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Pernilla August

Acting

Born: 1958-02-13
From: Stockholm, Sverige
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.9

Also Known As

Pernilla ÖstergrenMia Pernilla Hertzman-EricsonPernilla WallgrenПернилла Аугуст

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.

Photos3

Awards & Nominations5 won · 1 nominated

🏆 Won

Guldbagge Award for Best Director

Beyond

2011
🏆 Won

Swedish Academy's Theatre Award

2010
🏆 Won

Litteris et Artibus

2002
🏆 Won

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress

The Best Intentions

1992
Nominated

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress

The Best Intentions

1992
🏆 Won

Eugene O'Neill Award

Acting95 titles

Karlsson on the Roof
10.0
Cartoon

Karlsson on the Roof

2002Drama
Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?
9.0
Series

Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?

1984Comedy
Young Royals
8.5
Series

Young Royals

2021-2024Drama
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
8.5
Cartoon

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008-2020Action
Fanny and Alexander
8.3
Series

Fanny and Alexander

1984-1985Drama
Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite
8.0
Movie

Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite

1983Documentary
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
8.0
Movie

Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt

2016Documentary
Light Keeps Me Company
7.9
Movie

Light Keeps Me Company

2000Documentary
Fanny and Alexander
7.8
Movie

Fanny and Alexander

1982Sci-Fi
To Cook a Bear
7.8
Series

To Cook a Bear

2025Thriller
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
7.8
Series

The Last Journey Of The Vikings

2020Documentary
Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark
7.7
Movie

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark

1985Drama
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
7.7
Series

Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled

2023Documentary
Vildanden
7.5
Series

Vildanden

1989Drama
The Legacy
7.5
Series

The Legacy

2014-2017Drama
Bergman: A Year in a Life
7.4
Movie

Bergman: A Year in a Life

2018Documentary
Kenny Starfighter
7.4
Cartoon

Kenny Starfighter

1997-2022Comedy
Jerusalem
7.3
Movie

Jerusalem

1996Drama
The Beginning: Making Episode I
7.3
Movie

The Beginning: Making Episode I

2001Documentary
Performances
7.2
Series

Performances

2007Drama
Filmworker
7.1
Movie

Filmworker

2018Documentary
The Investigation
7.1
Series

The Investigation

2020Thriller
The Best Intentions
7.1
Series

The Best Intentions

1991Drama
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
7.0
Movie

Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

1983Drama
The Best Intentions
7.0
Movie

The Best Intentions

1992Drama
In the Presence of a Clown
7.0
Movie

In the Presence of a Clown

1998Drama
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
7.0
Movie

Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.

2018Documentary
Eiffel Tower
7.0
Movie

Eiffel Tower

2004Sci-Fi
Doxa
7.0
Movie

Doxa

2005Drama
Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet
7.0
Movie

Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet

1979Drama
En nämndemans död
7.0
Series

En nämndemans död

1995Drama
Glitch
6.7
Series

Glitch

2015-2019Drama
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
6.6
Movie

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999Action
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
6.6
Movie

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002Action
Trespassing Bergman
6.6
Movie

Trespassing Bergman

2013Documentary
Kursk
6.6
Movie

Kursk

2018Drama
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
6.6
Series

Ronja the Robber's Daughter

2024 - ...Action
Gentlemen
6.5
Movie

Gentlemen

2014Thriller
Law of the Land
6.5
Movie

Law of the Land

2017Thriller
Bergman's Reliquarium
6.5
Movie

Bergman's Reliquarium

2018Drama
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
6.5
Series

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992-1993Action
Jana - Marked For Life
6.5
Series

