Mimi Pollak
Known for: Acting
Born: April 8, 1903 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden - Died: August 10, 1999
Maria Helena "Mimi" Pollak was a Swedish stage and screen actress and director. She attended the Royal Dramatic Theatre school in Stockholm, Sweden, with fellow actress Greta Garbo from 1922 to 1924. It was Mimi that came up with the name Garbo. They became friends for life. Pollak became in 1948 the first contracted female director at the Dramaten with the production of Jean Genet's Jungfruleken (Les Bonnes/The Maids), with Anita Björk and Maj-Britt Nilsson. Mimi Pollak appeared since her 1922 debut in the film "Amatörfilmen" in about 30 feature films and TV productions. She directed and handfull during the 1950's.
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Amatörfilmen
Eva, Garters dotter
Amorosa
Miss Rosenhjelm
Sömnen
The Grandma
With You in My Arms
Miss Carlander
Summer Interlude
Mrs Calwagen
The Flight of the Eagle
Mina Andrée
Kajan går till sjöss
Miss Lidegren
Flames in the Dark
Miss Danielsson
Supper for Two
Sophie
Mord, lilla vän
Olga Vaern
Playing Truant
Märta Hoffman
The Crown Witness
The old lady
The Secret
Ester
Gatan
Mrs Rodelius
Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
Hulda
A Matter of Life and Death
Rickos Mormorsmor
The Ghost Reporter
Nightmare
Anna Söderblom
Near and Far Away
Fortune teller
The Dress
Mrs. Rubin
Den stora kärleken
One, But a Lion!
Bröder emellan
Den långa vägen
Fredrika Bremer