Cast

Mimi Pollak

Acting

Cast

Mimi Pollak

Known for

Acting

Born

1903-04-09

From

Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden

Died

1999-08-11

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.

Mimi Pollak

Mimi Pollak

Biography

Autumn Sonata

Bröder emellan

The Flight of the Eagle

Brenda Brave

Emil of Lonneberga

The Secret

The Man All Wanted to Kill

The Farewell

Stiller, Garbo & jag

Mord, lilla vän

Summer Interlude

A Matter of Life and Death

Kristoffers hus

Near and Far Away

The Dress

Playing Truant

Amorosa

Only a Mother

Flames in the Dark

Nightmare

We Home Toilers

Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia

With You in My Arms

Supper for Two

The Crown Witness

Den långa vägen

Gatan

The Sixth Commandment

The Ghost Reporter

Sömnen

Kajan går till sjöss

The Amateur Film

Gentleman att hyra

Den stora kärleken

I frid och värdighet

One, But a Lion!