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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Female

Birthday

1958-02-13 (67 years old)

Place of Birth

Stockholm, Sverige

Also Known As

Pernilla Östergren

Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson

Pernilla Wallgren

Пернилла Аугуст

Pernilla August

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

Acting

Surprise

2023

Surprise

as

Ingrid

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

1983

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

as

Anne-Marie

Daybreak

2003

Daybreak

as

Agnes

I Am Dina

2002

I Am Dina

as

Hjertrud, Dina's Mother

The Best Intentions

1992

The Best Intentions

as

Anna Bergman

The Rooster

1981

The Rooster

as

Åsa Eriksson

Those Who Whisper

2007

Those Who Whisper

as

Anna Gustavsson

Manslaughter

2005

Manslaughter

as

Nina

The Egg

1987

The Egg

as

In the Presence of a Clown

1998

In the Presence of a Clown

as

Karin Bergman

The Last Contract

1998

The Last Contract

as

Nina Nyman

Giliap

1975

Giliap

as

Girl at Summer Hotel

Mouth to Mouth

2005

Mouth to Mouth

as

Leyla

Miss Kicki

2009

Miss Kicki

as

Kicki

Deadline

2001

Deadline

as

Beata Ekesjö

Details

2003

Details

as

Ann

Call Girl

2012

Call Girl

as

Dagmar Glans

The Last Sentence

2012

The Last Sentence

as

Maja Forssman

Mary, Mother of Jesus

1999

Mary, Mother of Jesus

as

Mary of Nazareth

Jerusalem

1996

Jerusalem

as

Karin

Gossip

2000

Gossip

as

Molly Fischer

Den döende dandyn

1989

Den döende dandyn

as

Thora Dardel

The Birthday

2000

The Birthday

as

Tove

Kenny Begins

2009

Kenny Begins

as

Rektorn

Building Happiness

2020

Building Happiness

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Gentlemen

2014

Gentlemen

as

Greta

White People

2015

White People

as

Viktoria

Search

2006

Search

as

Madelene

Holy Birgitta

2003

Holy Birgitta

as

Heliga Birgitta

Law of the Land

2017

Law of the Land

as

Britta

Death of a Juror

1995

Death of a Juror

as

Vanja Holm

Rancid

2004

Rancid

as

Scenes in the Night

2018

Scenes in the Night

as

Marianne

Anna

2000

Anna

as

Anna Terlow

Filmworker

2018

Filmworker

as

Self

Britt-Marie Was Here

2019

Britt-Marie Was Here

as

Britt-Marie

Swoon

2019

Swoon

as

Elin Lindgren

Kursk

2018

Kursk

as

Oksana

Eiffel Tower

2004

Eiffel Tower

as

Lena

Doxa

2005

Doxa

as

Kristina

The Ape Star

2021

The Ape Star

as

Gorilla (voice)

Terrorman

2004

Terrorman

as

(voice)

Day and Night

2004

Day and Night

as

Eva

A Love Affair

2002

A Love Affair

as

Anna

Skavlan

Skavlan

as

Self - Guest

Vildanden

Vildanden

as

Gina Ekdahl

Young Royals

Young Royals

as

Queen Kristina

Kenny Starfighter

Kenny Starfighter

as

Kennys Memorymatic (voice)

Jana - Marked For Life

Jana - Marked For Life

as

Margaretha Berzelius

Glitch

Glitch

as

Nicola Heysen

Blackwater

Blackwater

as

Annie Raft (1991)

The Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge Awards

as

Self - Best Actress winner

The Investigation

The Investigation

as

Ingrid Wall

The Best Intentions

The Best Intentions

as

Anna Bergman

Mästaren

Mästaren

as

Self

To Cook a Bear

To Cook a Bear

as

Madam Sjödahl

Production

Crew

Directing