Jana - Marked For Life

2024Drama
Daybreak
6.4
Movie

Daybreak

2003Drama
Day and Night
6.4
Movie

Day and Night

2004Drama
Call Girl
6.3
Movie

Call Girl

2012Thriller
The Dance Club
6.3
Movie

The Dance Club

2025Comedy
Private Confessions
6.2
Movie

Private Confessions

1996Drama
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
6.1
Movie

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation

2012Thriller
The Last Sentence
6.1
Movie

The Last Sentence

2012Drama
Swoon
6.1
Movie

Swoon

2019Romance
Midsummer Night
6.1
Series

Midsummer Night

2024Drama
Blackwater
6.1
Series

Blackwater

2023Drama
Face to Face
6.0
Series

Face to Face

2019-2023Drama
Kenny Begins
5.9
Movie

Kenny Begins

2009Action
The Last Contract
5.8
Movie

The Last Contract

1998Thriller
The Serpent's Way
5.8
Movie

The Serpent's Way

1986Drama
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
5.8
Movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence

1999Action
Everyone Loves Alice
5.8
Movie

Everyone Loves Alice

2002Romance
Manslaughter
5.7
Movie

Manslaughter

2005Drama
The Glass-Blower's Children
5.7
Movie

The Glass-Blower's Children

1998Drama
Den döende dandyn
5.7
Movie

Den döende dandyn

1989Drama
Scenes in the Night
5.7
Movie

Scenes in the Night

2018Drama
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
5.7
Movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid

2000Action
The Ape Star
5.7
Cartoon

The Ape Star

2021Animation
I Am Dina
5.6
Movie

I Am Dina

2002Drama
The Rooster
5.6
Movie

The Rooster

1981Comedy
A Rational Solution
5.6
Movie

A Rational Solution

2009Drama
Giliap
5.5
Movie

Giliap

1975Thriller
Miss Kicki
5.5
Movie

Miss Kicki

2009Drama
Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
5.5
Movie

Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety

2001Drama
The Guldbagge Awards
5.5
Series

The Guldbagge Awards

1981 - ...Documentary
Anna
5.4
Movie

Anna

2000Drama
Britt-Marie Was Here
5.2
Movie

Britt-Marie Was Here

2019Drama
Mouth to Mouth
5.0
Movie

Mouth to Mouth

2005Drama
Skavlan
5.0
Series

Skavlan

2009-2021Documentary
Rancid
4.9
Movie

Rancid

2004Drama
Deadline
4.7
Movie

Deadline

2001Drama
Details
4.7
Movie

Details

2003Drama
Where The Rainbow Ends
4.7
Movie

Where The Rainbow Ends

1999Drama
Search
4.5
Movie

Search

2006Drama
Karlsson on the Roof
4.3
Cartoon

Karlsson on the Roof

2002Drama
Mary, Mother of Jesus
4.1
Movie

Mary, Mother of Jesus

1999Drama
The Birthday
4.0
Movie

The Birthday

2000Drama
Gossip
3.8
Movie

Gossip

2000Comedy
White People
3.7
Movie

White People

2015Thriller
Death of a Juror
1.0
Movie

Death of a Juror

1995Thriller
Surprise
0
Movie

Surprise

2023Drama
You Do the Best You Can
0
Movie

You Do the Best You Can

2001Documentary
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
0
Movie

Løven - Henrik Ibsen

2006Drama
Building Happiness
0
Movie

Building Happiness

2020Documentary
Bergman Revisited
0
Movie

Bergman Revisited

2019Drama
Women and Bergman
0
Movie

Women and Bergman

2007Documentary
Allt jag inte minns
0
Series

Allt jag inte minns

2019 - ...Drama
Mästaren
0
Series

Mästaren

2019 - ...Documentary
Håkan Bråkan
0
Series

Håkan Bråkan

2003Drama

Directing6 titles

Blindgångare
9.0
Movie

Blindgångare

2005Drama
The Legacy
7.5
Series

The Legacy

2014-2017Drama
Beyond
6.5
Movie

Beyond

2010Drama
Scenes in the Night
5.7
Movie

Scenes in the Night

2018Drama
A Serious Game
5.5
Movie

A Serious Game

2016Drama
Bergman Revisited
0
Movie

Bergman Revisited

2019Drama

Writing1 title

Beyond
6.5
Movie

Beyond

2010Drama