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Pernilla August
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Pernilla August at the Guldbagge Award in 2013
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| Born |
Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson
13 February 1958 |
| Other names | Pernilla Östergren |
| Occupation | Actress, film director |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Klas Östergren
(m. 1982; div. 1989)Bille August
(m. 1991; div. 1997) |
| Children | 3, including Alba |
| Relatives | Anders August (former stepson) |
Pernilla August (born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson on 13 February 1958) is a well-known Swedish actress, director, and screenwriter. She is one of Sweden's leading actresses. She has worked for a long time with the famous director Ingmar Bergman.
Pernilla August won the Best Actress Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival. This was for her role in Bergman's film The Best Intentions. Many people around the world know her best for playing Shmi Skywalker. This is the mother of Anakin Skywalker in George Lucas's Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
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Her Career in Acting
Pernilla August started acting when she was a child. She performed in theatre plays and at school. Her professional acting career began in 1975. Director Roy Andersson gave her a small role in his film Giliap.
She later studied acting at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting in Stockholm from 1979 to 1982. Even before she finished her studies, she caught the eye of director Ingmar Bergman. He cast her in his film Fanny and Alexander (1982). In this movie, she played the nanny. This role started a collaboration with Bergman that lasted for two decades.
Working with Ingmar Bergman
Pernilla August won several international awards for her work with Ingmar Bergman. She starred in the TV series The Best Intentions (1991). In this series, she played Bergman's mother. She also met her second husband, director Bille August, during this project. Their collaboration continued with TV productions like Private Confessions (1996). This film was directed by Liv Ullmann. She also appeared in Bergman's own In the Presence of a Clown (1997).
Famous Roles in Film and TV
Many people in English-speaking countries know Pernilla August as Shmi Skywalker. This is the mother of Anakin Skywalker from the Star Wars movies. She appeared in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and Attack of the Clones (2002). She also appeared in two episodes of George Lucas's The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles in 1993.
In 2004, Pernilla August voiced Madame Suliman in the Swedish version of Howl's Moving Castle. She returned to her role as Shmi Skywalker in the third season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2011. More recently, she played Queen Kristina of Sweden in the Netflix series Young Royals, which started in 2021. In 2023, she appeared in the TV series Blackwater. Her daughters, Asta and Alba, also played roles in this series.
Her Career in Directing
Pernilla August also works as a director. She first directed a short film in 2005 called Time Bomb (Blindgångare). In 2010, she directed her first full-length movie, Beyond. She also wrote the script for this film. The movie starred Noomi Rapace and Ola Rapace.
Beyond was chosen to represent Sweden for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards. It won many awards, including Swedish Guldbagge Awards. Pernilla August won awards for Best Director and Best Script for this film. In 2011, she was asked to direct a new Danish drama series called Arvingerne. This series first aired on 1 January 2014. Her two youngest daughters even had small roles in the series.
Awards and Recognition
Pernilla August has received many international awards and nominations. At the 1992 Cannes Film Festival, she won the award for Best Actress. This was for her role in Bille August's film The Best Intentions. For the same film, she also won the Best Actress award at the 28th Guldbagge Awards.
In 2002, she was honored with the Royal Swedish medal Litteris et Artibus. This medal is given for outstanding artistic work.
Her Personal Life
Pernilla August was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She has been married twice. She has three daughters: Agnes, Asta, and Alba.
See also
In Spanish: Pernilla August para niños
