Pernilla August

Pernilla August

🎂 13th February 1958 (67 yrs) 📍 Stockholm, Sverige

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.

Pernilla August

🎬 Movies Featuring Pernilla August

The Dance Club

The Dance Club (2025)

as Charlotte
Tordyveln flyger i skymningen

Tordyveln flyger i skymningen (2025)

as mormor Irma
Surprise

Surprise (2023)

as Ingrid
The Ape Star

The Ape Star (2021)

as Gorilla (voice)
Building Happiness

Building Happiness (2020)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Bergman Revisited

Bergman Revisited (2019)

Swoon

Swoon (2019)

as Elin Lindgren
Britt-Marie Was Here

Britt-Marie Was Here (2019)

as Britt-Marie
Kursk

Kursk (2018)

as Oksana
Bergman: A Year in a Life

Bergman: A Year in a Life (2018)

as Self
Filmworker

Filmworker (2018)

as Self
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.

Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip. (2018)

as Karin Bergman
Bergman's Reliquarium

Bergman's Reliquarium (2018)

Scenes in the Night

Scenes in the Night (2018)

as Marianne
Law of the Land

Law of the Land (2017)

as Britta
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt

Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt (2016)

as Self
White People

White People (2015)

as Viktoria
Gentlemen

Gentlemen (2014)

as Greta
Trespassing Bergman

Trespassing Bergman (2013)

as Self
The Last Sentence

The Last Sentence (2012)

as Maja Forssman
Call Girl

Call Girl (2012)

as Dagmar Glans
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)

as Sara Landhag
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Mortis Trilogy

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Mortis Trilogy (2011)

as Shmi Skywalker (voice)
A Rational Solution

A Rational Solution (2009)

as Karin
Miss Kicki

Miss Kicki (2009)

as Kicki
Kenny Begins

Kenny Begins (2009)

as Rektorn
Women and Bergman

Women and Bergman (2007)

as Self
No Image

Those Who Whisper (2007)

as Anna Gustavsson
Løven - Henrik Ibsen

Løven - Henrik Ibsen (2006)

Search

Search (2006)

as Madelene
Mouth to Mouth

Mouth to Mouth (2005)

as Leyla
Doxa

Doxa (2005)

as Kristina
Manslaughter

Manslaughter (2005)

as Nina
Rancid

Rancid (2004)

Day and Night

Day and Night (2004)

as Eva
Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower (2004)

as Lena
No Image

Terrorman (2004)

as (voice)
Daybreak

Daybreak (2003)

as Agnes
Details

Details (2003)

as Ann
No Image

Holy Birgitta (2003)

as Heliga Birgitta
Everyone Loves Alice

Everyone Loves Alice (2002)

Karlsson on the Roof

Karlsson on the Roof (2002)

as Mamma
No Image

A Love Affair (2002)

as Anna
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

as Shmi Skywalker
I Am Dina

I Am Dina (2002)

as Hjertrud, Dina's Mother
Deadline

Deadline (2001)

as Beata Ekesjö
The Beginning: Making Episode I

The Beginning: Making Episode I (2001)

as Self
You Do the Best You Can

You Do the Best You Can (2001)

as Self
Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety

Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety (2001)

Gossip

Gossip (2000)

as Molly Fischer
Anna

Anna (2000)

as Anna Terlow
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (2000)

as Emilie
Light Keeps Me Company

Light Keeps Me Company (2000)

as Self
The Birthday

The Birthday (2000)

as Tove
Mary, Mother of Jesus

Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999)

as Mary of Nazareth
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence (1999)

as Mamma
Where The Rainbow Ends

Where The Rainbow Ends (1999)

as Tove
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

as Shmi Skywalker
In the Presence of a Clown

In the Presence of a Clown (1998)

as Karin Bergman
The Last Contract

The Last Contract (1998)

as Nina Nyman
The Glass-Blower's Children

The Glass-Blower's Children (1998)

as Sofia
No Image

The Last Yankee (1997)

Private Confessions

Private Confessions (1996)

as Anna
Jerusalem

Jerusalem (1996)

as Karin
Death of a Juror

Death of a Juror (1995)

as Vanja Holm
The Best Intentions

The Best Intentions (1992)

as Anna Bergman
Den döende dandyn

Den döende dandyn (1989)

as Thora Dardel
No Image

The Egg (1987)

The Serpent's Way

The Serpent's Way (1986)

as Eva
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark (1985)

as Ofelia
Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite

Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite (1983)

Hej du himlen!

Hej du himlen! (1983)

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1983)

as Anne-Marie
Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

as Maj
The Rooster

The Rooster (1981)

as Åsa Eriksson
Giliap

Giliap (1975)

as Girl at Summer Hotel
No Image

The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands (N/A)