The Official Site has a reprinted article on Pernilla August that gives some minor Episode II clues about her characterShmi Skywalker:
Now, with the release of Episode II rapidly approaching, August is famous in the U.S. not only for her memorable performance as Shmi but also for her starring role in the acclaimed and top-rated NBC production Mary, Mother of Jesus -- another example of August's status as the preeminent maternal figure onscreen, and her ability to master the nuances of a mother torn between the love of her son and the wisdom of knowing his path goes far beyond that love.
Naturally, August's work in the latest Star Wars prequel is just as emotional as audiences have become accustomed to expect from her, if not more so. But the actress, a real-life mother of three whose career has been shaped by her experience in films and plays directed by the acclaimed Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman, tells the Insider that intense material is part of the territory for her.
"There are big emotions in Episode II," she says, "but I'm not afraid of that. Those big emotions are so close to me, in a way. I've been working with Ingmar Bergman so much, I'm used to it!"
More difficult than summoning up those feelings, August says, was coming up with them so quickly when she got to the Sydney, Australia, set of Episode II last summer and started shooting shortly after reading the script. "It's always challenging," she says. "When you have just a few days and have to jump into big emotions, that's quite tricky, because you have nothing to go from. This was really jumping into it -- and right out."
Originally this appeared in Insider 54.
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