Pernilla August
Acting • Born 1958-02-13
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.
Filmography
105 credits
Surprise
Movie • 2023
Ingrid
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Movie • 1999
Shmi Skywalker
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Movie • 2002
Shmi Skywalker
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
Movie • 1983
Anne-Marie
Fanny and Alexander
Movie • 1982
Maj
Daybreak
Movie • 2003
Agnes
Karlsson on the Roof
Movie • 2002
Mamma
I Am Dina
Movie • 2002
Hjertrud, Dina's Mother
The Best Intentions
Movie • 1992
Anna Bergman
The Rooster
Movie • 1981
Åsa Eriksson
A Rational Solution
Movie • 2009
Karin
Those Who Whisper
Movie • 2007
Anna Gustavsson
Private Confessions
Movie • 1996
Anna
Manslaughter
Movie • 2005
Nina
The Egg
Movie • 1987
In the Presence of a Clown
Movie • 1998
Karin Bergman
You Do the Best You Can
Movie • 2001
Self
The Last Contract
Movie • 1998
Nina Nyman
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
Movie • 2012
Sara Landhag
Light Keeps Me Company
Movie • 2000
Self
Giliap
Movie • 1975
Girl at Summer Hotel
The Glass-Blower's Children
Movie • 1998
Sofia
Mouth to Mouth
Movie • 2005
Leyla
Miss Kicki
Movie • 2009
Kicki
Deadline
Movie • 2001
Beata Ekesjö
Details
Movie • 2003
Ann
Call Girl
Movie • 2012
Dagmar Glans
The Serpent's Way
Movie • 1986
Eva
The Last Sentence
Movie • 2012
Maja Forssman
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Movie • 1999
Mary of Nazareth
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
Movie • 2006
Jerusalem
Movie • 1996
Karin
Gossip
Movie • 2000
Molly Fischer
Den döende dandyn
Movie • 1989
Thora Dardel
Where The Rainbow Ends
Movie • 1999
Tove
The Birthday
Movie • 2000
Tove
Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
Movie • 2001
The Last Yankee
Movie • 1997
Kenny Begins
Movie • 2009
Rektorn
Building Happiness
Movie • 2020
Self - Narrator (voice)
Gentlemen
Movie • 2014
Greta
White People
Movie • 2015
Viktoria
Search
Movie • 2006
Madelene
Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite
Movie • 1983
Holy Birgitta
Movie • 2003
Heliga Birgitta
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Movie • 2001
Self
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
Movie • 2018
Karin Bergman
Law of the Land
Movie • 2017
Britta
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
Movie • 1985
Ofelia
Death of a Juror
Movie • 1995
Vanja Holm
Rancid
Movie • 2004
Trespassing Bergman
Movie • 2013
Self
Bergman's Reliquarium
Movie • 2018
Scenes in the Night
Movie • 2018
Marianne
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
Movie • 1999
Mamma
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Movie • 2000
Emilie
Anna
Movie • 2000
Anna Terlow
Filmworker
Movie • 2018
Self
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Movie • 2018
Self
Bergman Revisited
Movie • 2019
Britt-Marie Was Here
Movie • 2019
Britt-Marie
Swoon
Movie • 2019
Elin Lindgren
Women and Bergman
Movie • 2007
Self
Kursk
Movie • 2018
Oksana
Eiffel Tower
Movie • 2004
Lena
Doxa
Movie • 2005
Kristina
The Ape Star
Movie • 2021
Gorilla (voice)
Terrorman
Movie • 2004
(voice)
Day and Night
Movie • 2004
Eva
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
Movie • 2016
Self
Hej du himlen!
Movie • 1983
A Love Affair
Movie • 2002
Anna
Everyone Loves Alice
Movie • 2002
The Dance Club
Movie • 2025
Charlotte
Tordyveln flyger i skymningen
Movie • 2025
mormor Irma
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
Movie
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Mortis Trilogy
Movie • 2011
Shmi Skywalker (voice)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TV • 1992
Emilie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TV • 1992
Mamma
Allt jag inte minns
TV • 2019
Gunilla
Fanny and Alexander
TV • 1984
Maj
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
TV • 2023
Self
Skavlan
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Midsummer Night
TV • 2024
Carina
Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?
TV • 1984
Ingrid
Vildanden
TV • 1989
Gina Ekdahl
Young Royals
TV • 2021
Queen Kristina
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
TV • 2008
Shmi (voice)
Performances
TV • 2007
Eva
Kenny Starfighter
TV • 1997
Kennys Memorymatic (voice)
Jana - Marked For Life
TV • 2024
Margaretha Berzelius
Glitch
TV • 2015
Nicola Heysen
Karlsson on the Roof
TV • 2002
Mamma
Blackwater
TV • 2023
Annie Raft (1991)
The Legacy
TV • 2014
The Guldbagge Awards
TV • 1981
Self - Best Actress winner
The Investigation
TV • 2020
Ingrid Wall
The Best Intentions
TV • 1991
Anna Bergman
Face to Face
TV • 2019
Maja
Mästaren
TV • 2019
Self
To Cook a Bear
TV • 2025
Madam Sjödahl
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
TV • 2024
Valdir
Håkan Bråkan
TV • 2003
Världsrymdens ledare
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
TV • 2020
Voice
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
TV • 2020
Narrator