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

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2011
Skavlan
2010
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1993
Young Royals
2021
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Glitch
2019
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
2024
Face to Face
2021
The Legacy
2017
To Cook a Bear
2025
The Guldbagge Awards
1993

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
108
Directing
6
Writing
1
2025
The Dance Club
as Charlotte
2025
To Cook a Bear
as Madam Sjödahl
2025
The Scarab Flies at Dusk
as Irma
2024
Midsummer Night
as Carina
2024
Jana - Marked For Life
as Margaretha Berzelius
2024
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
as Valdir
2023
Surprise
as Ingrid
2023
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
as Self
2023
Blackwater
as Annie Raft (1991)
2022
Kenny Starfighter
as Kennys Memorymatic (voice)
2021
The Ape Star
as Gorilla (voice)
2021
Young Royals
as Queen Kristina
2021
Face to Face
as Maja
2020
Building Happiness
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020
The Investigation
as Ingrid Wall
2020
Mästaren
as Self
2020
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
as Voice
2020
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
as Narrator
2019
Bergman Revisited
2019
Britt-Marie Was Here
as Britt-Marie
2019
Swoon
as Elin Lindgren
2019
Allt jag inte minns
as Gunilla
2019
Glitch
as Nicola Heysen
2018
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
as Karin Bergman
2018
Bergman's Reliquarium
2018
Scenes in the Night
as Marianne
2018
Filmworker
as Self
2018
Bergman: A Year in a Life
as Self
2018
Kursk
as Oksana
2017
Law of the Land
as Britta
2017
The Legacy
2016
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
as Self
2015
White People
as Viktoria
2014
Gentlemen
as Greta
2013
Trespassing Bergman
as Self
2012
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
as Sara Landhag
2012
Call Girl
as Dagmar Glans
2012
The Last Sentence
as Maja Forssman
2011
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Shmi (voice)
2010
Skavlan
as Self - Guest
2009
A Rational Solution
as Karin
2009
Miss Kicki
as Kicki
2009
Kenny Begins
as Rektorn
2007
Women and Bergman
as Self
2007
Performances
as Eva
2006
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2006
Search
as Madelene
2006
Those Who Whisper
as Anna Gustavsson
2005
Manslaughter
as Nina
2005
Mouth to Mouth
as Leyla
2005
Doxa
as Kristina
2004
Rancid
2004
Eiffel Tower
as Lena
2004
Terrorman
as (voice)
2004
Day and Night
as Eva
2003
Daybreak
as Agnes
2003
Details
as Ann
2003
Håkan Bråkan
as Världsrymdens ledare
2003
Heliga Birgitta
as Heliga Birgitta
2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Shmi Skywalker
2002
Karlsson on the Roof
as Mamma
2002
I Am Dina
as Hjertrud, Dina's Mother
2002
A Love Affair
as Anna
2002
Everyone Loves Alice
2002
Jan Malmsjö
as Self
2002
Karlsson on the Roof
as Mamma
2001
You Do the Best You Can
as Self
2001
Deadline
as Beata Ekesjö
2001
Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
2001
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
as Self
2000
Light Keeps Me Company
as Self
2000
Gossip
as Molly Fischer
2000
The Birthday
as Tove
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
as Emilie
2000
Anna
as Anna Terlow
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
as Shmi Skywalker
1999
Mary, Mother of Jesus
as Mary of Nazareth
1999
Where The Rainbow Ends
as Tove
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
as Mamma
1998
In the Presence of a Clown
as Karin Bergman
1998
The Last Contract
as Nina Nyman
1998
The Glass-Blower's Children
as Sofia
1997
The Last Yankee
1996
Private Confessions
as Anna
1996
Jerusalem
as Karin
1995
Death of a Juror
as Vanja Holm
1995
En nämndemans död
as Vanja Holm
1993
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Emilie
1993
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Mamma
1993
The Guldbagge Awards
as Self - Best Actress winner
1992
The Best Intentions
as Anna Bergman
1991
The Best Intentions
as Anna Bergman
1989
Den döende dandyn
as Thora Dardel
1989
Vildanden
as Gina Ekdahl
1987
The Egg
1986
The Serpent's Way
as Eva
1985
Hamlet
as Ofelia
1985
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
as Ofelia
1984
Fanny and Alexander
as Maj
1984
Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?
as Ingrid
1983
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
as Anne-Marie
1983
Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite
1983
Hej du himlen!
1982
Fanny and Alexander
as Maj
1981
The Rooster
as Åsa Eriksson
1979
Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet
as Abigail
1975
Giliap
as Girl at Summer Hotel
The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands