritt-Marie Was Here
2019
as Britt-Marie
MovieKursk
2018
as Oksana
MovieBergman: A Year in a Life
2018
as Self
MovieFilmworker
2018
as Self
MovieBergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
2018
as Karin Bergman
MovieScenes in the Night
2018
as Marianne
MovieBergman's Reliquarium
2018
MovieLaw of the Land
2017
as Britta
MovieMichael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
2016
as Self
MovieWhite People
2015
as Viktoria
TVGlitch
2015
as Nicola Heysen
MovieGentlemen
2014
as Greta
TVThe Legacy
2014
MovieTrespassing Bergman
2013
as Self
MovieThe Last Sentence
2012
as Maja Forssman
MovieCall Girl
2012
as Dagmar Glans
MovieHamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012
as Sara Landhag
MovieA Rational Solution
2009
as Karin
MovieMiss Kicki
2009
as Kicki
MovieKenny Begins
2009
as Rektorn
TVSkavlan
2009
as Self - Guest
TVStar Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Shmi (voice)
MovieWomen and Bergman
2007
as Self
Those Who Whisper
2007
as Anna Gustavsson
TVPerformances
2007
as Eva
MovieLøven - Henrik Ibsen
2006
MovieSearch
2006
as Madelene
MovieMouth to Mouth
2005
as Leyla
MovieDoxa
2005
as Kristina
MovieManslaughter
2005
as Nina
MovieRancid
2004
MovieDay and Night
2004
as Eva
MovieEiffel Tower
2004
as Lena
Terrorman
2004
as (voice)
TVHåkan Bråkan
2003
as Världsrymdens ledare
MovieDaybreak
2003
as Agnes
MovieDetails
2003
as Ann
Holy Birgitta
2003
as Heliga Birgitta
MovieEveryone Loves Alice
2002
MovieKarlsson on the Roof
2002
as Mamma
A Love Affair
2002
as Anna
MovieStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
as Shmi Skywalker
MovieI Am Dina
2002
as Hjertrud, Dina's Mother
TVKarlsson on the Roof
2002
as Mamma
MovieDeadline
2001
as Beata Ekesjö
MovieThe Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
2001
as Self
MovieYou Do the Best You Can
2001
as Self
MovieHr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
2001
MovieGossip
2000
as Molly Fischer
MovieAnna
2000
as Anna Terlow
MovieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
2000
as Emilie
MovieLight Keeps Me Company
2000
as Self
MovieThe Birthday
2000
as Tove
MovieMary, Mother of Jesus
1999
as Mary of Nazareth
MovieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999
as Mamma
MovieWhere The Rainbow Ends
1999
as Tove
MovieStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
as Shmi Skywalker
MovieIn the Presence of a Clown
1998
as Karin Bergman
MovieThe Last Contract
1998
as Nina Nyman
MovieThe Glass-Blower's Children
1998
as Sofia
TVKenny Starfighter
1997
as Kennys Memorymatic (voice)
The Last Yankee
1997
MoviePrivate Confessions
1996
as Anna
MovieJerusalem
1996
as Karin
TVEn nämndemans död
1995
as Vanja Holm
MovieDeath of a Juror
1995
as Vanja Holm
MovieThe Best Intentions
1992
as Anna Bergman
TVThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Emilie
TVThe Best Intentions
1991
as Anna Bergman
TVVildanden
1989
as Gina Ekdahl
MovieDen döende dandyn
1989
as Thora Dardel
The Egg
1987
MovieThe Serpent's Way
1986
as Eva
MovieDen tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
1985
as Ofelia
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
1985
as Ofelia
TVFanny and Alexander
1984
as Maj
TVHur ska det gå för Pettersson?
1984
as Ingrid
MovieAlfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite
1983
Hej du himlen!
1983
MovieMr. Sleeman Is Coming
1983
as Anne-Marie
MovieFanny and Alexander
1982
as Maj
TVThe Guldbagge Awards
1981
as Self - Best Actress winner
MovieThe Rooster
1981
as Åsa Eriksson
MovieLinus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet
1979
as Abigail
MovieGiliap
1975
as Girl at Summer Hotel
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
