Biography
Pernilla August is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. Born Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson on 13 February 1958 in Stockholm, she trained at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting and began her career in the late 1970s.
She is known for her long collaboration with Ingmar Bergman, appearing as Maj in Fanny and Alexander (1982) and winning the Best Actress award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in The Best Intentions. August is also recognised internationally for playing Shmi Skywalker in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), and voicing the character in Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008). Other credits include the Netflix series Young Royals (2021) as Queen Kristina.
