Pernilla August

ActorDirectorWriter Feb 13 (age 68) Stockholm, Sverige 1975–2025 (50 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Shmi Skywalker

Film

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Shmi Skywalker

Film

Fanny and Alexander

Maj

Film

Kursk

Oksana

Film

Fanny and Alexander

Maj

Film

Glitch

Nicola Heysen

Film

The Investigation

Ingrid Wall

Film

Filmworker

Self

Filmography

Acting (104)

Movies (77)

The Dance Club

2025

as Charlotte

6.3

Tordyveln flyger i skymningen

2025

as mormor Irma

6.0

Surprise

2023

as Ingrid

The Ape Star

2021

as Gorilla (voice)

5.7

Building Happiness

2020

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Swoon

as Elin Lindgren

Bergman Revisited

Britt-Marie Was Here

as Britt-Marie

Bergman: A Year in a Life

as Self

Filmworker

as Self

Kursk

as Oksana

Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.

2018

as Karin Bergman

7.0

Bergman's Reliquarium

Scenes in the Night

as Marianne

Law of the Land

as Britta

Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt

as Self

White People

as Viktoria

Gentlemen

as Greta

Trespassing Bergman

as Self

Call Girl

as Dagmar Glans

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

as Sara Landhag

The Last Sentence

as Maja Forssman

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Mortis Trilogy

2011

as Shmi Skywalker (voice)

Kenny Begins

as Rektorn

Miss Kicki

as Kicki

A Rational Solution

as Karin

Those Who Whisper

as Anna Gustavsson

Women and Bergman

as Self

as Madelene

Løven - Henrik Ibsen

Manslaughter

as Nina

Mouth to Mouth

as Leyla

Doxa

as Kristina

Day and Night

as Eva

Rancid

Eiffel Tower

as Lena

Terrorman

2004

as (voice)

Daybreak

as Agnes

Details

as Ann

Holy Birgitta

as Heliga Birgitta

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

as Shmi Skywalker

Everyone Loves Alice

I Am Dina

as Hjertrud, Dina's Mother

Karlsson on the Roof

as Mamma

A Love Affair

as Anna

Deadline

2001

as Beata Ekesjö

4.6

The Beginning: Making Episode I

2001

as Self

7.1

You Do the Best You Can

2001

as Self

Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety

Anna

as Anna Terlow

Light Keeps Me Company

2000

as Self

7.8

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

as Emilie

Gossip

as Molly Fischer

The Birthday

as Tove

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999

as Shmi Skywalker

6.6

Mary, Mother of Jesus

1999

as Mary of Nazareth

4.0

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence

1999

as Mamma

5.6

Where The Rainbow Ends

1999

as Tove

3.5

In the Presence of a Clown

as Karin Bergman

The Last Contract

as Nina Nyman

The Glass-Blower's Children

as Sofia

The Last Yankee

Private Confessions

as Anna

Jerusalem

as Karin

Death of a Juror

as Vanja Holm

The Best Intentions

as Anna Bergman

Den döende dandyn

as Thora Dardel

The Egg

The Serpent's Way

as Eva

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark

1985

as Ofelia

7.5

Hej du himlen!

1983

Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite

1983

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

1983

as Anne-Marie

Fanny and Alexander

as Maj

The Rooster

as Åsa Eriksson

Giliap

as Girl at Summer Hotel

5.3

The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

Television (27)

To Cook a Bear

2025

as Madam Sjödahl

7.8

Ronja the Robber's Daughter

2024

as Valdir

6.6

Jana - Marked For Life

2024

as Margaretha Berzelius

Midsummer Night

as Carina

Blackwater

as Annie Raft (1991)

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

as Self

Young Royals

as Queen Kristina

The Investigation

as Ingrid Wall

The Last Journey Of The Vikings

as Voice

Face to Face

as Maja

Allt jag inte minns

as Gunilla

Mästaren

2019

as Self

Glitch

as Nicola Heysen

The Legacy

Skavlan

as Self - Guest

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

as Shmi (voice)

Performances

as Eva

Håkan Bråkan

as Världsrymdens ledare

Karlsson on the Roof

2002

as Mamma

10.0

Kenny Starfighter

1997

as Kennys Memorymatic (voice)

7.5

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as Emilie

The Best Intentions

as Anna Bergman

Vildanden

as Gina Ekdahl

Fanny and Alexander

as Maj

Fanny and Alexander

as Maj

Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?

1984

as Ingrid

The Guldbagge Awards

1981

as Self - Best Actress winner

5.5

Crew (7)

Movies (6)

Bergman Revisited

2019

Director

Scenes in the Night

Director

A Serious Game

Director

Beyond

Director

Beyond

Writer

Blindgångare

Director

Television (1)

The Legacy

2014

Director

7.5