Acting
Pernilla August
Born 13 February 1958 in Stockholm, Sverige
113 credits
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
Acting 106
- TBAThe Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate HandsFilm
- 2025To Cook a BearSeriesMadam Sjödahl
- 2025The Scarab Flies at DuskSeriesIrma
- 2025The Dance ClubFilmCharlotte
- 2024Ronja the Robber's DaughterSeriesValdir
- 2024Midsummer NightSeriesCarina
- 2024Jana - Marked For LifeSeriesMargaretha Berzelius
- 2023BlackwaterSeriesAnnie Raft (1991)
- 2023Liv Ullmann: A Road Less TravelledSeriesSelf
- 2023SurpriseFilmIngrid
- 2021Young RoyalsSeriesQueen Kristina
- 2021The Ape StarFilmGorilla (voice)
- 2020The InvestigationSeriesIngrid Wall
- 2020The Last Journey Of The VikingsSeriesNarrator, Voice
- 2020Building HappinessFilmSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2019Face to FaceSeriesMaja
- 2019SwoonFilmElin Lindgren
- 2019Britt-Marie Was HereFilmBritt-Marie
- 2019Bergman RevisitedFilm
- 2019Allt jag inte minnsSeriesGunilla
- 2019MästarenSeriesSelf
- 2018KurskFilmOksana
- 2018Bergman: A Year in a LifeFilmSelf
- 2018FilmworkerFilmSelf
- 2018Scenes in the NightFilmMarianne
- 2018Bergman's ReliquariumFilm
- 2018Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.FilmKarin Bergman
- 2017Law of the LandFilmBritta
- 2016Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträttFilmSelf
- 2015GlitchSeriesNicola Heysen
- 2015White PeopleFilmViktoria
- 2014The LegacySeries
- 2014GentlemenFilmGreta
- 2013Trespassing BergmanFilmSelf
- 2012Hamilton: In the Interest of the NationFilmSara Landhag
- 2012Call GirlFilmDagmar Glans
- 2012The Last SentenceFilmMaja Forssman
- 2009SkavlanSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2009Kenny BeginsFilmRektorn
- 2009Miss KickiFilmKicki
- 2009A Rational SolutionFilmKarin
- 2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsSeriesShmi (voice)
- 2007PerformancesSeriesEva
- 2007Women and BergmanFilmSelf
- 2006SearchFilmMadelene
- 2006Løven - Henrik IbsenFilm
- 2006Those Who WhisperSeriesAnna Gustavsson
- 2005ManslaughterFilmNina
- 2005Mouth to MouthFilmLeyla
- 2005DoxaFilmKristina
- 2004RancidFilm
- 2004Day and NightFilmEva
- 2004Eiffel TowerFilmLena
- 2004TerrormanFilm(voice)
- 2003DaybreakFilmAgnes
- 2003DetailsFilmAnn
- 2003Håkan BråkanSeriesVärldsrymdens ledare
- 2003Heliga BirgittaSeriesHeliga Birgitta
- 2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesFilmShmi Skywalker
- 2002I Am DinaFilmHjertrud, Dina's Mother
- 2002Karlsson on the RoofFilmMamma
- 2002Everyone Loves AliceFilm
- 2002Karlsson on the RoofSeriesMamma
- 2002A Love AffairFilmAnna
- 2002Jan MalmsjöFilmSelf
- 2001The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode IFilmSelf
- 2001DeadlineFilmBeata Ekesjö
- 2001Hr. Boe & Co.’s AnxietyFilm
- 2001You Do the Best You CanFilmSelf
- 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidFilmEmilie
- 2000Light Keeps Me CompanyFilmSelf
- 2000GossipFilmMolly Fischer
- 2000AnnaFilmAnna Terlow
- 2000The BirthdayFilmTove
- 1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceFilmShmi Skywalker
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of InnocenceFilmMamma
- 1999Mary, Mother of JesusFilmMary of Nazareth
- 1999Where The Rainbow EndsFilmTove
- 1998In the Presence of a ClownFilmKarin Bergman
- 1998The Glass-Blower's ChildrenFilmSofia
- 1998The Last ContractFilmNina Nyman
- 1997Kenny StarfighterSeriesKennys Memorymatic (voice)
- 1997The Last YankeeFilm
- 1996JerusalemFilmKarin
- 1996Private ConfessionsFilmAnna
- 1995En nämndemans dödSeriesVanja Holm
- 1995Death of a JurorFilmVanja Holm
- 1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesSeriesEmilie, Mamma
- 1992The Best IntentionsFilmAnna Bergman
- 1991The Best IntentionsSeriesAnna Bergman
- 1989VildandenSeriesGina Ekdahl
- 1989Den döende dandynFilmThora Dardel
- 1987The EggFilm
- 1986The Serpent's WayFilmEva
- 1985HamletFilmOfelia
- 1985The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkSeriesOfelia
- 1984Fanny and AlexanderSeriesMaj
- 1984Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?SeriesIngrid
- 1983Alfred Nobel - Mr. DynamiteFilm
- 1983Mr. Sleeman Is ComingFilmAnne-Marie
- 1983Hej du himlen!Film
- 1982Fanny and AlexanderFilmMaj
- 1981The RoosterFilmÅsa Eriksson
- 1981The Guldbagge AwardsSeriesSelf - Best Actress winner
- 1979Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighetFilmAbigail
- 1975GiliapFilmGirl at Summer Hotel
Directing 6
Writing 1
Filmography from TMDB.