Mimi Pollak
Acting Born Apr 9, 1903 Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Autumn Sonata (1978) as Piano Instructor
- Emil of Lönneberga (1975) as Lillklossan
- August Strindberg: A Life (1985) as Änglamakerskan
- The Secret (1990) as Ester
- Emil of Lonneberga (1971) as Lillklossan
- The Flight of the Eagle (1982) as Mina Andrée
- Summer Interlude (1951) as Mrs Calwagen
- The Crown Witness (1989) as The old lady
- Amorosa (1986) as Miss Rosenhjelm
- Brenda Brave (1989) as Market Woman
- Bröder emellan (1946)
- Near and Far Away (1976) as Fortune teller
- Only a Mother (1949) as Erika Rost
- Nightmare (1965) as Anna Söderblom
- Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia (1991) as Hulda
- Gatan (1949) as Mrs Rodelius
- A Matter of Life and Death (1986) as Rickos Mormorsmor
- The Amateur Film (1922) as Eva, Garters dotter
- The Farewell (1982) as isoäiti
- Kristoffers hus (1979) as Grandma
- With You in My Arms (1940) as Miss Carlander
- One, But a Lion! (1940)
- Sömnen (1984) as The Grandma
- Stiller, Garbo & jag (1988)