Pernilla August

For me, Pernilla August is the kind of performer who earns respect quietly. Her long collaboration with Ingmar Bergman and that 1992 Cannes Best Actress win tell you everything about her emotional range, but what fascinates me most is her pivot to directing and screenwriting, crowned by a Guldbagge for Best Director. Actors who later step behind the camera often bring a rare sensitivity to other performers, and I suspect her films carry exactly that warmth. She embodies the dense, restrained Scandinavian drama tradition, and I find her one of the few who can truly hold its weight.

Name (English)

Pernilla August

Name (Japanese)

ペルニラ・アウグスト

Reading

ぺるにら・あうぐすと

Born

February 13, 1958 (age 68)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Origin

Katarina church parish, Stockholm County, Sweden

Occupation

actor / film director / screenwriter / director / stage actor

Awards & achievements

• 2002 Litteris et Artibus
• Eugene O'Neill Award
• 2011 Guldbagge Award for Best Director
• 2010 Swedish Academy's Theatre Award
• 1992 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pernilla%20August
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q237255

Tags

• Stockholm County
• actor
• film director
• screenwriter

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.