Acting

Pernilla August

Born 1958-02-13 · 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.

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To Cook a Bear
as Madam Sjödahl
2025
The Dance Club
as Charlotte
2025
The Scarab Flies at Dusk
as Irma
2025
Jana - Marked For Life
as Margaretha Berzelius
2024
Midsummer Night
as Carina
2024
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
as Valdir
2024
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
as Self
2023
Surprise
as Ingrid
2023
Blackwater
as Annie Raft (1991)
2023
Young Royals
as Queen Kristina
2021
The Ape Star
as Gorilla (voice)
2021
The Investigation
as Ingrid Wall
2020
Building Happiness
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
as Voice
2020
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
as Narrator
2020
Bergman Revisited
2019
Bergman Revisited
Director
2019
Face to Face
as Maja
2019
Allt jag inte minns
as Gunilla
2019
Mästaren
as Self
2019
Swoon
as Elin Lindgren
2019
Britt-Marie Was Here
as Britt-Marie
2019
Kursk
as Oksana
2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
2018
Filmworker
as Self
2018
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
as Karin Bergman
2018
Scenes in the Night
as Marianne
2018
Bergman's Reliquarium
2018
Scenes in the Night
Director
2018
Law of the Land
as Britta
2017
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
as Self
2016
A Serious Game
Director
2016
White People
as Viktoria
2015
Glitch
as Nicola Heysen
2015
Gentlemen
as Greta
2014
The Legacy
2014
The Legacy
Director
2014
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2013
The Last Sentence
as Maja Forssman
2012
Call Girl
as Dagmar Glans
2012
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
as Sara Landhag
2012
Beyond
Director
2010
Beyond
Writer
2010
A Rational Solution
as Karin
2009
Miss Kicki
as Kicki
2009
Kenny Begins
as Rektorn
2009
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
2009
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Shmi (voice)
2008
Women and Bergman
as Self
2007
Performances
as Eva
2007
Those Who Whisper
as Anna Gustavsson
2006
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2006
Search
as Madelene
2006
Mouth to Mouth
as Leyla
2005
Doxa
as Kristina
2005
Manslaughter
as Nina
2005
Blindgångare
Director
2005
Rancid
2004
Day and Night
as Eva
2004
Eiffel Tower
as Lena
2004
Terrorman
as (voice)
2004
Håkan Bråkan
as Världsrymdens ledare
2003
Daybreak
as Agnes
2003
Details
as Ann
2003
Heliga Birgitta
as Heliga Birgitta
2003
Jan Malmsjö
as Self
2002
Everyone Loves Alice
2002
Karlsson on the Roof
as Mamma
2002
A Love Affair
as Anna
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Shmi Skywalker
2002
I Am Dina
as Hjertrud, Dina's Mother
2002
Karlsson on the Roof
as Mamma
2002
Deadline
as Beata Ekesjö
2001
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
as Self
2001
You Do the Best You Can
as Self
2001
Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
2001
Gossip
as Molly Fischer
2000
Anna
as Anna Terlow
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
as Emilie
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
2000