Cast & creator
Pernilla August
Best known for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Skavlan, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
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.
Also known as: Pernilla Östergren, Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson, Pernilla Wallgren, Пернилла Аугуст
81
film credits
34
television credits
108
1975–2025 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (115)
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Shmi (voice)
2008
Skavlan
Self - Guest
2009
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Shmi Skywalker
1999
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Emilie
1992The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Mamma
1992
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Shmi Skywalker
2002
Glitch
Nicola Heysen
2015
Young Royals
Queen Kristina
2021
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
Valdir
2024
Face to Face
Maja
2019
The Legacy
2014The Legacy
Director
2014
To Cook a Bear
Madam Sjödahl
2025
Fanny and Alexander
Maj
1984
Kenny Starfighter
Kennys Memorymatic (voice)
1997
Midsummer Night
Carina
2024
The Guldbagge Awards
Self - Best Actress winner
1981
The Investigation
Ingrid Wall
2020
Fanny and Alexander
Maj
1982
Kursk
Oksana
2018
Jana - Marked For Life
Margaretha Berzelius
2024
Håkan Bråkan
Världsrymdens ledare
2003
Karlsson on the Roof
Mamma
2002
Liv Ullmann: A Road Less Travelled
Self
2023
Blackwater
Annie Raft (1991)
2023
Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
Sara Landhag
2012
The Last Journey Of The Vikings
Voice
2020The Last Journey Of The Vikings
Narrator
2020
I Am Dina
Hjertrud, Dina's Mother
2002
The Scarab Flies at Dusk
Irma
2025
Call Girl
Dagmar Glans
2012
Bergman: A Year in a Life
Self
2018
The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I
Self
2001
Mästaren
Self
2019
Jan Malmsjö
Self
2002
The Best Intentions
Anna Bergman
1992
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Mary of Nazareth
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Emilie
2000
In the Presence of a Clown
Karin Bergman
1998
A Serious Game
Director
2016
The Ape Star
Gorilla (voice)
2021
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
Mamma
1999
Bergmans början: Ilska. Kärlek. Magknip.
Karin Bergman
2018
Trespassing Bergman
Self
2013
The Best Intentions
Anna Bergman
1991
Vildanden
Gina Ekdahl
1989
Allt jag inte minns
Gunilla
2019
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Ofelia
1985
Manslaughter
Nina
2005
Search
Madelene
2006
Building Happiness
Self - Narrator (voice)
2020The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands
The Last Sentence
Maja Forssman
2012
The Serpent's Way
Eva
1986
Hur ska det gå för Pettersson?
Ingrid
1984
Bergman's Reliquarium
2018
Surprise
Ingrid
2023
Rancid
2004
Hamlet
Ofelia
1985
Jerusalem
Karin
1996
Where The Rainbow Ends
Tove
1999
Anna
Anna Terlow
2000
Swoon
Elin Lindgren
2019
Eiffel Tower
Lena
2004
Daybreak
Agnes
2003Karlsson on the Roof
Mamma
2002
Light Keeps Me Company
Self
2000
The Glass-Blower's Children
Sofia
1998
Performances
Eva
2007
A Rational Solution
Karin
2009
Women and Bergman
Self
2007
Filmworker
Self
2018
Kenny Begins
Rektorn
2009
Miss Kicki
Kicki
2009
The Dance Club
Charlotte
2025
En nämndemans död
Vanja Holm
1995
Bergman Revisited
2019Bergman Revisited
Director
2019
Beyond
Director
2010Beyond
Writer
2010
Hr. Boe & Co.’s Anxiety
2001
Day and Night
Eva
2004
Linus eller Tegelhusets hemlighet
Abigail
1979
Everyone Loves Alice
2002
Those Who Whisper
Anna Gustavsson
2006
The Egg
1987
Michael Nyqvist - Ett porträtt
Self
2016
You Do the Best You Can
Self
2001
Gossip
Molly Fischer
2000
Gentlemen
Greta
2014
Deadline
Beata Ekesjö
2001
The Last Contract
Nina Nyman
1998
The Rooster
Åsa Eriksson
1981
White People
Viktoria
2015
Scenes in the Night
Marianne
2018Scenes in the Night
Director
2018
Private Confessions
Anna
1996
Details
Ann
2003
Giliap
Girl at Summer Hotel
1975
The Birthday
Tove
2000
Law of the Land
Britta
2017The Last Yankee
1997
Mouth to Mouth
Leyla
2005
Doxa
Kristina
2005
Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite
1983Terrorman
(voice)
2004
Blindgångare
Director
2005
Løven - Henrik Ibsen
2006
Den döende dandyn
Thora Dardel
1989Heliga Birgitta
Heliga Birgitta
2003Hej du himlen!
1983
Mr. Sleeman Is Coming
Anne-Marie
1983
Death of a Juror
Vanja Holm
1995
A Love Affair
Anna
2002
Britt-Marie Was Here
Britt-Marie
2019