Pernilla August

Pernilla August

Pernilla Östergren

Born February 13, 1958· Stockholm, Sverige

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Raised in Stockholm and trained at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting (1979-82), she entered film with Roy Andersson’s Giliap (1975) before Ingmar Bergman cast her as the nanny in Fanny and Alexander (1982), beginning a two-decade collaboration that earned her the Cannes Best Actress award for The Best Intentions (1991). Swedish cinema highlights include The Serpent’s Way (1986), Jeru…

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