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Pernilla August Biography (1958-)

Original name, Mia Pernilla Wallgren; born February 13, 1958, in Stockholm, Sweden; married Klas Oestergren (a writer), 1982 (divorced); married Bille August (a director, cinematographer, and writer), 1991 (divorced, 1997); children: Agnes, Asta, Alba. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Davien Littlefield, DavienLittlefield Management, 939 Eighth Ave., Suite 609, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality

Swedish

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

February 13, 1958

Stockholm, Sweden

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (As Pernilla Wallgren) Girl, Giliap, Sandrews, 1975
• (As Pernilla Wallgren) Abigael, Linus, 1979
• (As Pernilla Wahlgren) Aasa Eriksson, Tuppen (also known as TheRooster), Svensk Filmindustri, 1981
• (As Pernilla Wallgren) Maj, Fanny och Alexander (also known as Fanny and Alexander, Fanny et Alexandre, and Fanny und Alexander), Sandrews, 1982
• (As Pernilla Oestergren) Eva, Ormens vaeg paa haelleberget (also known as The Serpent's Way), 1986
• Aegget, 1987
• Anna Aakerblom Bergman, Den goda viljan (also known as The BestIntentions, Den Gode vilje, Die besten Absichten, Con le migliori intenzioni, Hyvae tahto, and Les meilleures intentions), Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1991, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1994
• Anna Aakerblom, Lumiere et compagnie (also known as Lumiere andCompany and Lumiere y compania), Pierre Grise Distribution, 1995
• Karin, Jerusalem, First Look Pictures Releasing, 1996
• Liv Ullmann scener fra et liv, 1997
• Koek, Svenska Filminstitutet, 1998
• Nina Nyman, Sista kontraktet (also known as The Last Contract, Den sista kontrakten, and Viimeinen sopimus), Sonet Film, 1998
• Sofia, Glasblaasarns barn (also know as The Glass-blower's Children), Svenska Filminstitutet, 1998
• Shmi Skywalker, Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace (also known as The Phantom Menace and Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
• Mamma, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence,1999
• Tove, Daer regnbaagen slutar, 1999
• Den sjunde dodssynden, 2000
• Tove, Foedelsedagen, 2000
• Herself, Ljuset haaller mig saellskap (also known as Light Keeps Me Company), First Run Features, 2000
• Anna Terlow, Anna, Nordisk Film, 2000
• Molly Fischer, Gossip, Nordisk Film, 2000
• Beata Eksjoe, Spraengaren (also known as The Bomber), Svensk Filmindustri, 2001
• Hr. Boe & Co.'s Anxiety, Den Danske Filmskole, 2001
• Hjertrud, I Am Dina (also known as Jag aer Dina and Jeger Dina), Columbia TriStar, 2002
• Shmi Skywalker-Lars, Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones (also known as Star Wars II), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
• Mamma, Karlsson paa taket, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Miniseries
• (As Pernilla Wallgren) Ingrid, Hur ska det gaa foer Pettersson?, 1984
• Anna Aakerblom Bergman, "Den goda viljan," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1994
• Vanja Holm, En naemndemans doed (also known as Death of a Juror), SVT (Sweden), 1995
• Anna, Enskilda samtal (also known as Private Confessions and Private Conversations), Arthaus, 1997
• Pia, Offer och gaerningsmaen, SVT, 1999
• Movies
• (As Pernilla Wallgren) Herr Sleeman kommer, 1983
• (As Pernilla Oestergren) Gina Ekdahl, Vildanden, SVT (Sweden), 1989
• (As Pernilla Oestergren) Thora Dardel, Den doeende dandyn, SVT, 1989
• Patricia Hamilton, Den sista yankeen, SVT, 1997
• Karin Bergman, Larmar och goer sig till (also known as In the Presence of a Clown, Dabei: Ein Clown, and Vanita e affanni), SVT, 1998
• Mary of Nazareth, Mary, Mother of Jesus, NBC, 1999
• Episodic
• Mamma, "Northern Italy, June 1918," The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, 1993
• Bodil, KNIP, "Feministmysteriet", Persons parfymeri, SVT (Sweden),1997
• Herself, Sen kvaell med Luuk, TV4 (Sweden), 1999
• Other
• (As Pernilla Wallgren) Sofie Hess, Alfred Nobel--Mr. Dynamite, 1983
• (As Pernilla Wallgren) Ofelia, Den tragiska historien om Hamlet--Prinsav Danmark, 1984
• Also appeared in Play and The Wild Bird.
• Stage Appearances
• A Dream Play, Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden, 1986
• Ophelia, Hamlet, Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1986
• Nora, A Doll's House, Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1989
• The Winter's Tale, Royal Dramatic Theatre, 1994
• Hermione, The Winter's Tale, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, 1995
• Maria, Maria Stuart, Royal Dramatic Theatre of Sweden, Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2002
• Appeared in The Last Yankee, Master of Strindberg, and Three Sisters.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Star Wars Insider, June, 1999, pp. 30-32