Mimi Pollak
Acting
Born: 1903-04-09 in Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden
Biography
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.
Known For
Autumn Sonata
Piano Instructor
Emil of Lönneberga
Lillklossan
Emil of Lonneberga
Lillklossan
The Farewell
isoäiti
Summer Interlude
Mrs Calwagen
Brenda Brave
Market Woman
Bröder emellan
The Flight of the Eagle
Mina Andrée
Only a Mother
Erika Rost
Stiller, Garbo & jag
Amorosa
Miss Rosenhjelm
Kristoffers hus
Grandma
The Man All Wanted to Kill
Erna Larsson
Near and Far Away
Fortune teller
Flames in the Dark
Miss Danielsson
Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
Hulda
Nightmare
Anna Söderblom
Mord, lilla vän
Olga Vaern
Gatan
Mrs Rodelius
Playing Truant
Märta Hoffman
A Matter of Life and Death
Rickos Mormorsmor
The Crown Witness
The old lady
We Home Toilers
Rosa "Rose" Réenchrona
Kajan går till sjöss
Miss Lidegren
Gentleman att hyra
Secretary
Supper for Two
Sophie
The Dress
Mrs. Rubin
The Ghost Reporter
Sömnen
The Grandma
One, But a Lion!
The Sixth Commandment
The Amateur Film
Eva, Garters dotter
I frid och värdighet
Den stora kärleken
With You in My Arms
Miss Carlander