Pernilla August

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pernilla August
Occupation	Movie Actress
Date Of Birth	Feb 13, 1958(1958-02-13)
Age	66
Birthplace	Stockholm
Country	Sweden
Birth City	Stockholm County
Horoscope	Aquarius

Pernilla August Biography

Pernilla August is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on February 13, 1958 in Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden. Swedish screenwriter, actress, and director who was Shmi Skywalker, a Swedish actress and screenwriter in the Star Wars prequel films.

She often worked with the legendary Swedish filmmaker She frequently collaborated with legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman…

August started acting during her childhood in theatre and at school. Her professional acting career started in 1975 when director Roy Andersson cast her in a minor role in the film Giliap the same year, followed from 1979 by films by other directors, Vilgot Sjöman (among them, the film about Alfred Nobel, 1983) and Lasse Hallström. She studied acting at Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm 1979–82. Before finishing her studies, she attracted the attention of Ingmar Bergman, who cast her in his film Fanny and Alexander (1982), playing the nanny in the director’s romanticised portrait of his childhood. That marked the beginning of two decades of collaboration, collecting several international awards, including television series The Best Intentions (1991), where she portrayed Bergman’s mother and met her second husband to be, director Bille August, and TV-productions Private Confessions (1996), directed by Liv Ullmann and Bergman’s own In the Presence of a Clown (1997).

At the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, she has acted in several plays, starting 1981, several directed by Ingmar Bergman and touring internationally. These include Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (1986) [a part she has also played in another Swedish television film, 1985], August Strindberg’s A Dream Play (1986), Nora in Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House (1989), Hermione in Bergman’s special version of A Winter’s Tale (1994), the title role in Schiller’s Mary Stuart (2000) and Helene Alving in Ibsen’s Ghosts (2002). She also worked with Russian director Jurij Ljubimov in Alexander Pushkin’s A Feast in the Time of Plague (1996). In 1983-84, she worked at Folkteatern i Gävleborg (The Folk Theatre in Gävleborg) with director Peter Oskarson in Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters. In 2008, she acted in the stage production of Steel Magnolias in Stockholm.

The first man she married was the novelist Klas Ostergren, and her second husband was an award-winning Danish Director Her first husband was novelist Klas Ostergren and her second husband was award-winning Danish director Bille August..

Pernilla August Net Worth

Pernilla August is one of the richest Movie Actress from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pernilla August 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a actor before she made her debut on film in 1979 in her film Giliap.

She was awarded her the Best Actress Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival for her part as a character in The Best Intentions.

Pernilla August (Swedish pronunciation: [pæˈɳɪ̂lːa ˈǎʊɡɵst] ( listen ) ; 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 for portraying Shmi Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Pernilla August height 5 ft 8 in Pernilla weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Pernilla August Dating?

According to our records, Pernilla August married to Bille August , Klas Östergren. As of December 1, 2023, Pernilla August’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2002 she was honored with the Royal Swedish medal Litteris et Artibus for her artistic work.

Facts & Trivia

Pernilla Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Pernilla August celebrates birthday on February 13 of every year.

Top Facts about Pernilla August

1. Pernilla August is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter.
2. She was born on February 13, 1958 in Stockholm, Sweden.
3. August has won two Cannes Film Festival awards for Best Actress.
4. She played the role of Shmi Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.
5. August directed the critically acclaimed film Beyond (Svinalängorna).
6. She has also directed episodes of popular TV series such as The Spiral and The Bridge.
7. August has been awarded several prestigious honors including the Royal Dramatic Theatre’s Eugene O’Neill Award.
8. In addition to her work in film and television, she has also acted on stage in various productions.
9. August is fluent in multiple languages including Swedish, English and French.
10. She is known for her strong female characters and socially conscious themes in her work.

Who is Pernilla August?

Pernilla August (born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson on February 13, 1958) is a Swedish actress. She played Shmi Skywalker in The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones. She later reprised her role in one episode of the third season of The Clone Wars TV series.

How old is Pernilla August?

64 years (February 13, 1958)

Who is Shmi Skywalker husband?

After Anakin left Tatooine to begin his Jedi training, Shmi married Cliegg Lars —a moisture farmer who freed her from slavery—and became a loving stepmother to his son, Owen Lars.

What happened to SHMI?

Just before the Clone Wars, Shmi died in her son’s arms after being brutally tortured by a band of Tusken Raiders.

How tall is Pernilla August?

5′ 8″