Pernilla August

Acting

Pernilla August

Born February 13, 1958Stockholm, Sverige107 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

To Cook a Bear
7.8

To Cook a Bear

TV

2025

The Dance Club
6.3

The Dance Club

Movie

2025

Tordyveln flyger i skymningen
6.0

Tordyveln flyger i skymningen

Movie

2025

Jana - Marked For Life
6.5

Jana - Marked For Life

TV

2024

Midsummer Night
6.1

Midsummer Night

TV

2024

Ronja the Robber's Daughter
6.6

Ronja the Robber's Daughter

TV

2024

Filmography

To Cook a Bear
2025To Cook a Bearas Madam SjödahlTV
The Dance Club
2025The Dance Clubas CharlotteMovie
Tordyveln flyger i skymningen
2025Tordyveln flyger i skymningenas mormor IrmaMovie
Jana - Marked For Life
2024Jana - Marked For Lifeas Margaretha BerzeliusTV
Midsummer Night
2024Midsummer Nightas CarinaTV
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
2024Ronja the Robber's Daughteras ValdirTV
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
2023Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelledas SelfTV
Surprise
2023Surpriseas IngridMovie
Blackwater
2023Blackwateras Annie Raft (1991)TV
Young Royals
2021Young Royalsas Queen KristinaTV
The Ape Star
2021The Ape Staras Gorilla (voice)Movie
The Investigation
2020The Investigationas Ingrid WallTV
Building Happiness
2020Building Happinessas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
2020The Last Journey Of The Vikingsas VoiceTV
Bergman Revisited
2019Bergman RevisitedMovie
Face to Face
2019Face to Faceas MajaTV
Allt jag inte minns
2019Allt jag inte minnsas GunillaTV
Mästaren
2019Mästarenas SelfTV
Swoon
2019Swoonas Elin LindgrenMovie
Britt-Marie Was Here
2019Britt-Marie Was Hereas Britt-MarieMovie
Kursk
2018Kurskas OksanaMovie
Bergman: A Year in a Life
2018Bergman: A Year in a Lifeas SelfMovie
Filmworker
2018Filmworkeras SelfMovie
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
2018Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.as Karin BergmanMovie
Bergman's Reliquarium
2018Bergman's ReliquariumMovie
Scenes in the Night
2018Scenes in the Nightas MarianneMovie
Law of the Land
2017Law of the Landas BrittaMovie
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
2016Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträttas SelfMovie
A Serious Game
2016A Serious GameDirectorMovie
White People
2015White Peopleas ViktoriaMovie
Glitch
2015Glitchas Nicola HeysenTV
Gentlemen
2014Gentlemenas GretaMovie
The Legacy
2014The LegacyTV
Trespassing Bergman
2013Trespassing Bergmanas SelfMovie
The Last Sentence
2012The Last Sentenceas Maja ForssmanMovie
Call Girl
2012Call Girlas Dagmar GlansMovie
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
2012Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nationas Sara LandhagMovie
Beyond
2010BeyondDirectorMovie
A Rational Solution
2009A Rational Solutionas KarinMovie
Miss Kicki
2009Miss Kickias KickiMovie
Kenny Begins
2009Kenny Beginsas RektornMovie
Skavlan
2009Skavlanas Self - GuestTV
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008Star Wars: The Clone Warsas Shmi (voice)TV
Women and Bergman
2007Women and Bergmanas SelfMovie
T
2007Those Who Whisperas Anna GustavssonMovie
Performances
2007Performancesas EvaTV
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2006Løven - Henrik IbsenMovie
Search
2006Searchas MadeleneMovie
Mouth to Mouth
2005Mouth to Mouthas LeylaMovie
Doxa
2005Doxaas KristinaMovie
Manslaughter
2005Manslaughteras NinaMovie
Blindgångare
2005BlindgångareDirectorMovie
Rancid
2004RancidMovie
Day and Night
2004Day and Nightas EvaMovie
Eiffel Tower
2004Eiffel Toweras LenaMovie
T
2004Terrormanas (voice)Movie
Håkan Bråkan
2003Håkan Bråkanas Världsrymdens ledareTV
Daybreak
2003Daybreakas AgnesMovie
Details
2003Detailsas AnnMovie
H
2003Holy Birgittaas Heliga BirgittaMovie
Everyone Loves Alice
2002Everyone Loves AliceMovie
Karlsson on the Roof
2002Karlsson on the Roofas MammaMovie
A
2002A Love Affairas AnnaMovie
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clonesas Shmi SkywalkerMovie
I Am Dina
2002I Am Dinaas Hjertrud, Dina's MotherMovie
Karlsson on the Roof
2002Karlsson on the Roofas MammaTV
Deadline
2001Deadlineas Beata EkesjöMovie
The Beginning: Making Episode I
2001The Beginning: Making Episode Ias SelfMovie
You Do the Best You Can
2001You Do the Best You Canas SelfMovie
Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
2001Hr. Boe & Co.’s AnxietyMovie
Gossip
2000Gossipas Molly FischerMovie
Anna
2000Annaas Anna TerlowMovie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupidas EmilieMovie
Light Keeps Me Company
2000Light Keeps Me Companyas SelfMovie
The Birthday
2000The Birthdayas ToveMovie
Mary, Mother of Jesus
1999Mary, Mother of Jesusas Mary of NazarethMovie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocenceas MammaMovie
Where The Rainbow Ends
1999Where The Rainbow Endsas ToveMovie
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menaceas Shmi SkywalkerMovie
In the Presence of a Clown
1998In the Presence of a Clownas Karin BergmanMovie
The Last Contract
1998The Last Contractas Nina NymanMovie
The Glass-Blower's Children
1998The Glass-Blower's Childrenas SofiaMovie
Kenny Starfighter
1997Kenny Starfighteras Kennys Memorymatic (voice)TV
T
1997The Last YankeeMovie
Private Confessions
1996Private Confessionsas AnnaMovie
Jerusalem
1996Jerusalemas KarinMovie
En nämndemans död
1995En nämndemans dödas Vanja HolmTV
Death of a Juror
1995Death of a Juroras Vanja HolmMovie
The Best Intentions
1992The Best Intentionsas Anna BergmanMovie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas EmilieTV
The Best Intentions
1991The Best Intentionsas Anna BergmanTV
Vildanden
1989Vildandenas Gina EkdahlTV
Den döende dandyn
1989Den döende dandynas Thora DardelMovie
T
1987The EggMovie
The Serpent's Way
1986The Serpent's Wayas EvaMovie
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
1985Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmarkas OfeliaMovie
Fanny and Alexander
1984Fanny and Alexanderas MajTV
Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?
1984Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?as IngridTV
Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite
1983Alfred Nobel - Mr. DynamiteMovie
Hej du himlen!
1983Hej du himlen!Movie
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
1983Mr. Sleeman Is Comingas Anne-MarieMovie
Fanny and Alexander
1982Fanny and Alexanderas MajMovie
T
1981The Guldbagge Awardsas Self - Best Actress winnerTV
The Rooster
1981The Roosteras Åsa ErikssonMovie
Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet
1979Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighetas AbigailMovie
Giliap
1975Giliapas Girl at Summer HotelMovie
T
—The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate HandsMovie