Mimi Pollak
Acting
Born April 9, 1903 · 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 han…
Known For · 38 titles
Autumn Sonata
Emil of Lönneberga
The Flight of the Eagle
August Strindberg: A Life
Emil of Lonneberga
Bröder emellan
The Farewell
Stiller, Garbo & jag
Brenda Brave
Near and Far Away
The Secret
The Man All Wanted to Kill
Mord, lilla vän
Summer Interlude
Amorosa
The Ghost Reporter
Only a Mother
Nightmare
We Home Toilers
Gatan
Agnes Cecilia - En sällsam historia
The Dress
One, But a Lion!
The Crown Witness
Kristoffers hus
Playing Truant
Den långa vägen
Supper for Two
The Amateur Film
Den stora kärleken
With You in My Arms
A Matter of Life and Death
Flames in the Dark
Gentleman att hyra
The Sixth Commandment
Kajan går till sjöss
Sömnen
I frid och värdighet