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Pernilla August

Actress / Film Director / Screenwriter / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 02/13/1958 (66) | Stockholm, Stockholms lan (Sweden)
Pernilla August (Swedish pronunciation: [pæˈɳɪ̂lːa ˈǎʊɡɵst] ; born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson; 13 February 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 best known internationally for portraying Shmi Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. ()
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Pernilla August 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Thriller | Action

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Awards & Nominations for Pernilla August

Litteris et Artibus Eugene O'Neill Award Guldbagge Award for Best Director Swedish Academy's Theatre Award Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actress
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Movies with Pernilla August as Actress(60)

as Ingrid2023 Surprise
as Gorilla (voice)2021 The Ape Star
as Elin Lindgren2019 Swoon
as Britt-Marie2019 Britt-Marie Was Here
as Oksana2018 Kursk
as Marianne2018 Scenes in the Night
as herself2018 Filmworker
as Britta2017 Law of the Land
as Viktoria2015 White People
as Greta2014 Gentlemen
as herself2013 Trespassing Bergman
as herself2012 Bergmans video
as Dagmar Glans2012 Call Girl
as Maja Forssman2012 The Last Sentence
as Kicki2009 Miss Kicki
as Karin2009 A Rational Solution
as Rektorn2009 Kenny Begins
as Anna Gustavsson2007 Those Who Whisper
as herself2007 Women and Bergman
as Madelene2006 Search
as Nina2005 Manslaughter
as Leyla2005 Mouth to Mouth
as Kristina2005 Doxa
2004 Rancid
as Lena2004 Eiffel Tower
as Eva2004 Day and Night
as Agnes2003 Daybreak
as Ann2003 Details
as Hjertrud, Dina's Mother2002 I Am Dina
as Beata Ekesjö2001 Deadline
as Molly Fischer2000 Gossip
as Tove2000 The Birthday
as Anna Terlow2000 Anna
as Mary of Nazareth1999 Mary, Mother of Jesus
as Karin Bergman1998 In the Presence of a Clown
as Nina Nyman1998 The Last Contract
as Karin1996 Jerusalem
as Vanja Holm1995 Death of a Juror
as Anna Bergman1992 The Best Intentions
1987 The egg
as Anne-Marie1983 Herr Sleeman kommer
as Åsa Eriksson1981 The Rooster
as Girl at Summer Hotel1975 Giliap

TV Shows/Series with Pernilla August as Actress(13)

as Annie Raft (1991)2023 Blackwater
as Queen Kristina2021 Young Royals
as Ingrid Wall2020 The Investigation
as Gunilla2019 Allt jag inte minns
as Nicola Heysen2015 Glitch
as Self - Guest2009 Skavlan
as Anna Bergman1991 The Best Intentions

Movies with Pernilla August as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2018 Scenes in the Night
Directing/Director2016 A Serious Game
Directing/Director2010 Beyond
Writing/Writer2010 Beyond
Directing/Director2005 Blindgångare

TV Shows/Series with Pernilla August as Crew(1)

Directing/Director2014 The Legacy

Full Name: Mia Pernilla August
Citizenship: Sweden
Born: Thursday, 02/13 1958 (February) in Stockholm, Stockholms lan (Sweden) (current age: 66 years + 44 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN), Swedish (SV, native language)
Spouses (current/former): Klas Östergren, Bille August
Children: Alba August, Asta Kamma August
Other names for Pernilla August (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Pernilla Östergren"
"Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson"
"Pernilla Wallgren"
Pernilla August frequently works together with these people:
George Lucas (18x, Crew)
Ben Burtt (13x, Crew)
Ingmar Bergman (12x, Crew)
Börje Ahlstedt (10x, Actor)
Mona Malm (8x, Actress)
Michael Nyqvist (7x, Actor)
Lena Endre (7x, Actress)
Stellan Skarsgård (6x, Actor)
Marie Richardson (6x, Actress)
Jane Magnusson (6x, Crew)
Jörgen Persson (6x, Crew)
Terry Jones (5x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2622, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024