Pernilla August

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Pernilla August

Acting 68 February 13, 1958

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…

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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

6.6 1999 Movie
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

6.6 2002 Movie
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

8.5 2008 TV Show
Young Royals

Young Royals

8.5 2021 TV Show
Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander

7.8 1982 Movie
Kursk

Kursk

6.6 2018 Movie
Glitch

Glitch

6.8 2015 TV Show
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

6.5 1992 TV Show
Fanny and Alexander

Fanny and Alexander

8.3 1984 TV Show
Skavlan

Skavlan

5.0 2009 TV Show
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

6.1 2012 Movie
The Investigation

The Investigation

7.1 2020 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    To Cook a Bear

    TV show Madam Sjödahl

  2. 2025
    The Dance Club

    Movie Charlotte

  3. 2025
    The Scarab Flies at Dusk

    TV show Irma

  4. 2024
    Jana - Marked For Life

    TV show Margaretha Berzelius

  5. 2024
    Midsummer Night

    TV show Carina

  6. 2024
    Ronja the Robber's Daughter

    TV show Valdir

  7. 2023
    Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

    TV show Self

  8. 2023
    Surprise

    Movie Ingrid

  9. 2023
    Blackwater

    TV show Annie Raft (1991)

  10. 2021
    Young Royals

    TV show Queen Kristina

  11. 2021
    The Ape Star

    Movie Gorilla (voice)

  12. 2020
    The Investigation

    TV show Ingrid Wall

  13. 2020
    Building Happiness

    Movie Self - Narrator (voice)

  14. 2020
    The Last Journey Of The Vikings

    TV show Voice

  15. 2019
    Bergman Revisited

    Movie

  16. 2019
    Face to Face

    TV show Maja

More credits
  1. 2019
    Allt jag inte minns

    TV show Gunilla

  2. 2019
    Mästaren

    TV show Self

  3. 2019
    Swoon

    Movie Elin Lindgren

  4. 2019
    Britt-Marie Was Here

    Movie Britt-Marie

  5. 2018
    Kursk

    Movie Oksana

  6. 2018
    Bergman: A Year in a Life

    Movie Self

  7. 2018
    Filmworker

    Movie Self

  8. 2018
    Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.

    Movie Karin Bergman

  9. 2018
    Bergman's Reliquarium

    Movie

  10. 2018
    Scenes in the Night

    Movie Marianne

  11. 2017
    Law of the Land

    Movie Britta

  12. 2016
    Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt

    Movie Self

  13. 2016
    A Serious Game

    Movie Director

  14. 2015
    White People

    Movie Viktoria

  15. 2015
    Glitch

    TV show Nicola Heysen

  16. 2014
    Gentlemen

    Movie Greta

  17. 2014
    The Legacy

    TV show

  18. 2013
    Trespassing Bergman

    Movie Self

  19. 2012
    The Last Sentence

    Movie Maja Forssman

  20. 2012
    Call Girl

    Movie Dagmar Glans

  21. 2012
    Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

    Movie Sara Landhag

  22. 2010
    Beyond

    Movie Director

  23. 2009
    A Rational Solution

    Movie Karin

  24. 2009
    Miss Kicki

    Movie Kicki