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.
2025To Cook a BearTV showas Madam Sjödahl · 6 episodes
2025The Dance ClubMovieas Charlotte
2025The Scarab Flies at DuskTV showas Irma · 8 episodes
2024Jana - Marked For LifeTV showas Margaretha Berzelius · 6 episodes
2024Midsummer NightTV showas Carina · 5 episodes2024Ronja the Robber's DaughterTV showas Valdir · 6 episodes
2023Liv Ullmann: A Road Less TravelledTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2023SurpriseMovieas Ingrid2023BlackwaterTV showas Annie Raft (1991) · 6 episodes2021Young RoyalsTV showas Queen Kristina · 8 episodes
2021The Ape StarMovieas Gorilla (voice)2020The InvestigationTV showas Ingrid Wall · 6 episodes
2020Building HappinessMovieas Self - Narrator (voice)
2020The Last Journey Of The VikingsTV showas Voice · as Narrator · 3 episodes
2019Bergman RevisitedMovieDirector2019Face to FaceTV showas Maja · 8 episodes
2019Allt jag inte minnsTV showas Gunilla · 3 episodes
2019MästarenTV showas Self · 1 episodes
2019SwoonMovieas Elin Lindgren2019Britt-Marie Was HereMovieas Britt-Marie2018KurskMovieas Oksana2018Bergman: A Year in a LifeMovieas Self2018FilmworkerMovieas Self
2018Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.Movieas Karin Bergman
2018Scenes in the NightMovieas Marianne · Director
2018Bergman's ReliquariumMovie
2017Law of the LandMovieas Britta
2016Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträttMovieas Self
2016A Serious GameMovieDirector
2015White PeopleMovieas Viktoria2015GlitchTV showas Nicola Heysen · 6 episodes
2014GentlemenMovieas Greta
2014The LegacyTV showDirector · 9 episodes
2013Trespassing BergmanMovieas Self
2012The Last SentenceMovieas Maja Forssman2012Call GirlMovieas Dagmar Glans2012Hamilton: In the Interest of the NationMovieas Sara Landhag
2010BeyondMovieDirector · Writer
2009A Rational SolutionMovieas Karin
2009Miss KickiMovieas Kicki
2009Kenny BeginsMovieas Rektorn
2009SkavlanTV showas Self - Guest · 1 episodes2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsTV showas Shmi (voice) · 1 episodes
2007Women and BergmanMovieas Self
2007PerformancesTV showas Eva · 6 episodes
2006Those Who WhisperTV showas Anna Gustavsson · 2 episodes
2006Løven - Henrik IbsenMovie
2006SearchMovieas Madelene
2005Mouth to MouthMovieas Leyla
2005DoxaMovieas Kristina
2005ManslaughterMovieas Nina
2005BlindgångareMovieDirector
2004RancidMovie
2004Day and NightMovieas Eva
2004Eiffel TowerMovieas Lena
2003Håkan BråkanTV showas Världsrymdens ledare · 24 episodes
2003DaybreakMovieas Agnes
2003DetailsMovieas Ann
2002Jan MalmsjöMovieas Self
2002Everyone Loves AliceMovie
2002Karlsson on the RoofMovieas Mamma
2002A Love AffairMovieas Anna2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesMovieas Shmi Skywalker2002I Am DinaMovieas Hjertrud, Dina's Mother2002Karlsson on the RoofTV showas Mamma · 26 episodes
2001DeadlineMovieas Beata Ekesjö
2001The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode IMovieas Self
2001You Do the Best You CanMovieas Self
2001Hr. Boe & Co.’s AnxietyMovie
2000GossipMovieas Molly Fischer
2000AnnaMovieas Anna Terlow
2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of CupidMovieas Emilie
2000Light Keeps Me CompanyMovieas Self
2000The BirthdayMovieas Tove
1999Mary, Mother of JesusMovieas Mary of Nazareth
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of InnocenceMovieas Mamma
1999Where The Rainbow EndsMovieas Tove1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceMovieas Shmi Skywalker
1998In the Presence of a ClownMovieas Karin Bergman
1998The Last ContractMovieas Nina Nyman
1998The Glass-Blower's ChildrenMovieas Sofia
1997Kenny StarfighterTV showas Kennys Memorymatic (voice) · 7 episodes
1996Private ConfessionsMovieas Anna
1996JerusalemMovieas Karin
1995En nämndemans dödTV showas Vanja Holm · 3 episodes
1995Death of a JurorMovieas Vanja Holm1992The Best IntentionsMovieas Anna Bergman1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesTV showas Emilie · as Mamma · 1 episodes
1991The Best IntentionsTV showas Anna Bergman · 4 episodes
1989VildandenTV showas Gina Ekdahl · 3 episodes
1989Den döende dandynMovieas Thora Dardel
1987The EggMovie
1986The Serpent's WayMovieas Eva
1985HamletMovieas Ofelia
1985The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkTV showas Ofelia · 2 episodes1984Fanny and AlexanderTV showas Maj · 1 episodes
1984Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?TV showas Ingrid · 3 episodes
1983Alfred Nobel - Mr. DynamiteMovie
1983Mr. Sleeman Is ComingMovieas Anne-Marie1982Fanny and AlexanderMovieas Maj
1981The Guldbagge AwardsTV showas Self - Best Actress winner · 1 episodes
1981The RoosterMovieas Åsa Eriksson
1979Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighetMovieas Abigail
1975GiliapMovieas Girl at Summer Hotel