Mimi Pollak

Known for ActingBorn 1903-04-09Died 1999-08-11Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Amateur Film

The Secret

The Dress

One, But a Lion!

Kristoffers hus

Autumn Sonata

Mr. Ernest

The Man All Wanted to Kill

Emil of Lönneberga

Nightmare

The Sixth Commandment

Summer Interlude

The Crown Witness

A Matter of Life and Death

The Flight of the Eagle

Near and Far Away

Only a Mother

Tredje personen

Bröder emellan

We Home Toilers

Den stora kärleken

Sömnen

Emil of Lonneberga

Brenda Brave

Gatan

Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia

Flames in the Dark

With You in My Arms

The Right to Love

Mord, lilla vän

Supper for Two

Amorosa

Kajan går till sjöss

The Ghost Reporter

Playing Truant

August Strindberg: A Life

Gentleman att hyra

Stiller, Garbo & jag

Mother's Revolution

The Farewell

I frid och värdighet

Malin Goes Home

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