Pernilla August

Actor

Born: February 13, 1958 (age 68)
From: 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.

Filmography (79)

The Dance Club (2025)
Charlotte
Surprise (2023)
Ingrid
The Ape Star (2021)
Gorilla (voice)
Building Happiness (2020)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bergman Revisited (2019)
Director
Swoon (2019)
Elin Lindgren
Britt-Marie Was Here (2019)
Britt-Marie
Kursk (2018)
Oksana
Bergman: A Year in a Life (2018)
Self
Filmworker (2018)
Self
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip. (2018)
Karin Bergman
Scenes in the Night (2018)
Director
Bergman's Reliquarium (2018)
Law of the Land (2017)
Britta
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt (2016)
Self
A Serious Game (2016)
Director
White People (2015)
Viktoria
Gentlemen (2014)
Greta
Trespassing Bergman (2013)
Self
The Last Sentence (2012)
Maja Forssman
Call Girl (2012)
Dagmar Glans
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation (2012)
Sara Landhag
Beyond (2010)
Director
A Rational Solution (2009)
Karin
Miss Kicki (2009)
Kicki
Kenny Begins (2009)
Rektorn
Women and Bergman (2007)
Self
Those Who Whisper
Those Who Whisper (2007)
Anna Gustavsson
Løven - Henrik Ibsen (2006)
Search (2006)
Madelene