Pernilla August

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-02-13 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Sverige

Pernilla August

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.

Acting

2023

Surprise

as Ingrid

1983

2003

Daybreak

as Agnes

2002

I Am Dina

as Hjertrud, Dina's Mother

1992

The Best Intentions

as Anna Bergman

1981

The Rooster

as Åsa Eriksson

2007

Those Who Whisper

as Anna Gustavsson

2005

1998

1998

The Last Contract

as Nina Nyman

1975

Giliap

as Girl at Summer Hotel

2005

2009

Miss Kicki

as Kicki

2001

Deadline

as Beata Ekesjö

2003

Details

as Ann

2012

Call Girl

as Dagmar Glans

2012

The Last Sentence

as Maja Forssman

1999

Mary, Mother of Jesus

as Mary of Nazareth

1996

Jerusalem

as Karin

2000

Gossip

as Molly Fischer

1989

Den döende dandyn

as Thora Dardel

2000

2009

Kenny Begins

as Rektorn

2020

Building Happiness

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2014

Gentlemen

as Greta

2015

White People

as Viktoria

2006

Search

as Madelene

2003

Holy Birgitta

as Heliga Birgitta

2017

1995

Death of a Juror

as Vanja Holm

2004

2018

2000

Anna

as Anna Terlow

2018

Filmworker

as Self

2019

Britt-Marie Was Here

as Britt-Marie

2019

Swoon

as Elin Lindgren

2018

Kursk

as Oksana

2004

2005

Doxa

as Kristina

2021

The Ape Star

as Gorilla (voice)

2004

Terrorman

as (voice)

2004

2002

Production

2010

Beyond

as Director

2016

A Serious Game

as Director

2010

Beyond

as Writer

2018

2005

Blindgångare

as Director

2019

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