Pernilla August

Pernilla August

Acting
Born Feb 13, 1958
From 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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
6.6
1999

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Shmi Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
6.6
2002

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Shmi Skywalker

Kursk
6.6
2018

Kursk

Oksana

Fanny and Alexander
7.8
1982

Fanny and Alexander

Maj

Trespassing Bergman
6.6
2013

Trespassing Bergman

Self

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
6.1
2012

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

Sara Landhag

Call Girl
6.3
2012

Call Girl

Dagmar Glans

I Am Dina
5.5
2002

I Am Dina

Hjertrud, Dina's Mother

The Beginning: Making Episode I
7.3
2001

The Beginning: Making Episode I

Self

Deadline
4.6
2001

Deadline

Beata Ekesjö

The Best Intentions
7.0
1992

The Best Intentions

Anna Bergman

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
5.7
2000

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

Emilie

Details
4.3
2003

Details

Ann

Filmworker
7.1
2018

Filmworker

Self

Mary, Mother of Jesus
4.0
1999

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Mary of Nazareth

Bergman: A Year in a Life
7.4
2018

Bergman: A Year in a Life

Self

The Serpent's Way
5.6
1986

The Serpent's Way

Eva

Kenny Begins
6.0
2009

Kenny Begins

Rektorn

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
5.6
1999

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence

Mamma

Manslaughter
5.7
2005

Manslaughter

Nina

Swoon
6.1
2019

Swoon

Elin Lindgren

Light Keeps Me Company
7.8
2000

Light Keeps Me Company

Self

Jerusalem
7.2
1996

Jerusalem

Karin

In the Presence of a Clown
7.0
1998

In the Presence of a Clown

Karin Bergman

Rancid
4.8
2004

Rancid

The Rooster
5.4
1981

The Rooster

Åsa Eriksson

Gentlemen
6.3
2014

Gentlemen

Greta

Giliap
5.3
1975

Giliap

Girl at Summer Hotel

Private Confessions
5.9
1996

Private Confessions

Anna

Bergman Revisited
2019

Bergman Revisited

Miss Kicki
5.5
2009

Miss Kicki

Kicki

1987

The Egg

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
7.5
1985

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark

Ofelia

Building Happiness
2020

Building Happiness

Self - Narrator (voice)

The Ape Star
5.7
2021

The Ape Star

Gorilla (voice)

Anna
4.5
2000

Anna

Anna Terlow

Surprise
2023

Surprise

Ingrid

The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
3.0
2001

Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety

The Last Sentence
6.1
2012

The Last Sentence

Maja Forssman

Gossip
3.2
2000

Gossip

Molly Fischer

White People
3.7
2015

White People

Viktoria

A Rational Solution
5.6
2009

A Rational Solution

Karin

Daybreak
6.2
2003

Daybreak

Agnes

Karlsson on the Roof
3.9
2002

Karlsson on the Roof

Mamma

Day and Night
6.3
2004

Day and Night

Eva

Eiffel Tower
2004

Eiffel Tower

Lena

Law of the Land
6.6
2017

Law of the Land

Britta

Search
3.3
2006

Search

Madelene

Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
7.0
2018

Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.

Karin Bergman

Doxa
4.0
2005

Doxa

Kristina

The Last Contract
5.7
1998

The Last Contract

Nina Nyman

The Glass-Blower's Children
5.5
1998

The Glass-Blower's Children

Sofia

Bergman's Reliquarium
6.5
2018

Bergman's Reliquarium

The Birthday
2.8
2000

The Birthday

Tove

You Do the Best You Can
2001

You Do the Best You Can

Self

Mouth to Mouth
4.6
2005

Mouth to Mouth

Leyla

Everyone Loves Alice
5.3
2002

Everyone Loves Alice

2007

Those Who Whisper

Anna Gustavsson

Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2006

Løven - Henrik Ibsen

Hej du himlen!
1983

Hej du himlen!

The Dance Club
6.3
2025

The Dance Club

Charlotte

Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
8.0
2016

Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt

Self

Den döende dandyn
4.5
1989

Den döende dandyn

Thora Dardel

Where The Rainbow Ends
3.5
1999

Where The Rainbow Ends

Tove

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
1983

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

Anne-Marie

Tordyveln flyger i skymningen
6.0
2025

Tordyveln flyger i skymningen

mormor Irma

2003

Holy Birgitta

Heliga Birgitta

Women and Bergman
2007

Women and Bergman

Self

Death of a Juror
1.0
1995

Death of a Juror

Vanja Holm

Scenes in the Night
5.7
2018

Scenes in the Night

Marianne

1.0
1997

The Last Yankee

2002

A Love Affair

Anna

2004

Terrorman

(voice)

Britt-Marie Was Here
5.2
2019

Britt-Marie Was Here

Britt-Marie

Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet
1979

Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet

Abigail

Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite
1983

Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite

Filmography — Crew