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Pernilla August
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Bibi Andersson, Pernilla August, Lena Endre, Lena Olin, and Peter Stormare will take part in a special free event, BAM Remembers Ingmar Bergman, to take place at 7pm on Monday, November 19 at BAM's Harvey Theatre. The legendary film and stage director died on July 30 at the age of 89.
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August started acting during her childhood in theater and at school. Her professional acting career started in 1979 when she began studying acting. She attracted the attention of Ingmar Bergman, who cast her as a nanny in his film, Fanny och Alexander.
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Pernilla August (born 1958) is one of Sweden's most acclaimed actresses. She is ... the only actress to have played the mother of Darth Vader (Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Manace, Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones), Jesus Christ (Mary, Mother of Jesus) and Ingmar Bergman (Den goda viljan). Time-Bomb is her first film as a director.
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August has been married twice and changed her name both times. Her first marriage was to Klas Östergren and her second to Bille August (1991 - 1997). She has three daughters named Agnes, Asta and Alba.
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In the latest Star Wars Insider (#44), it does a profile on Pernilla August (Shmi Skywalker) and talks about her and the other movies she has done including 2 Young Indy episodes. Here is a quote of what she said about Young Indy:
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EH: "Pernilla, I'd just like to ask you this, 'cause you've just done this exciting part. the new Star Wars movie, in which you play Darth Vader's mom. It must have been great fun to be part of an American luxury production like that. Was it like one would expect? Did you feel like Sandra Bullock, or someone like that?"
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