Pernilla August

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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

Shmi Skywalker

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Shmi Skywalker

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Shmi (voice)

Young Royals

Queen Kristina

Fanny and Alexander

Maj

Kursk

Oksana

Glitch

Nicola Heysen

Fanny and Alexander

Maj

Full Filmography

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

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