Alba Adèle August (born 6 June 1993) is a Danish-Swedish actress and singer. The daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress-director Pernilla August, she is known for playing a young Astrid Lindgren in the biographical drama film Becoming Astrid (2018). She also starred in the post-apocalyptic Netflix series The Rain (2018–2020) and The Nanny in Knutby (2021–2025).
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Early life and education
Alba Adèle August was born 6 June 1993 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She is the daughter of Danish director Bille August and Swedish actress and director Pernilla August, who divorced in 1997. August was raised in Sweden.
Her older sister, Asta Kamma August, is also an actress. On her father's side, she has two older half-brothers, Adam August and Anders August, who are both screenwriters, and a younger half-sister, actress Amaryllis August.
